Free Speech Radio News: Iranian Americans on voting from abroad

Iranian citizens in the US and across Europe have had the chance to cast their votes.  An estimated 2 million Iranians qualified to vote abroad, and in this tight election their votes may be crucial.

FSRN's Rose Ketabchi spoke to Iranian-Americans in the California Bay Area about their views on these elections and what the results might mean for their extended families.
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Iranian citizens in the US and across Europe have had the chance to cast their votes.  An estimated 2 million Iranians qualified to vote abroad, and in this tight election their votes may be crucial.

FSRN's Rose Ketabchi spoke to Iranian-Americans in the California Bay Area about their views on these elections and what the results might mean for their extended families.
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Let’s step back to 1968, the year Richard Nixon was elected into the White House, to the Pro-Nixon Rally at Madison Square Garden -- New York City, October 31st, 1968.

What Pacifica listeners heard - that the television audience did not hear - were the instructions to the delegates as if they were extras on a movie set. As you listen to the warm up speaker, realize that these were never meant to be heard by the viewers.


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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's speech "Domestic Urgency versus Military costs", delivered Feb 25, 1967 at an event for the newly formed Nation Institue in Los Angeles.
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April 4, 1968 - Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated. Three weeks later, his then-grieving widow Coretta Scott King delivered the following address in Central Park in NY on the 27th Peace March.
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War, protests, political assassinations, be-ins, national elections, rock-and-roll, civil rights movements... 1968 was a pivotal year in American history -- and Pacifica was there to report on it, with perspectives and insights not offered elsewhere in radio journalism. Forty years later, the Pacifica Radio Archives is making available one-of-a-kind recordings that help illuminate this era in this "Revolution Rewind" special program.
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As the 2008 DNC begins, take a moment to remember where we were four years ago. Here's a highlights mix of audio from Pacifica's coverage of the 2004 RNC and DNC, including DNC opening day mix, Wycleff Jean "If I Were President;" audio of Jesse Jackson and Michael Moore outside of the RNC, and more. Audio from the Pacifica Radio Archives.
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Obama Advisor's Disturbing Affiliations in India
Posted on November 11, 2008, 2:35 am

The economist of Indian origin on President-elect Barack Obama's transition team, Ms. Sonal Shah, has one dubious credential on her resume--her relationship with the Hindu extremist group, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP).

-- Vinod K. Jose

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Greg Palast: Rove has already fixed the 2008 election
Posted on October 16, 2008, 1:11 am
-- Kellia

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Obama: Change You Can Believe In...NOT!
Posted on October 10, 2008, 7:46 pm
Part 1. The Economy

It is often said that you are known by the company you keep. If that is true, then progressive voters should familiarize themselves with at least some of Sen. Barack Obama's advisers and fundraisers, and by this I don't mean Bill Ayers and Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

-- Kellia

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Charges dropped against Amy Goodman and Democracy Now producers
Posted on September 19, 2008, 4:30 pm

From the Twin Cities Star-Tribune:

The city of St. Paul won't prosecute misdemeanor charges against Amy Goodman or any journalists who were included in mass arrests during protests at the Republican National Convention, according to a statement released today by St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman.

-- Nathan Moore

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Mr. Future President, will you be the one to end black lung?
Posted on September 18, 2008, 1:54 pm

With all the talk this election season about the oxymoronic "clean coal" technology, very few people are talking about the human and environmental effects of actually getting the coal out of the ground. This article from Daily Yonder (reposted with permission) is an open letter to the next President to eradicate black lung - a chronic, debilitating health side effect of coal mining that has unfortunately become a political non-issue among most national politicians.

-- Nathan Moore

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More than 800 arrests - how does it stack up?
Posted on September 5, 2008, 1:42 pm

Several news media are reporting that police forces in the Twin Cities arrested more than 800 people during events surrounding the Republican National Convention this week.

-- Nathan Moore

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Some 200 More Arrested Outside RNC, Including Democracy Now’s Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Posted on September 5, 2008, 12:44 am
Cops on Parade

Just making my way back to the RNC from the what has been a crazy night on the outside full of concussion grenades, tear gas and other oppressive tactics… Whew. I saw Sharif get hauled away, along with many other members of the press and legal observers. Some minors have been taken as well. Check back in the morning for updates.

-- Aura Bogado

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Reforming the Electoral System
Posted on September 4, 2008, 11:40 pm

If you really don't like the US electoral system, here are some things you can do.

1) Register to vote, but list yourself as an independent or decline-to-state. If you really feel the need to vote for a major party candidate in a later election and your state requires you to be a member of that party in order to vote in the primary, you can change later. And if you want to have an effect on the Republicans or Democrats, voting in their primaries or caucuses in essential!

-- Kellia

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More arrests!
Posted on September 4, 2008, 10:41 pm
Getting word from Aura Bogado and also the Flashpoints team that there are mass arrests going on now in the streets and on the bridges while McCain speaks. Inside the arena, protests also happened, probably Code Pink. Got that from Davey D who is on the floor with the crowd. Inside protesters were dragged out and booed. Stay tuned -- we'll go to Aura as soon as possible. Checked in with our crew on the streets, so far they are all OK. Whew. I asked the Sheriff outside what he knew, but he was real sketchy. Nonetheless he told me they have multiple holding facilities. More as it goes.
-- Nicole Sawaya

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If insanity is...
Posted on September 4, 2008, 10:35 pm
doing the same thing over and over yet expecting different results, then the convention protesters are insane. How many times do we have to go through this?
-- Kellia

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