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| | After Babylon, Persia - by Arshin Adib-Moghaddam |
 | | The purpose of the charade," Ledeen claimed, "is to deter us from supporting the forces of democratic revolution in Iran." Kenneth Timmerman reiterated the neoconservative message in an article for the National Review online (NRO) entitled "Fake Election, Real Threats," which was reprinted by the Washington Times. |
 | | Citing Abolhassan Banisadr, the first president of the Islamic Republic, who was forced into exile, Timmerman predicted that no more than 27 percent of eligible voters in Iran would participate in the elections (his estimate missed the real turnout by over 34 percent). |
 | | Danielle Pletka, vice president for foreign and defense policy studies at the AEI, made a similarly misleading prophecy. |
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