tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post111984719836706654..comments2023-10-19T13:49:15.915+03:30Comments on View from Iran: Juan Cole comments on Iran's electionsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09092236941440210165noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post-1120481063694683832005-07-04T17:14:00.000+04:302005-07-04T17:14:00.000+04:30assigned reader, I have also heard a few limericks...assigned reader, I have also heard a few limericks about rice and her qazvini... As I am sure you have...Kamran and Torihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17472269903227971301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post-1120308739836782252005-07-02T17:22:00.000+04:302005-07-02T17:22:00.000+04:30I'm glad to see you've stablished a commenting , a...I'm glad to see you've stablished a commenting , and you ping your weblog in blogrolling sometimes! It's very important to ping.shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852609294678895140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post-1120158783412140392005-06-30T23:43:00.000+04:302005-06-30T23:43:00.000+04:30Have you heard about the rumour of unhappy love af...Have you heard about the rumour of unhappy love affair of Condy Rice and a Ghazvini Iranian student when she was in college, as the root of her animosity toward Iran? It's quite a funny story and perhaps K can explain to you the delicate connotation of the guy being a Ghazvini among all other Iranian ethnicities!<BR/><BR/>Source: http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=33015&NewsKind=Current%20AffairsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post-1120026355002881942005-06-29T10:55:00.000+04:302005-06-29T10:55:00.000+04:30Siroos: you said it: "single slate." The reformist...Siroos: you said it: "single slate." The reformists need to learn to speak with one strong voice. (I am not saying that dissent and disagreement should be ignored. Not at all. What I am saying is the there seems to be no strong, clear voice among the reformers. It confuses the issue.)Kamran and Torihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17472269903227971301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post-1119909799868488042005-06-28T02:33:00.000+04:302005-06-28T02:33:00.000+04:30Here's how I see it. AN won the 2nd round because:...Here's how I see it. AN won the 2nd round because:<BR/><BR/>1- The core loyalists who number some 7 million voters were split, they probably made up 20~25 percent of AN's share.<BR/>2- The economic rift has widen during the Reformists' rule, accounting for some 30~40 percent of his votes.<BR/>3- The clerics are distrusted to run the presidency, that captured some 20~30 percent of the vote.<BR/>4- Some want the regime to fall and see AN as a catalyst of their cause, that could well sort out to some 5~10 percent of his "support".<BR/>5- Other categories for 5~10 percent.<BR/><BR/>Those who voted for Rafsanjani were:<BR/>1- The loyalists, accounting for 35~40 percent of his support.<BR/>2- The middle-class voters, making up another 40~45.<BR/>3- The rich who have benefited from the econ policies of the last 16 years, numbering some 15~20 percent.<BR/>4- Others for 5~10 percent.<BR/><BR/>I'm still certain that Reformists can win the next city council elections if they offer a single slate of candidates for each riding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com