June 14th, 2009 | Comments Off
The just completed election for President in Iran involved four candidates. Over 200 originally applied to run, but the vetting process by the mad mullahs reduced that number to four. These were the theologically and politically acceptable candidates. The differences in policy and program were minute and the “moderate” candidate was no friend of the United States or freedom by any definition of the words.
Still, the very rich mullahs of Iran seem to have underestimated the situation. Current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been announced as the winner but the results are so out of variance with the experience of the people that protests have erupted.
This is not the first time there has been rioting and no one should believe that this is a movement that will succeed in the short … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commentary, Iran, Original writing, War on Terror
Iran Unrest Follows Bogus Election
June 14th, 2009 | Comments Off
The just completed election for President in Iran involved four candidates. Over 200 originally applied to run, but the vetting process by the mad mullahs reduced that number to four. These were the theologically and politically acceptable candidates. The differences in policy and program were minute and the “moderate” candidate was no friend of the United States or freedom by any definition of the words. Still, the very rich mullahs of Iran seem to have underestimated the situation. Current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been announced as the winner but the results are so out of variance with the experience of the people that protests have erupted. This is not the first time there has been rioting and no one should believe that this is a movement that will succeed in the short … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commentary, Iran, Original writing, War on Terror