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After violence and death, following mass demonstrations over the presidential vote, in the streets of Tehran, Iran, another minor concession was made. Leaders in the region are prepared to initiate a partial count of voter ballots. The landslide win that Ahmadinejad has claimed is what called into play the implausibility of this election.

Thousands took to the streets yesterday in what turned into a violent protest regarding the fraudulent re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. This unprecedented concession and subsequent investigation shows that people are truly getting sick and tired of the corruption within government and that united they can make a difference.

While this in no way says that Ahmadinejad will be eventually removed from office based on the obvious fraud, it does, possibly, set up new guidelines for future elections held in that country. News coming out of the region is sometimes confused and at times I am not really sure of whether the people protesting are in favor of the present regime or supporters of his challenger, Mir Hossein Mousavi, who has asked his supporters to exercise self-restraint.

Early today, a restriction was placed on all media outlets which disallow media from sending any type of media pictures, back to their varied local or international offices that depict the street protests that are taking place. As in the situation that transpired between Israel and Gaza, this refusal to show the world what is really happening has a tendency to allow that region to relay the message they want to put out instead of what is really happening which is deceitful, in and of itself.

If the desire is to control what is viewed by the world of the situation there, what makes you believe the recount will show anything but what they want to show – that being that Ahmadinejad legally won the election.

Once the vote is recounted and “if” it is proved fraudulent, invalidating the election would also be unprecedented although the “Guardian Council” did not rule invalidation of the election out. How, in excess of 4 million votes were hand counted in such a short time is beyond my comprehension. This suggests to me that the vote was decided before the election even took place.

While the United States has a distinct stake in the outcome of this election, the election is essentially a matter best dealt with by those in Iran. It is an internal matter. This leaves the United States in a position of “wait and see”. Any type of intervention from the United States side could have deadly consequences. Not only that, the United States will need diplomacy to interact with whoever is in the position of Presidency in Iran and to choose sides in the middle of this turmoil could further alienate the United States from Iran especially if the United States chooses the wrong side to back.

The question arises as to how much deceit will the people, any people allow before it becomes a situation where they say within themselves “I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees” (Emiliano Zapata ?) before they unite and say “NO MORE!!!” The people in Iran have reached that point and we are witnessing where that frustration leads. I say POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!

And that’s the way I see it!!!!

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