Conflicting results...

Shit! Why do people come out and make announcements about elections before the facts are known? First, Mousavi comes out and declares victory in the Iranian Presidential election. Then the state run news agency announces that Ahmadinejad is solidly winning. Unless Mousavi is really, REALLY sure, he should keep his trap shut. Now, Ahmadinejad is declaring victory.

I hope Mousavi can prevail. But if somehow the state media are right, it will discredit Mousavi and increase "credibility" of the current President.

I like to compare Ahmadinejad to an evil version of Bush. It is the rural voters who really go for him, as did the voters of rural America for Bush. The urban students are fed up with the government's intrusion into their freedoms. The rural voters of Iran cling to their religion and Ahmadinejad's promise to distribute oil revenues to the poor. Meanwhile, the economy there is screwed up.

Hmm, two hard-liners in Iran and Israel! Well, let us hope this does not end in conflict

Editor's note: These were my views before knowing the facts. I choose to keep my words, but obviously a week later we know that Moussavi and his supporters were correct in objecting to the rigged election!