Iran Election Fraud: 5 Reasons to Doubt the Results

UPDATE: In the weeks since I have made this video, the evidence of electoral fraud has gone from anecdotal to irrefutable. The Iranian government itself has acknowledged that in 50 areas, more votes were counted than there are eligible voters. The government has acknowledged that 3 million ballots were stuffed, and lots of evidence indicates that it was in fact much more. The commenters saying otherwise in this video either don't have a handle on the situation or believe in broad conspiracies encompassing the entire western world.

UPDATE: Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, has declared the vote legitimate.

In which John discusses the Iranian presidential election. Incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was reelected by a landslide over (quasi-) reformist Mir Hussein Moussavi, but I argue that there are at least five reasons to doubt the results.

UPDATE: The twitter link has been shut down. Gchat and yahoo chat have also been shut down in Iran. I'm still getting good updates from http://www.twitter.com/persiankiwi and http://www.twitter.com/tehranbureau Also worth following: http://www.twitter.com/y_shar and http://www.twitter.com/iran09

UPDATE: Dozens of moderate clerics and reformist political leaders in Tehran and around Iran have been arrested. Mousavi himself is apparently not under house arrest, although he is "being closely monitored by police," which sure SEEMS like house arrest. Ayatollah Khameni has restated his position that the election results were fair.

UPDATE: There seems to be significant violence going on at universities around the country, as well as hundreds of arrests and reports of tear gas in the dorms.

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[4LiveLifeWithLove4]

@hbqw

Really, if you're going to insult someone, at least use one that makes sense. or is good. In any way, shape, or form. The term 'gay' isn't an insult, and you're bigoted if you think it is. That, and I don't think 'gay' can properly describe a turd.

[MIDRATZ]

Today Ayatollah Khameini praised Palestinian suicide bombers and called Americans 'The Terrorists" citing the 1988 USS Vincennes incident and civiian casualties in Afghanistan.

Khameini - you are a damned fool. I was there in 88. You fail to point out that your gunships were shooting at us and the airbus had an attack profile AND was filled with corpses. A set up.

If we were terrorists, we would nuke you. If you terrorists had nukes...would you restrain the same manner? No.

Animals-all of U

[DeidaraIsHot154]

@cynthiayl12 and that's why I love my little sister :'D always telling it how it is

[cynthiayl12]

@4LiveLifeWithLove4 And this is why I love nerdfighters.

[ThisFutureAuthor]

@Apocolypse786 trust me, you get used to it very quickly

[NERDSareTHEfuture]

to the government i quote Sydney freeman from M.A.S.H season 3

"Gentleman take my advise pull down your pants and slide on the ice."

[SahandGuy]

@MIDRATZ im iranian and i dont like the stuff the goverment says but that was offensive

[Apocolypse786]

@yknowthatgirl So it's more of the fault of the system. Regardless, I personally think it an obnoxious way to communicate ideas.

[yknowthatgirl]

@Apocolypse786 They have a rule that they have to fit it all in under four minutes... Plus both are naturally fast talkers.

[yknowthatgirl]

@Redlocokixx American* and not knowing about the goings on in other countries makes you completely ignorant, thou ruttish malmsey-nosed ratsbane! =]

Now, DFTBA. Or at least attempt not to, decepticon...

[lastsolfa]

@cyrusfucker1 chill dude, you're boiling with hate.