Elections in Iran
02.21.2004The Iranian blogosphere's abuzz w/ election news (including censorship of websites). If you didn't know, the religious mullahs in Iran banned all secular candidates from running in today's election. The progressive, secular members of parliament (who're not being allowed to run for reelection) stepped down. It seems Iranians are avoiding the polls in a nation-wide boycott. The issue of whether Iran continues to democratize — or becomes a totalitarian theocracy — hangs by a thread.
This is why foreign policy is so important in the upcoming US election. Kerry has already started negotiations w/ the religious reactionaries in Iran to smooth things over, promising his presidency would be their friend.
Posted by Miguel at 02:02 PM
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Hey Miguel
I just wanted to comment and tell you that I'm glad there are people who care about other cultures and problems in the world. I was depressed when I saw the news going on about the elections in Iran. It's sad to know the people dont' have any say in their lives anymore. It's great that you're so involved in other political issues. Thanks for the post
Posted by: Saloumeh at February 22, 2004 07:58 PM