Posted on 06/12/2009 4:49:46 PM PDT by xcamel
Link:
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSEVA14340720090612?sp=true
Which state media?
Now the riots begin. ;-)
I have to assume Iran via roto-reuters.
Well that was a surprise ....
So Iranian State-Run Media via US State-Run Media? :)
Well, golly gee. Their media is just like ours. They declare winners before the votes are counted, too.
sounds like things are in a little dissary -
http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/200...ts_open_access
Article republished with permission:
Red Alert: Iran’s Election Results (Open Access)
Stratfor Today » June 12, 2009 | 2116 GMT
The Iranian election is currently in turmoil. Both Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi are claiming to be ahead in the vote. Preliminary results from the presidential vote show Ahmadinejad leading; Iranian Election Commission chief Kamran Danesho held a press conference at 11:45 p.m. local time and announced that with some 20 percent of the votes counted, the president was leading with 3,462,548 votes (69.04 percent), while his main challenger, Mousavi, had 1, 425,678 (28.42 percent). Sources tell STRATFOR that these preliminary numbers pertain to the votes from the smaller towns and villages, where the president has considerable influence, as he has distributed a lot of cash to the poor.
However, Iran’s state-run Press TV is saying that only 10 million of 24 million votes, or around 42 percent of the vote, have been counted. At the same time, they are also claiming that 69 percent of the vote has been counted. Obviously the numbers are not adding up, and the agencies themselves appear to be in chaos.
Prior to the announcement of the results, Mousavi held a press conference in which he said he was the winner of the election. The opposition camp is greatly concerned about fraud, and STRATFOR has been told that Mousavi has vowed to resist any fraud, even if it entails taking to the streets. This means there is considerable risk of unrest should Ahmadinejad emerge as the winner. But so far there is no evidence that the government is mobilizing security forces to deal with any such eventuality.
The situation is being monitored carefully, as it is potentially explosive.
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“We are excited to see what appears to be a robust debate taking place in Iran,” Obama told reporters when asked about the Iranian election during an event at the White House.
“Whoever ends up winning the election in Iran, the fact there has been a robust debate hopefully will advance our ability to engage them in new ways,” he said.
: o /
“We are excited to see what appears to be a robust debate taking place in Iran,” Obama told reporters when asked about the Iranian election during an event at the White House.
“Whoever ends up winning the election in Iran, the fact there has been a robust debate hopefully will advance our ability to engage them in new ways,” he said.
: o /
i’m shocked. /s
Well the choice was Crazy vs Diet Crazy right?
Big surprise, huh?
This is why I love Free Republic!
Our policy should have always been regime change in Iran, not Obama’s diplomacy gambit that just legitimizes the current regime.
Do they mean the US State major media?
Wasn’t Mousavi in lead in the polls? These results seem rigged.
Howz that ‘Cairo Speech’ working out for you, Obama? What was that, again???
Bwwwaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
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