Live Blog from the Anchor Desk 06/15/09
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Tonight on 360°, election rage in Iran. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Tehran today to protest the country's presidential election. It was the largest anti-government demonstration since the 1979 revolution, and it turned bloody.
There are reports at least one person in the march was killed by milita members loyal to current Pres. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The demonstrators are supporters of Mir Hussein Moussavi, and believe he was robbed of the presidential palace. Official results of Friday's election show Ahmadinejad won with more than 62 percent of the vote. But was it a legit vote? And, what does this all mean for U.S. relations with Iran? We'll have all the angles.
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You have only been on for 11 mins and already, yours is the best coverage of the Iranian protests I have seen in the msm all weekend. Thank You!
VanessaTX!!
I agree with you!!! I hope our reporters are safe or take cover fast and keep out of way their harm.
Dear Mr. Cooper and other colleagues at CNN,
Thank you very much for the amazing and extensive coverage of the new revolution in Iran.
Please ask the great Ms. Christian Amanpour stay there.
Sincerely,
mahmoud
Greetings to All! I read many tweets from Iran over the weekend.I was also happy to hear that twitter will schedule their shutdown for another time. The power of the social network site has brought the real time ordeal of a nation in turmoil to those of us who wanted to see it..Kudos to twitter...
Here in California this mary-jean or pot is use only for medical reasons.
“I think the basic concept that using Medical Marijuana in the same way, with the same controls, as other drugs prescribed by doctors… I think that’s entirely appropriate.”
Barack Obama
The international community should put pressure on the Iranian government to make sure that they will not continue shooting peaceful protesters. Bullets in response to words? Is that the freedom that Ahmadinejad was talking about?
I am not surprised to see these protests. Many of the Iranian people have been in opposition to this government for a long time. .
Maybe it is time for Obama to go over and have that little "no conditions" talk with Ahmadinejad.
Great reporting Mrs. Amanpour, you're one of my role models. I couldn't even imagine what it's like to be amidst the streets of Tehran.
I wonder what effects, if any, the riots will have on Ahmadinejad and it "majority supporters."
Texas
Time for the great debate over legalizing pot...
Anderson:
The people in Iran are pleading for they voice to be heard. A group of fb friends are trying their best to upload as many videos as we get on mobiles and other devices. However we still need to show what is going on when the international media is turnd off. Please help.
Anderson,
Hi! I hope you had a great weekend.
It's unfortunate that the election in Iran has caused more turmoil than celebration. It's more up to Iran as a country to work through it, though–it probably won't affect the United States' relationship much with the re-election as it stands.
–I'm looking forward to your marijuana reports this week.
I don't think that I am surprised by the upheaval. I didn't really expect a new government in Iran.
Marijuana = ZERO deaths due to overdose in 5000 years of recorded history…….
Asprin/Tylenol = 1200 deaths due to overdose EVERY Year
Which one should you be more worried about???
@ Isabel
I don't know.. I haven't talked to him yet. Will try to get his number from my mother and call him.
Starr, Lauren : thank you so much!!
Is Ahmedinajad giving the orders to the police to kill his own people.
Minou, New York City,
I hope your uncle will be safe at home...... my heart goes to you and your family in Iran.
I literally cringed when i saw the photo of the dead reporter on the ground...That shot of the reporter describes how the whole protest is, just gruesome.
Yikes! so this was a reporter that died?? I hope everyone from CNN reporters in the Middle East stay safe.
Evening Anderson, Erica, Isabel, everyone. I think the hotly contested Iranian election is, as long as it's peaceful, a positive development. The violence should worry anyone.
Even "supreme leaders" should not be allowed to rule by coercion. Kudos to the Iranians for fighting for their own freedom. It does not come cheap.
@Anderson
It is a fact that the votes were counted manually in two hours? The defeated candidate talks about fraud. In such circumstances, who don't speak on fraud?
twitter was filled with many different ways for Iranians to hack into proxy servers, at least the public is trying to do their part in helping them........
Good evening Anderson and Fellow Bloggers –
Looking forward to tonight’s show and getting caught up on what’s been happening the last few days.
Is there an chance that the revolt will result in an overturn of the election? There is no excuse for what the iranian police are doing to innocent yet angry civilians.
That is so distrubing to see picture who killed by other people!!! I felt shock it was so awful image!
I've heard reports of at least 100 students missing from Tehran University; is it possible for CNN to look into this?
@ Minou, New York City
What are the impressions of your uncle in the election process and the possibility of fraud?
My best wishes for your uncle, Minou. I also hope he's safe.
Welcome home, Anderson. Always good to know you had safe travel and nice to have you back.
Minou, NYC
If you get your uncle (i pray he is well), please let us know what he is seeing and feeling about what is going on in Tehran. thanks
Good evening Anderson. Hope you had a great weekend. Looking forward to your interview with Melissa Etheridge!
Helloooo Anderson, Erica, Edurrado(Ed Henry) David Gergen and my friends Twitter/Facebook Bloggers!!!!!
Hope you have a great weekend!!!!!! Happy Monday!
Welcome back Anderson!!!
My heart goes to Iran's people who are supports for Mir Hussein Mousavi, are protesting or rally and violence on the street, is really terrible to hear!
Heey Y'all 🙂
Wow, thats some protest going on in the Middle East..
terrible how the current regime is making it hard for reporters to report what is going on...
makes the events in Iran more terrifying.
It is sad to see a 'democracia' or what a democracy should be torn apart.
The protest of the people were repressed by militiamen who fired on demonstrators. These manifests represent the views of the general population or only a part of it?
Good evening Anderson, and all my fellow bloggers! Hope everyone had a great weekend and a bearable Monday!
Somehow the protests in Iran don't surprise me.
Good evening all. I was hoping the protests in Iran could remain peaceful, but I'm very concerned now that those protests have turned deadly.
Hiya Anderson, Erica..my smartees..good evening to all!
Hope this violence stops..hope issue gets resolved.
Good evening bloggers. I am worried that military forces will use the unrest as a leveraging point to assert an incerased level of permanent control.
Wild, that is not way to live.
mu uncle is in Tehran...i should get his number and call him. hope he's safe!
Good evening Mr Cooper, everyone.
Hello Anderson and entire 360 team (Erica also).
Hellow fellow bloggers.
Looks like a WOW kind of news night!
hi Everyone! Hi Anderson. Hope all is well with everyone. I wasn't surprise that Ahmadinejad was re elected.I think they would re elect him until he is dead or too old to care about getting re elected because he will do anything to keep control over the country. It's so sad that they can not have a fare election. Atleast it wasn't a landslide. He had to make it seem realistic, I guess.
I think it is about time that the Iranian people begin to take a stand against the Islamic radicals who rule the country. I also think that the Iranian government should be worried about the people instead of thinking that they are the most powerful nation because of their religious beliefs.God will hold them accountable for their funding of terrorists and causing unrest in the world! They should be more worried of what God might do to them because of the way they rule and their support of terrorism around the world!
Hi, Anderson hope you're evening is good...
Iran's government have alot of problems to deal with their people, mostly women. Iran's people really want change and will they die to get it?
Helloooo Anderson, Erica, Edurrado(Ed Henry) David Gergen and my friends Twitter/Facebook Bloggers!!!!!
Welcome back Anderson!!!!
Hope you have a great weekend!!!!!! Happy Monday!
My heart goes to Iran's people who supports Mir Hussein Moussavi who was robbered by Pres. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. That's so sad for people are protesting on the street!
Hello, Everyone!
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Good evening Anderson!
Hello friends, David (Indiana), bloggers, 360 team, everyone …
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