ET sent this:
This is from my cousin Michael in California !
Definitely an imperfect lens we have. It's possible that Ahmedinejad may have had the numbers, but if confident he would have just followed normal procedure, instead of skipping the legal waiting period (and arguably the actual counting), blocking comm. systems, and attacking the opposition. There are anecdotes of ballot destruction, and of massive electoral fraud as well.
Help from the netizens (eg. Twitter users worldwide) came primarily in the form of defeating censorship and maintaining organizational capability by keeping the #Iran-Election topic visibly public, relaying information, and deploying Twitter proxy servers faster than the Iran gov. could block network addresses.
Yes, the perspective of the netizen is skewed, as are most other media perspectives, which are usually provided by privileged folks.. Combine, add some grains of salt, get a tasty wholesome diet :)... Read More
BTW, in case you didn't see this: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/irans_disputed_election.html <<< click for current-photographs & more !
SHmuel writes:
Help from the netizens (eg. Twitter users worldwide) came primarily in the form of defeating censorship and maintaining organizational capability by keeping the #Iran-Election topic visibly public, relaying information, and deploying Twitter proxy servers faster than the Iran gov. could block network addresses.
Yes, the perspective of the netizen is skewed, as are most other media perspectives, which are usually provided by privileged folks.. Combine, add some grains of salt, get a tasty wholesome diet :)... Read More
BTW, in case you didn't see this: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/irans_disputed_election.html <<< click for current-photographs & more !
SHmuel writes:
Unless the "opposition" assumes control of the RG, nothing will change for anybody.
Ahmedin is already in Moscow organizing their next steps on various subjects. Ahmedin and
"the opposition" fabricated for he occasion, they all know they are dispensable at any time
by the Ayatollahs.
The Teheran riots, probably... fueled by outside sources or even by their own... and normal
discontent, will be harshly put down and that process already taking over 20 lives and hundreds
of injured.
Regardless of who "wins" out of the mess, the power will be rigidly held by the Islamic Republic clergy
as it is now.
BTW. Darling Jew... Ross was removed TODAY from the Obama team...
Saetoro Obama, the biggest screwball Chicago alderman ever to be "elected", and the moronic Jews
there had and have a lot to do with all of that. Their problem... HUGE PROBLEM as Islam and NK are swiftly
advancing in all fronts.
Meanwhile Saetoro will start apologizing there as well... Even kissing somebody while at it.
SHmuel
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