I am neither a fan of Mousavi or Ahmadinejad, but their are certain things that need to be said regarding the two to understand why Ahmadinejad truly won these elections and why Mousavi lost.
Mousavi was a boring speaker, by admission of his own supporters, he lacked charisma, and made little effort to establish rapport with the people. He made only 6 campaign trips and those were confined to the larger cities. Finally, he had no party structure or even a signifigant campaign headquarters. He was an accidental leader, a moderate figure anointed at the last minute.
In stark contrast, Ahmadinejad was a man of the next generation (not belonging to the “old guards”) Active, focused, and showed a popular touch. His campaign featured highly effective videos that were widely seen, and he made some 60 campaign trips around the country to carry his candidacy to cities, towns, and even villages. His message was that under his admin, the lot of the average Iranian had greatly improved and despite what stats showed, his audience appeared to believe him. He also hammered a nationalist theme: protection of Iran from predatory imperialists. And what he did in the debates appeared to be effective. Ahmadinejads strength and Mousavi’s main weakness came down to a single difference: Ahmadinejad’s position was clear, while Mousavi’s was hedged with ambiguities.
Ahmadinejad was a man of the revolution, had long served it, fervently believed in it, and was able to put himself constantly before the public in the media, while Mousavi, distinguished though his services to Iran had been, had been out of the public eye since before many of the voters were even born. And while he supported IRI as a concept, he was critical of it and wanted to change it in ways that must have seemed unclear to many of his supporters and dangerous to those whose livelihoods was dependent upon the bonyads or other government programs.
Given these realities, how can anyone even suggest Mousavi stood a chance? I mean even a slight chance? The results of the elections were not a fraud, rather the green movements condemnation of them were the real fraud. And they have attempted to use every type of emotional trigger to get people on their side, by creating martyrs like Neda and Sohrab.
The draft resolution on Peaceful Settlement (document A/64/L.23) was adopted by a recorded vote of 164 in favour to 7 against, with 4 abstentions, as follows:
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Australia, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Palau, United States.
Abstain: Cameroon, Canada, Fiji, Tonga.
Absent: Antigua and Barbuda, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Grenada, Honduras, Kiribati, Malawi, Panama, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
“Israel is essentially a US military base, the US positions weapons there, that’s a very close military and intelligence tie,” the Jewish academic told Press TV on Wednesday while explaining the complexity of relations between Washington and Tel Aviv. http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=113360§ionid=3510203
Comments are closed.
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge.”
I am neither a fan of Mousavi or Ahmadinejad, but their are certain things that need to be said regarding the two to understand why Ahmadinejad truly won these elections and why Mousavi lost.
Mousavi was a boring speaker, by admission of his own supporters, he lacked charisma, and made little effort to establish rapport with the people. He made only 6 campaign trips and those were confined to the larger cities. Finally, he had no party structure or even a signifigant campaign headquarters. He was an accidental leader, a moderate figure anointed at the last minute.
In stark contrast, Ahmadinejad was a man of the next generation (not belonging to the “old guards”) Active, focused, and showed a popular touch. His campaign featured highly effective videos that were widely seen, and he made some 60 campaign trips around the country to carry his candidacy to cities, towns, and even villages. His message was that under his admin, the lot of the average Iranian had greatly improved and despite what stats showed, his audience appeared to believe him. He also hammered a nationalist theme: protection of Iran from predatory imperialists. And what he did in the debates appeared to be effective. Ahmadinejads strength and Mousavi’s main weakness came down to a single difference: Ahmadinejad’s position was clear, while Mousavi’s was hedged with ambiguities.
Ahmadinejad was a man of the revolution, had long served it, fervently believed in it, and was able to put himself constantly before the public in the media, while Mousavi, distinguished though his services to Iran had been, had been out of the public eye since before many of the voters were even born. And while he supported IRI as a concept, he was critical of it and wanted to change it in ways that must have seemed unclear to many of his supporters and dangerous to those whose livelihoods was dependent upon the bonyads or other government programs.
Given these realities, how can anyone even suggest Mousavi stood a chance? I mean even a slight chance? The results of the elections were not a fraud, rather the green movements condemnation of them were the real fraud. And they have attempted to use every type of emotional trigger to get people on their side, by creating martyrs like Neda and Sohrab.
Well said
Yeah, Israel is a normal country. Suuuuuuure:
The draft resolution on Peaceful Settlement (document A/64/L.23) was adopted by a recorded vote of 164 in favour to 7 against, with 4 abstentions, as follows:
In favour: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Against: Australia, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Palau, United States.
Abstain: Cameroon, Canada, Fiji, Tonga.
Absent: Antigua and Barbuda, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Grenada, Honduras, Kiribati, Malawi, Panama, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
Here is real footage of what happened at Tehran University
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwi6QqlhsRA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgHCtLnRyHk
“Israel is essentially a US military base, the US positions weapons there, that’s a very close military and intelligence tie,” the Jewish academic told Press TV on Wednesday while explaining the complexity of relations between Washington and Tel Aviv.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=113360§ionid=3510203