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Related: About this forumIran Going Offline?
If you have friends or family in Iran and are having trouble skyping or emailing, here's why:
There's an election coming up in June....they don't want 2009 all over again.
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Iran Going Offline? (Original Post)
MADem
May 2013
OP
interesting opinion about why the slow down-so the president can be appointed without much input...
midnight
May 2013
#4
This message is clear and hopefully those who are aware of this are doing the next
midnight
May 2013
#6
kobe007
(1 post)1. glad to hear this
hello
i am very glad to hear this good news for i have been trying to reach a friend in Iran but to no avail
thanks a million
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)2. Welcome to DU my friend!
Response to kobe007 (Reply #1)
hrmjustin This message was self-deleted by its author.
midnight
(26,624 posts)4. interesting opinion about why the slow down-so the president can be appointed without much input...
MADem
(135,425 posts)5. The question is, will anyone even show up this time?
The ulema pick the candidates; there is no democracy. It's a choice between Asshole A and Asshole B, but they're all in the pockets of the Guardian Council, so it's no choice at all....
midnight
(26,624 posts)6. This message is clear and hopefully those who are aware of this are doing the next
important step.
MADem
(135,425 posts)7. The kids are trying to network in other ways--but everything is censored/monitored.
And of course, there are no real reformers on the ballot...just a bunch of cretins picked out by the Guardians....AGAIN.