The 2009 Iranian Elections...fraud?

We are witnessing one of the most critical points in Iranian history....this election is potentially the turning point for Iran and their relationships with the rest of the world, especially the US. Based on yesterday's polling results, Ahmadinejad has won by more than 60% of the votes, while there are many indications that the truth could be otherwise - people in Tehran taking it to streets in thousands and violent clashes with the police is a sign that this is not what they expected. Other signs include blocking sms a day before elections, power going off whenever Mousavi wanted to make a speech, internet sites and facebook getting blocked, etc.

Amanpur of BBC and many more had predicted that the leading opponent, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, would win by a landslide. Mousavi himself declared himself as victorious and arguing that the counting is ridden with fraud. For many of the Iranian citizens, Mousavi represented their hope for the future - much like Obama did with his message of change for the American public.

As my wife, Salma, argues, what many people outside of Iran don't know is that the 75% turnout is an indication that people in millions did not come out to re-elect the much less populat Ahamdinejad, but to push for a change by voting for the reformist Mousavi. Let's see how long people can sustain their resistance and continue challenging the results.