Posted on 06/18/2005 5:15:41 PM PDT by DoctorZIn
Reports of Iranians voting in the US
Robert Mayer of PublisPundit has just released his length and valuable report on the polling station in Tuscon. It includes photos and a fascinating with the poll watcher and his views of America.
Will of Willisms produced a two similar reports from Houston, Texas. One, Two. Photos included.
Finally, SMCCDI published a report of their success in closing down the LA polling station.
Aryo B. Pirouznia, the SMCCDI Coordinator, and several other Iranian political activists were wounded by Islamists and mercenaries hired by Islamic republic regime. These aggressions took place, yesterday, in front of Commerce Hotel located in the City of Los Angeles.
Pirouznia and several colleagues, such as, Firoozeh Ghafarpoor, Morad Moalem, Dokhi Abdi and Nasrin Mohamadi wereadmitted to the emergency service of Beverly Hospital as suffering of extensive use of pepper gas and wounds inflicted by regime's mercenaries.
Tens of Sheriffs, Policemen and FBI agents rushed to the area along with several paramedic and firefighting crews. This quick deployment avoided more harm to the activists and the immediate closure of the illegal ballot box in this only Los Angeles location.
Arrests of some of brutal agents have been made and legal complaints are to be introduced against the hotel, security company hired by Islamic regime and the theocratic regime itself.
Reporters of several local TV stations and news agencies, such as, Fox News, Channel 5, Reuters and AP covered the fiasco witnessed by the regime which had deployed several Iranian agents and members of a Mexican gang.
Other clashes have been reported from cities, such as, San Jose (CA), Toronto (Canada) and Frankfurt (Germany) where activists were attacked by regime's men and mercenaries. Canadian police and government had to intervene in order to get the release of a freedomfighter held captive by regime's 'diplomats' inside its embassy.
Tens of other protest demos took place in most N. American and European citieswhere the regime had organized ballot boxes. These actions were made in support of Iranians who boycotted massively the sham Presidential 'elections'.
- Reuters first reported that Rafsanjani was heading for a run-off vote against reformist Mostafa Moin. Then the government gave out new poll results.
- Reuters updated it's report saying, Rafsanjani now faces a run-off with his closest rival, hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
- Al Jazerra reported that Iranian voters woke up a day after pivotal elections to find their country facing a run-off following results which defied all predictions.
- Iranian blogger: Iran Votes 2005 from what I have seen in Tehran and the news I have got from people elsewhere, it can be said that yesterday turn out was much lower than the the 1997 election, and thus the real number seems to be much lower than the alleged 30 million.
- The Guardian reported that four terrorist suspects arrested in north London are believed to be linked to a dissident group plotting against the Iranian government.
- BBC News reporter discussed Iran's electoral handshake test.
- The Scotsman reported that low turnouts at some polling stations suggesting that calls for a boycott by pro-reformers had had some effect.
- Guardian reported that President Bush said Iran's election was designed to keep power in the hands of a few rulers ``through an electoral process that ignores the basic requirements of democracy.''
- UPI reported that President Bush's denouncing of Iran's electoral system was seen by Iranian opposition groups as a sign of encouragement and support.
- An Iranian Student produced this translated compilation of online Iranian comments on the election.
- Bloggers produced personal counts of visiting Iranians polling stations in the US.
- SOSIRAN released a report on an altercation at the LA polling place.
- SMCCDI made a call for urgent action to shutdown Iranian polling places outside of Iran.
- And finally, Iran-Shahr Blog published an interview with Reza Pahlavi: The Regime is Archaic.
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Sounds like not many people in Iran voted. The Iranian media will probably tell a different story.
Great 'toon! Absolutely perfect!
His Majesty Reza Pahlavi among his supporters
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Media are reporting that the regime forced ALL inmates and prisoners to vote on Friday election.
Absolutely perfect. Bravo
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