The results were announced mere hours after polls closed. Millions of votes, hand-counted, in hours. They announced that AckmadinnerJacket had won decisively, with 63% of the vote. The next day, millions marched in Tehran. The protests were not only about Mousavi losing. They became about Iran’s government ignoring the will of the people, and lying [...]
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Sep 24
Iran Elections Mousavi and Ahmadinejad
The song is Requiem for a Dream. Allaho Ackbar, Iran. Down with the dictator. Iran attempted to shut out all media in the month following the elections. More about the cartoon’s artist, Marshall Ramsey can be found here: http://www.creators.com/editorialcartoons/marshall-ramsey-about.html The election in Iran this year mirrored our own election in many ways. Iranian youth largely [...]
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