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Ballot-Rigging - Only in the Middle East?

The Iranian population re-elected their president Mahmoud Ahmadinedschad with about two thirds of all people with voting power. Before, experts had seen his rival Hossein Mussawi and Ahmadinedschad on the same level - that is why the election result is astonishing (in the negative sense). Directly after the result obtained official certification, Mussawi accused Ahamadinedschad for ballot-rigging. He also claims that his election campaign was sabotaged: he was active on facebook which was blocked -according to Ahamadinedschad´s party this happened due to "supernatural" circumstances-, but with regard to the blocking of the mobile communications network in several areas in Iran, one can assume that this is obviously ballot-rigging.
Many politicians say, that this country missed a chance of opening towards the Western world and breaking out of the incrusted structures. The re-elected president also stated that he would not accept the conditions of nuclear arms reduction, but even to continue building them! This is a slap in the face of the Western countries trying to bring freedom to the country, first of all the USA.

We have heard many times that manipulation, sabotage and dictatorship are a common thing in the Middle East - just regard Saddam Hussein! He was finally overthrown, but Mahmoud Ahmadinedschad seems to take the same traits as Hussein. Now it is America´s job as the "world police" to calm the rumours there - not only America´s job of course, but of all the Western countries fighting for freedom and autonomy for Iran.


Now the question is: Does ballot-rigging only occur in the Middle East or is it possible that the American or German elections become sabotaged?
There were rumors that there was a ballot-rigging in the 2004-elections when Bush won against John Kerry, but nobody could ever prove this suspicion.
Here is a video that shows in a funny way how ballot-rigging worked in 2004 (here it is in Florida) so that George W. Bush could be re-elected. But keep in mind: The subject-matter of this video is obviously NOT funny! It has got a serious background!




You see: ballot-rigging is not only a thing that occurs in the Middle East, it is also ´there´ in the US and probably in Germany! There were the same rumors in the 2008 election and "The Simpsons" also picked this topic up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aBaX9GPSaQ
They parody, but as mentioned above, it is also the case here, that the serious background remains the same! KEEP THIS IN MIND!! Otherwise you numb yourself to these processes and it is up to us to keep a clear mind to distinguish what is right and what is wrong!

Best wishes!