Saturday June 13, 2009, 4:28 pm
"But for those who dreamed of a gentler Iran, Saturday was a day of smoldering anger, crushed hopes and punctured illusions, from the streets of Tehran to the policy centers of Western capitals.

Iranians who hoped for a bit more freedom, a better managed economy and a less reviled image in the world wavered between protest and despair on Saturday.

On the streets around Fatemi Square, near the headquarters of the leading opposition candidate, Mir Hussein Moussavi, riot police officers dressed in RoboCop gear roared down the sidewalks on motorcycles to disperse and intimidate the clots of pedestrians who had gathered to share rumors and dismay.

“Another four years of dictatorship,” a voter muttered. “This is a coup d’état,” several others agreed. Some women wept openly. Some talked of “mutiny.” Others were more cynical.

“It was just a movie,” said Hussein Gharibi, a 54-year-old juice vendor, scoffing at those who had gotten their hopes up. “They were all just players in a movie.”

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Sunday June 14, 2009, 1:43 am
"It's not the number of votes that counts, it's who counts the votes"
(Josef Stalin)

Sunday June 14, 2009, 6:50 pm
Well said, Ben!

Sunday June 14, 2009, 7:40 pm
Does this dictator and sorry excuse for a leader really believe his own people love him? Is he blind, does no one let him see the multitudes who want change in this 19th century culture?! Amedinjad must really have either a very big ego, or more likely a huge need to control and have power over his own countrymen. The shame of it is that, he might just believe he's right and the rest of his own countrymen are completely wrong. What an over blown egomaniac this character is.
Lyn

Monday June 15, 2009, 12:44 am
Sorry.....title

Monday June 15, 2009, 12:51 am
Funny, by the tittle I thought this would be about Obama.