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From: siegfried@lebednoyehozero.ru

This does not solve anything for Iran. It only puts a lid on a pot that is
already boiling under the surface. It puts Iran on the path to violent
revolution and civil war.

Advanced Islamic state is an oxymoron. You can not have repressive religion
and be an advanced country at the same time.

Look at Afghanistan. Afghanistan was scammed by the Taleban and under them
became a very primitive nation. Now the Taleban are mostly gone and
advancement and prosperity are returning.

Come back in a year or two and we will watch the flames engulfing Iran.

Print off this post and hang it on your wall. Write "6/25/2007" on it.


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Iran hardliner sweeps to victory

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad presented himself as a humble alternative
The ultra-conservative mayor of Tehran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has won a
landslide victory in Iran's presidential poll.
Mr Ahmadinejad won 62% of votes, defying predictions of a close race, to
defeat the more moderate ex-President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
After his win, Mr Ahmadinejad said he planned to create a "modern, advanced
and Islamic" role model for the world.
His victory means all the organs of the Iranian state are now in the hands
of conservative hardliners.
Mr Ahmadinejad, 49, who campaigned on a conservative Islamic platform, had
surprised observers by beating five other candidates in the first round to
reach the run-off.
The BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran says his taped statement, broadcast on
state radio after the result was announced, was aimed at easing worries
about his conservative views.
Some 22 million people voted in this run-off poll - a turnout of 60%, down
from 63% in the first round a week ago.
Our correspondent says it was Mr Ahmadinejad's appeal to the poor that seems
to be the secret to his success. Despite Iran's huge oil wealth the country
has high unemployment and a big gap between rich and poor.
'Flawed' election
Mr Ahmadinejad has also pledged to tackle corruption and resist Western
"decadence".
OFFICIAL RESULTS

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: 61.6%
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani: 35.9%
Turnout: 60%
Source: Iranian interior ministry


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Profile: Ahmadinejad
Profile: Rafsanjani
His defeated rival Mr Rafsanjani, 70, was president from 1989-97. He was the
favourite going into the election and had re-cast himself as a liberal who
was more willing to engage with the West.
The US said the election was "flawed" and described it as "out of step" with
regional trends towards democracy.
In Washington, a state department official said the US would judge Iran
under Mr Ahmadinejad by its actions.
"In light of the way these elections were conducted, however, we remain
sceptical that the Iranian regime is interested in addressing either the
legitimate desires of its own people, or the concerns of the broader
international community," the spokeswoman said.
UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said there were "serious deficiencies" in
the election, noting that many reformists, and all women candidates, had
been barred from standing.
"I hope that under Mr Ahmadinejad's presidency, Iran will take early steps
to address international concerns about its nuclear programme" as well as
its policies toward terrorism, human rights and the Middle East peace
process, Mr Straw said in a statement.
'Profound humiliation'
Supporters of Mr Rafsanjani said before the result that victory for Mr
Ahmadinejad would signal voting fraud.
Reformist candidates accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards and Basij security
services of orchestrating a plot to boost Mr Ahmadinejad.
Interior ministry officials monitoring polling stations received some 300
complaints of electoral violations in Tehran alone, the Associated Press
news agency reports.
 The Islamic regime that has lost popular support is now seeking to renew
itself by playing a new trick

M A Abdulqadir, Irbil, Iraq


Iranian election: Your views
The Guardian Council, which ran the poll, has dismissed allegations of
election fraud.
Mr Ahmadinejad will be Iran's first non-cleric president for 24 years when
he takes office in August.
Iran's supreme spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, banned both camps
from celebrating victory and urged people to keep off the streets.
He said the election result was a "profound humiliation" for the US.




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