I just received this from a student in Iran regarding the upcoming elections in Iran...
"I have got some thing for you. Another poll done by the Social Science faculty of University of Tehran.
The poll shows that 31 percent of the people being asked haven't decided whether to vote or not, 26 percent won't vote and 42% will vote.
Those who plan to vote get their news from state run media, those who wont vote get news through LA based TV channels."
42% is awfully high. I wonder if people are afraid of the conservatives taking over if they don't vote?. Can't blame them in that regard, but the people should unite and decide what they want as a whole in order to convey a message to the regime and the rest of the world.
"Imam Khomeini" airport to open in February
Saturday, January 10, 2004 - ©2003 IranMania.com
TEHRAN, Jan 9 (Iran Daily) - The Minister of Road and Transportation Ahmad Khorram said that Imam Khomeini International Airport will handle all international flights once it becomes operational in February.
He added that Mehrabad International Airport will continue to serve passengers on domestic routes as well as those going on pilgrimage to Syria and Saudi Arabia. The minister further told reporters that Mehrabad Airport will provide better facilities for the pilgrims.
He stressed that the Islamic Republic of Iran's Airlines and the Saudi Airlines will transport over 96,000 Iranian Hajj pilgrims from Tehran, Mashhad, Sari, Isfahan, Shiraz, Tabriz, Kerman, Ahvaz, Yazd, Zahedan, Rasht, Kermanshah, Orumiyeh, Bandar Abbas and Bushehr to the holy cities of Jeddah and Medina in Saudi Arabia.
Khorram also said that financial ambiguities concerning the results of last year's tender for privatizing Shahid Rajaei Container Port are the main reason for the ministry's failure to make any specific announcements to this effect.
"This is a legal tender but the Ports and Shipping Organization is not quite sure about the figures," he maintained, declining to confirm reports that the tender has been annulled.
http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=21487&NewsKind=Business%20%26%20Economy My friend jokingly told me about turning his grave into a nightclub with regime change.