Ahmadinejad: Ballots and Missiles

The competition in the Iranian presidential election is heating up, or so it seemed until recently on Iranian government-sponsored television. Unlike the previous election, the challengers to incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are well-known heavyweights. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by John Debois - May 22, 2009 - 9:51 AM PDT
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Kenneth Sibbett
3.2
by Kenneth Sibbett - May. 23, 2009

More news out of Iraq that is basically useless. I know no more after reading this than I did before.

If it's true the president doesn't really have any power, What difference does it make who wins.

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John Debois
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by John Debois - May. 22, 2009

Dajani gives a good assessment on what he has been seeing on Iranian TV even though it is government controlled.

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James Canning
4.7
by James Canning - May. 22, 2009

Good quick read, and an excellent antidote for the scaremongering some commentators have engaged in recently regarding the Iranian missile test. The author predicts Ahmadinejad will win re-election.

I have regarded Ahmadinejad as the likely winner of the presidential contest all along. This may not be the best outcome for the Iranian economy, however. The absurd contentions of Hillary Clinton and other members of the Obama administration, that Iran poses a threat or potential threat to the US, need to be discounted radically.

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