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2006-12-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Fred 2006-12-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 From al Guardian:

Iranian students hide in fear for lives after venting fury at Ahmadinejad

Iranian student activists who staged an angry protest against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad last week have gone into hiding in fear for their lives after his supporters threatened them with revenge.
One student fled after being photographed holding a banner reading, "Fascist president, the polytechnic is not for you", during Mr Ahmadinejad's visit to Tehran's Amir Kabir university. At least three others have gone underground after being seen burning his picture. Vigilantes from the militant Ansar-e Hezbollah group have been searching for them.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2006-12-18 07:42|| 2006-12-18 07:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Good cop, bad cop.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-12-18 10:34|| 2006-12-18 10:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Accoding to DEBKA:
"Only one-tenth of the votes had been counted in Tehran 60 hours after balloting ended because the presidents followers, backed by Revolutionary Guards stormed the central election committee. They stopped the counting several times to force the counters with threats and physical harassment to falsify the results and reverse the presidents opponents gains. The most painful blow has been the victory of his main rival ex-president Hashem Rafsanjani in early results to the powerful Assembly of Experts. Therefore, the results when published later this week may hold surprises."
Seems believable to me.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2006-12-18 14:52|| 2006-12-18 14:52|| Front Page Top

#4 I am guessing any real reformists were prohibited from running by the mullahs.

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2006-12-18 17:00|| 2006-12-18 17:00|| Front Page Top

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