No doubt some of the rubes out in the Iranian countryside will fall for this gimmick but no one else will believe that anything like a real recount of the vote is going to take place.First of all, as we should never tire of remembering, the election apparatus is in the hands of a handpicked (by the Supreme Leader) bunch of fantatics called the Guardian Council. They determine who runs for any office in Iran. They certify the validity of all elections.The Interior Ministry handles the nuts and bolts of the election - bureaucrat chosen by Ahmadinejad. In fact, other bureaucrats who work at the ministry have been kept away from the place - far away - since the election. Only those completely loyal to Ahmadinejad are allowed in.The Interior Ministry has had the actual ballot boxes in their possession since Fiday. And now, they are piously proclaiming that they are "ready to recount the disputed ballot boxes claimed by some candidates, in the presence of their...(Read Full Post)