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Saturday, June 13, 2009 12:00 AM

Ahmadinejad reelected under cloud of fraud

But outcome doesn't change goals for Obama -- dealing with Iran's nuclear program and its anti-Israel activities.
By Juan Cole

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  • Saturday, June 13, 2009 05:32 PM

    @Dust1969 - On that "statistical analysis" graph...

    Dust, be careful of accepting "evidence" because it comports with that which you wish to be true. Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com more or less tears this "statistical proof" you've linked to apart. Please see http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/06/statistical-evidence-does-not-prove.html (or click on my sig for a direct link.)

    Just to be clear, Silver is not saying that there wasn't fraud in the Iranian election. He's just saying that the analysis picked up and posted by Andrew Sullivan is irretrievably flawed. Check Silver's chart of the McCain-Obama contest from right here in the good ol' US of A in his post and you'll see what he's getting at.

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