Monday, June 15, 2009

Commentaries, Opinions, Editorials, And Analysis On Iran's Presidential Elections

A supporter of Mir Hussein Moussavi was surrounded by
security forces during a riot in Tehran. Associated Press


Leader Emerges With Stronger Hand -- New York Times Analysis

TEHRAN — The jokes among Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s detractors are legion. In one, he looks in the mirror and says, “Male lice to the right, female lice to the left.” In the West, one American tabloid rarely misses a chance to refer to him as “Evil Madman” and in the days before his re-election here he was taunted as a “monkey” and as a “midget.”

But the Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who was announced winner of a second four-year term this week is no cartoon character.

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More Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials on Iran's Election

What Happened in Iran Wasn't an Election -- Christopher Hitchens, Slate
Iran's Clarifying Election -- Amir Taheri, Wall Street Journal
Tehran is Running Scared of the Uncontrollable Forces of Freedom -- Martin Fletcher, The Times opinion
Mr. President, Another Speech Please -- Stephen F. Hayes, Weekly Standard opinion
The Iranian People Speak -- Ken Ballen and Patrick Doherty, Washington Post opinion
What Ahmadinejad's Win Means -- Christopher Dickey, Newsweek
An Absurd Outcome in Iran -- Suzanne Maloney, The Daily Beast
Iran: There Will Be Blood -- Steve Clemons, The Washington Note
Tehran's Streets Become a Battleground -- Nahid Siamdoust, Time
The Bright Side of Ahmadinejad's "Win" -- Max Boot, Commentary Magazine
Iran's Anger Will Not Fade Fast -- Ali Ansari, The Guardian
Iran's Coup Against the Coup -- Martin Fletcher, The Times
Iran’s Day of Anguish -- Roger Cohen, New York Times opinion
Neither Free nor Fair -- Washington Post editorial
The Iranian Rebellion -- Wall Street Journal editorial
Disappointing Result -- The Australian editorial
Tehran Spring -- The Times editorial
Ahmadinejad's 'Victory' a Disaster -- Daily Telegraph editorial

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