Live Report on Iran Election @ NAF #iran election
22 June 2009 3:21 pm by Taylor Marsh
–updated–
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3:19:21 PM: Participants @ New America Found. event (video/audio at link): Clemons (who spoke about Twitter fraud, i.e, British embassy rumor re: taking in wounded), Molavi,
Mousavizadeh, F Leverett, Ballen. #iranelection
3:41:23 PM: Full house. Schmidle moderating. Ballen begins: most imp thing in pre-elec poll is that Iranians want democrcy. incl Ahmad sp #iranelection
3:46:19 PM: Molavi’s book: Soul of Iran moving up on Amazon big. He begins w Neda’s story. She was tkng on cell phone @ the time. #iranelection
3:51:26 PM: Molavi says Neda is part of Iran’s “burnt generation.” See Chatham Hs. #iranelection
3:57:10 PM: Leverett: “I do still stand by that (Politico) story.” The “demonstrations are dwindling away.” #iranelection
3:59:37 PM: Leverett: “This is not a system on the verge of collapse.” He does not see SL damaged. #iranelection
4:05:54 PM: Mousavizadeh: “The President has said too little too late.” #iranelection
4:07:19 PM: Mous.: “Things can b tru even if said by Charles Krauthmr and Paul Wolfowitz” #iranelection
4:12:56 PM: Mous.: “Overlearning of lessons” from the Bush years. “Unique momnt slipping thru our hands.” #iranelection
4:17:02 PM: Clemons: Don’t agree w Flynt + Hillary that it’s our duty to dismiss what’s happening in Ia
4:18:43 PM: Clemons: “don’t agree w Flynt + Hillary” and it’s not our job to inject ourselves. #iranelection
4:21:00 PM: Clemons: “What does this struggle do for other hot spots?” #iranelection
4:22:35 PM: Clemons: “Death to America” has been replaced by “death to the dictator.” “Flynt put himself way out.” #iranelection
4:29:58 PM: Schmidle: After last week, with Flynt and Ballen’s poll NAF was pegged as “closet Ahmadinejad supprtrs.” (laughter) #iranelection
4:36:14 PM: Mousavizadeh: Other senior clerics reaction prove something has happened; Flynt ignoring last 10 days is wrong. #iranelection
4:38:42 PM: Clemons: Biden wanted “common cause” w Iranian protesters; Obama has played it right w one misstep. #iranelection
4:53:53 PM: NAF board mmber asks Flynt abt “airy dismissal” of “People willing to risk their lives” on wht they believe in. #iranelection
4:55:05 PM: Clemons: in light moment says “Flynt is the crack cocaine of realists.” (laughter) #iranelection
LAST ENTRY… Bottom line: F Leveverett took heat for his dismissal of what’s happening on the ground. IMHO, he should. That’s a wrap.
(Anything in parenthesis was added to the live Twitter feed below, as were links.)
