Protests in Tehran Iran
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I am not romanticizing it. I'm not an expert on Iran, but I have a few friends who are from there (mostly left with their families after the revolution), and have tried to read different points of view on what is happening.
My take on it is that behind the scenes there is a power struggle going on between the clerics. But that doesn't cancel out the enthusiasm of the protesters to liberalize their society which is a good thing.
Also agree that it's pretty much impossible to say conclusively if MA rigged the election or actually won. But I wouldn't put stock in a poll published in the WA Post, which more and more has a right wing, neoconservative agenda (poll in question conducted by a group called "Terror Free Tomorrow"...hmmm, wonder if they have a dog in this fight).
Also notice that the article you linked to doesn't mention the actual numbers, they just say Ahmad is leading 2-1. You find out why if you click through the link at the bottom - it turns out the actual numbers of the poll were Ahmadinejad,-34, Mousavi -14, Undecided/ Refused to Answer - 52.