Biden expresses 'doubts' about Iranian election

[Turborama]

Source: CNN

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden expressed doubts Sunday about the validity of Iran's presidential election, but said it would take more time to analyze the results.

"I have doubts, but withhold comment," Biden said on NBC's "Meet the Press" program.

Biden said the Iranian government has suppressed crowds and limited free speech by shutting down social networking sites such as Facebook, which he said raised questions. He also called the strong showing by incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "unlikely," based on pre-election analysis.

"Is this the response, is this the accurate response, is this the wish of the Iranian people?" Biden said.

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Israel warned Sunday that the re-election of Ahmadinejad represented "an intensification of the Iranian threat," and called for redoubled international efforts to halt its nuclear program.

"After Ahmadinejad's re-election, the international community must continue to act uncompromisingly to prevent the nuclearization of Iran, and to halt its activity in support of terror organizations and undermining stability in the Middle East," Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said.

Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.election.rival/index.html#cnnSTCText

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Oh crap, sounds like the Israeli war machine's gearing up...

[Cleita]

1. I don't think we can criticize after having two stolen elections ourselves

that gave us eight years of George W. Bush, who while in office committed treason and war crimes about which nothing was done by our Congress that Joe Biden was then a member of. There were no investigations and no impeachment. Even now when Obama and Biden can do something, they do nothing. It would be the pot calling the kettle black.

[Cleita]

2. Dupe!

[Akoto]

3. Can't blame Biden. I just don't see how it happened.

All of the discussion prior to the election pointed to, in my opinion, a very serious political threat to Ahmadinejad. Somehow, he still won in a landslide victory, with countless people rioting on the streets. The disparity between the ending percentages is too great. It just doesn't add up.

[flyboyscotty68]

4. he's one to talk?

Talk about throwing rocks in a glass house. WOW, now he has doubt. Where is the cave you have been living in for the past 10 years? Now he has doubt, get real asshole.

[ddiver]

5. You can't withhold comment and say you have your doubts. That is a comment.

Biden needs better staff.

[AlphaCentauri]

6. Why did the protesters have signs in english?

are they in Iran or somewhere else

[ddiver]

7. People know what sells. If it makes the news it should be in english.