What are you smoking? Democracy in Iran is a total sham. The mullahs, through the Guardians Council, determine who can run. In the U.S. country everyone cries voter intimidation if people have to show ID at the polls. How about Iran, where you risk getting beat senseless if you vote for the "wrong" candidate? Is that democracy?
Even with a reformist in the Presidency and a reform-minded Parliament, the mullahs still run the country. There is a small amount of freedom in Iran, more than twenty years ago, but ask any Iranian living in the U.S. and they will tell you that it is not a free country. I had Iranian neighboors in my last house and they wanted to go visit Iran but they couldn't because they were afraid if they went the govt. would sezie their passports and not let them leave. Yeah, that's freedom, alright. In case you think that is just a bunch of American propaganda, check this out, in reference to the barring of over 3,500 candidates from last year's elections in the Iranian Parliament: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/00B22575-3D57-4099-8942-02FB52B12A10.htm >This is a test for Bush. Support a democratically elected government >or overthrow it? > >-Kevin > >On 6/20/05, Howie Hamlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2005/06/19/1095675-ap.html >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:161322 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
