https://packbat.dreamwidth.org/ The Packbats' Weblog - Dreamwidth Studios Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:31:13 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios packbat personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/17127286/244784 https://packbat.dreamwidth.org/ 100 100 https://packbat.dreamwidth.org/265856.html Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:31:13 GMT https://packbat.dreamwidth.org/265856.html <blockquote>I've generally tended to take the position that while the people running Iran are a bunch of reactionary thugs, they're at least a fairly <em>intelligent</em> bunch of reactionary thugs.<br /><br />After this revelation on Iranian Press TV, however, I'm not so certain.</blockquote><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/06/worst-damage-control-ever.html#">FiveThirtyEight: Worst. Damage Control. Ever.</a><br /><br />(As I mentioned in the Google Reader repost, NY Times noted that Iranians are allowed to vote in districts they aren't registered in. This in no way suffices to explain what we're seeing here.)<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=packbat&ditemid=265856" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://packbat.dreamwidth.org/265856.html links read time: 10 seconds iran politics link time: a minute public 0