A reader writes:
What happened today was the first coup d'etat after the revolution. Never before, not even in the worst of times, did we see such an orchestrated mass rigging of the vote. They didn't even bother to count the vote, they are announcing bunch of numbers they had agreed on before! It has no relation to the millions of ballots. The turn-out was amazing or more like shocking: over 75% voted.
This is a party night for neocons and Netanyahu and Ahmadinejad. There will be grave consequences for the supreme leader and this regime but don't let any one have you believe that the millions who voted today will take to the streets and bring this regime down. It won't happen. Disappointment, disgust and pain and isolation is our destiny.
We'll learn more tomorrow. But this has not been a good day for those hoping for change.
The Dish 