Thursday, June 25, 2009

That Letter from the Minister of the Interior

Below is the letter, dated June 13, translated in English by CBS News. It was presented by two famous Iranian film makers. (video here)
Obviously, its authenticity cannot be verified:
Salaam Aleikum.
Following your concerns regarding the results of the presidential election and per your given discretion to have Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad remain as president during this sensitive juncture. Therefore, everything has been planned in a way that the public announcement will be made in accordance with the interests of the regime and the revolution. All necessary precautions have been taken to deal with any unexpected events of election aftermath and the intense monitoring of all the parties' leaders as well as the election candidates.

However, for your information, the real votes counted are as follows:

Total number of votes: 43,026,078
Mir Hossein Mousavi: 19,075,623
Mehdi Karoubi 13,387,104
Mhmoud Ahmadinejad: 5,698,417
Muhsen Rezai: 3,754,218
Void: 38,716

1 comment:

  1. I want to believe this letter is authentic, but it is just too *perfect*. You have the whole plot on one short note.

    Anyway, let's face it, they never counted the vote. And many of the ballots were fraudulent anyway.

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