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Although Karrubi won 17 percent of the nationwide vote in the first round of the 2005 elections, he racked up less than 1 percent in the official tally Friday, Berman said.
Meanwhile, the reported turnout of over 80 percent should favor one candidate over another. But "there's no correlation between turnout and candidate performance anywhere," he said. And in the northern province of Mazandarin, Berman said, authorities reported that the number of votes cast exceeded the number of eligibl...
Berman said he's not only convinced that fraud occurred, "I also think it's very sloppy, and I also think it's very last-minute."
Ahmadinejad took about 63 percent of the vote in the 2005 runoff, similar to his reported share Friday. But in the first round of voting that year, he captured only 20 percent in a field of seven. Meanwhile, Karroubi -- the leading reformist candidate in 2005 -- saw his support plunge from the 15 percent he won that ye...
In addition, Karroubi managed only 5 percent of the vote in his home province of Luristan in western Iran on Friday, down from more than 50 percent in 2005, while Ahmadinejad won more than 70 percent. Meanwhile, Ahmadinejad had a stronger showing in the cities than in 2005.
"The relationship between how the vote was distributed geographically in 2005 and in 2009 was relatively weak -- weaker than one might expect and certainly weaker compared to American standards, where you have the same swing states more or less every year," Silver said.
Moussavi has asked Iran's Guardian Council, which is made up of top clerics and judges, to throw out Friday's results and hold fresh elections. The council has said only that it would investigate and agreed Tuesday to recount some votes.
But in the end, Molavi told CNN's Campbell Brown, what observers think doesn't matter: "It matters what the Iranian people think."
"You have something like hundreds of thousands of Iranians, not only in Tehran but across the country, who do feel this was a stolen election," he said.
George Washington Albright, center, was said to spy for Abraham Lincoln -- more forgotten history, Sana Butler writes.
Editor's note: Sana Butler is a contributor to Newsweek magazine and wrote "Sugar of the Crop: My Journey to Find the Children of Slaves," about her 10-year search to find and interview the last surviving children of slaves. Those original interview tapes will be stored in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African A...
(CNN) - The next few days will determine if "Red Tails," the World War II action film about the Tuskegee Airmen, is a box office success. But the story of the Airmen’s real-life courage is already in the record book that counts: history.
Few can argue the Tuskegee Airmen were one of the best fighting groups in the United States Air Force, then called U.S Army Air Force. Their record speaks for itself.
In a 2005 speech to introduce bipartisan legislation awarding the unit a Congressional Gold Medal, Michigan Senator Carl Levin pointed out that the Tuskegee Airmen’s superior skills during combat missions landed them in history books as the first aerial unit to sink a battleship with only machine guns.
In fact, white U.S bomber pilots and crew would put in specific requests to be escorted over Europe by Tuskegee pilots because of their respected record.
But due to the politics of collective memory, African-American heroes are often left out of the American story.
I learned this when I was independently confirmed information collected during my interviews with the children of slaves. Over 10 years, I found some 40 sons and daughters whose parents were born before 1865.
One interview in particular stands out as an example of the failure to document significant historical contributions made by black Americans during the founding formative years.
The interview was with 102-year-old William Lincoln Dunlap in Mira Loma, California. I spent most of the week asking questions about his grandfather, former Mississippi state Senator George Washington Albright.
Born in 1846 in Holly Springs, Albright spoke English, Portuguese and Spanish and was an oilman in Los Angeles before the Rockefeller family forced him to sell his land.
He was a state senator by 1874, but outside a freshman photo, little evidence exists about his voting record or speeches.
As a local legislative historian pointed out, white Democratic colleagues set out to erase the existence of African-Americans in the state Senate by ordering the destruction of public records that referenced them. This revision of history was not uncommon in capitol buildings throughout the south.
During my interview with Albright’s grandson, William Lincoln Dunlap mentioned that his grandfather was also a member of the “4-Ls”, known as Lincoln's Legal Loyal League.
Members of the league were responsible for telling “the slaves that they were free, to keep them informed and in readiness to assist the Union.” They also were spies for the North in the early days of the Civil War, before slaves were allowed to carry weapons.
Albright said the clandestine league started when he was 15, after “a committee of six went to Washington to see Lincoln.” And he named the six: Frederick Douglass, John Langston, James Lynch, and three white abolitionists, Henry Ward Beecher, Charles Sumner and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Excited and intrigued, I emailed the curator at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Illinois to learn more: I had never heard of such of an organized committee run by slaves.
But with additional investigation, I found that the comments from a “old” Mr. Albright were, in fact, correct. I found a book written in 1883 by U.S. Secret Service Chief Allan Pinkerton, based on classified and de-classified papers prepared for President Lincoln. In "The Spy of the Rebellion," Pinkerton tells of “trus...
And while 4-Ls aren't as well-known as the Tuskegee Airmen, their existence was also critical in American war victories.
I share this history when I visit colleges and universities during Black History Month. Every time, without fail, eyes pop open when I tell students about Mr. Dunlap and his grandfather, even at historically black institutions.
Thanks to the movie "Red Tails," more will know about the Tuskegee Airmen. But there are many more American heroes' stories to tell.
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Sana Butler.
The truth matters. Always, and even when it hurts the feelings of those who have believed untruths for far too long.
Prior to the "Baby Boomers," older Black Americans definitely had struggles, but most met it with defiance and determination that they knew who they were, what they contributed to society and no one could take that from them. They instilled this in the Boomer generation to have Black Pride and stand Tall. We know our h...
Red Tails was a very inspiring movie. Great to go to the movies and actually feel in the atmosphere people were really excited about the movie. Positive WOW thats great !
I enjoyed the "Red Tails" movie. a good movie to share with your children It is rated pg-13... Black History.
It was the US Army Air Forces not US Army Air Force.
While the Tuskeege Airmen are worthy of our praise and admiration for their feats both on and off the battlefield. Air Force Historian Daniel Haulman has addressed the claim of "no bomber lost" and proved it to be inaccurate. While the 332 Fighter Group had an outstanding record of combat, it did indeed lose some bombe...
Thanks for bringing that up. It is important that the correct history be known. The achievements of the Tuskeegee Airmen are notable enough without embellishment.
William F. Holton, historian of Tuskegee Airmen Inc is also a good source. Haulman actually pulled the mission reports of the Tuskegee Airmen and found the Tuskgee Airmen, themselves reporting bomber losses during their missions.
Until Texas' monopoly on American text books is broken most of American history will be left out. We paint a false image of what America really is.
The stories of the Tuskeegee Airmen will live forever. Thank you for the "4-L's" – looking forward to digging up more information on this topic. Back in 1981 when I was in high school I had to take an additional elective. I chose Black American History. I wanted to know ALL American history – as it should be. Unfortuna...
Start with the congressional medal of honor. There was over 3500 people who won it did you know that only 18 won it twice. One of the people that came to mind is an obscure black private who acheived this astonishing feat in 1898 during the Spanish American war.
Thank you for the information – this is important history for United States of America!
Its important to understand that when we talk about American History, that we include all of the facts. What rubs African Americans in this country the wrong way is that the many contributions we made to this great nation is intentionally left out because it was unheard of to refer to a person of color as a hero. And k...
There is a great deal of positive black American History that the World is not aware of. In that day and time that was the mindset. Blacks were in the no class section of society, as some are today,in some minds. The truth will not be hidden forever though how hard some will try. GOD bless AMERICA!
Don't count on the Republican Party to bring up that story in any way shape or form.
Who can tell us about Major Taylor? Who out there knows about his accomplishments? He was a world champion long before Carl Lewis or Mohamed Ali.
It is important to note that this is not the first movie to be made about the Tuskeegee Airmen. There was one of that name sometime in the 1990's starring Cuba Gooding Junior. I would hardly classify their story as hidden history either. They are a very active group of veterans dedicated to telling their story and are ...
Charlie join the LEX 18 sports team in November 2017. Charlie was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he attended Moeller High School, followed by Ohio University. Go Bobcats!
Walter got his career started in Montgomery, Alabama, covering the eventual National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide. Following his stay in Montgomery, Walter ventured into Minor League baseball, where he called play-by-play for the Tennessee Smokies (AA Chicago Cubs). Following the season, Charlie stayed in Knoxville an...
Walter grew up following the Kentucky Wildcats but admits the few times they’ve played the Cincinnati Bearcats he’s rooted against UK. His favorite Big Blue players are Patrick Patterson and John Wall, with his favorite team of all-time being the ’09-10 team they played for. He also cheers on the Cincinnati Reds and Ci...
Charlie describes himself as a big “food guy”, and hopes that you can point him to the best cuisine in Lexington before his metabolism slows down. Walter has a Rottweiler mix named Callie and is one of five children in his family.
THE coal industry has attacked rail operator Aurizon again claiming the impacts of its maintenance practices on the vital central Queensland coal network have worsened with miners unable to meet export contracts.
In a submission to the Queensland Competition Authority, the Queensland Resources Council said Aurizon Network has continued its campaign to disrupt access in order "to extract a more favourable result in relation to revenue''.
"Aurizon Network's improper conduct justifies significant changes to the undertaking to ensure that Aurizon Network cannot misuse its monopoly power again,'' the QRC said.
The issue stems from a QCA draft ruling on the amount of revenue Aurizon could earn on the monopoly network. The amount was $1 billion less over four years than Aurizon had submitted.
Since that draft ruling Aurizon has imposed stricter maintenance practices on the network to reduce costs. The effect could be the loss of about 20 million tonnes of coal exports. The QRC submission has said there have been coal producers who have been unable to rail the volumes necessary to meet contracts in May and J...
"This has also resulted in considerable stockpiling at both mines and ports across the CQCN (Central Queensland Coal Network),'' the submission said. "(There has been) continued reduction in the number of available or useable train paths: there has been a consistent decline in the number of available or useable train p...
"The impacts of Aurizon Network's behaviour are not sustainable and require robust changes to the drafting of (the undertaking) to discourage such damaging conduct from being repeated in the future."
"The Aurizon Network board owe a duty to act in a way consistent with the best interests of the company.
Rival rail operator Pacific National has also said that greater accountability should be applied to Aurizon in relation to maintenance.
Last week’s decision to close 38 Children’s Centres across Norfolk delivers a shocking blow to every single mum, dad and carer who pleaded and campaigned so passionately for their continuing existence. The related strategy and accompanying denial that this approach is not due to reductions in funding represents the wor...
With the majority of responses to the recent public consultation expressing personal and professional concerns at the closures and the fact that 76% of Norfolks most vulnerable children already access Children’s Centres, then the suggestion that this decision is based on need and improvement is hard to accept. A more h...
Research has shown that Children’s Centres help mothers, families and those experiencing with mental health issues the most. Throughout the campaign to save the centres these findings were supported by personal accounts, many accompanied with concerns regarding the strategy’s reliance on home visits, remote support thr...
Over the past decade the voluntary and community sector has seen a reduction in millions of pounds worth of core funding - yet its role in picking up the pieces within the strategy is an essential one. Unfortunately there is no evidence to demonstrate that this can be effectively achieved and sustained across the count...
With the possible Department of Education claw back of up to £16m being triggered if decommissioned buildings aren’t used for similar early years provision then the strategy fails to provide appropriate reassurances that this is preventable. Similarly there is no concrete indication as to what the proposed frontline pr...
In a county where it is accepted that children represent our future, both socially and economically - then this current strategy fails to recognise their importance. Cuts will ultimately have a deeply negative impact on the lives and experiences of our children and their families. An approach that fails to answer conce...
Sadly like the closure of Children’s Centres – it represents a closure to opportunities and worse still hope.
Portland will continue as Heathrow's comms and public affairs agency after being reappointed in a pitch process that saw it come up against Hill+Knowlton Strategies in the final round.
It was reported in September that the account with one of the world's busiest airports was being reviewed. Portland had held the work for more than five years.
PRWeek understands that the monthly retainer on the new account is in excess of £20,000, making it worth more than a quarter of a million pounds annually before any additional project fees are added.
A major focus for Heathrow this year is the right to build a third runway – after one of the biggest comms and lobbying campaigns in recent years, the Government approved plans for the hub to build another runway in October 2016. A vote on the matter is expected in Parliament towards the second half of the year.
Heathrow's review followed the appointment of Nigel Milton as director of comms in January 2017. Milton said: "2018 will be a significant year in Heathrow’s history as the business prepares itself for further momentum in our expansion campaign, Brexit and increasing world-class passenger service and numbers. We are del...
He said Portland "will support in-house teams across our corporate communications programme, including internal and external activations".
Milton also commented that the pitch process "highlighted the quality of communication agencies out there", and thanked the agencies involved. He said: "The decision was made after careful consideration was shown towards all the excellent strategies presented, by what is clearly an incredibly talented and exciting indu...
Portland UK MD Mark Flanagan said: "We're just delighted to extend our relationship with Heathrow and are looking forward to the next phase of our work together. We're proud of what we’ve achieved together to date and can’t wait to support Heathrow across the full range of their communications at this vital time for th...
Erin and Fred LaVenuta Dec 10th 2018 - 4pm.
My wife and I are opposed to the state of North Dakota spending any taxpayer dollars on the proposed Roosevelt Presidential Library. Similar projects are usually financed with private, not public, donations.
The increased tourism that might accrue from the library will directly benefit a few, not many, North Dakotans. Also, President Roosevelt already has a national historic site at Sagamore Hill, N.Y., and a national park named for him in western North Dakota. We suggest the governor lend his name and good offices to rais...
After weeks of misleading rumors, leaked releases, and changing reports from Sprint (which was last reported as aiming for June), we finally have the much-awaited official Android 2.1 release. Here’s the low-down.
It’s finally here. If you decided to opt out of downloading the Android 2.1 leak a few days ago, your waiting has finally paid off.
Have you installed the Android 2.1 update on your Hero? Did you install it before the official release? Let us know in comments!
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Lifting costs for the Santos basin in Brazil’s offshore pre-salt oil play should reach an all time low of $5 per barrel, but the timeline for reaching it will depend on the development of the transfer-of-rights area, an executive of Brazilian oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro told reporte...
Oil majors have plowed big money into Brazil, Latin America’s top producer, to lock in stakes to the offshore pre-salt layer, where billions of barrels of oil are trapped under a thick layer of salt.
The vastness of the resources helps reduce lifting costs, which have already slipped to $6 to $7 per barrel in the Santos basin’s Lula field, according to Joelson Falcao Mendes, Petrobras chief for oil production in ultra deepwaters.
The field, Brazil’s most productive, averages 879,000 barrels of oil per day, and is operated by Petrobras in a consortium with Royal Dutch Shell and Portugal’s Galp .
But reaching $5 in Santos will depend on the pace of development of the transfer-of-rights area, which was transferred by the government in 2010 to Petrobras to extract 5 billion barrels of oil and gas there.
However, the government and Petrobras are still squabbling over the value of the area, also located in the Santos basin.
Mendes, who was named to the committee negotiating the value of the area with the government, did not offer further details about how it would affect lifting costs. He spoke to reporters aboard the P-66 platform in the Lula field.
Mendes made the comments as white-capped waves rocked P-66, which began producing last year and has the capacity to process 150,000 barrels of oil daily.
However, Mendes said that the P-67 platform, which was scheduled to begin production between October and December of this year in the northern part of the Lula field, could be delayed into January.
He defended the time it took Petrobras to develop the logistically complex areas, noting that the consortium was finishing the development phase for Lula, which was discovered in 2006.
JERUSALEM, March 24—The Israeli Air Force is apparently conducting a systematic cam paign aimed at preventing the installation of new Soviet‐made SAM‐3 missiles within 15 miles of the Suez Canal.
Day and night air raids against Egyptian targets, in cluding two attacks today that lasted a total of five hours, are reportedly being conducted with the still untested Soviet missile specifically in mind.
The new bombing attacks are occurring against a back ground of a reported Soviet military airlift to Cairo. Accord ing to Israeli sources, the Soviet planes land or take off at a rate of seven an hour.
Tapes of what were de scribed as conversations be tween the Cairo airport control tower and the pilots of the jets of Aeroflot, the Soviet airline, were broadcast tonight by the Israeli radio.
The scratchy sounds of the pilots identifying their aircraft produced a new measure of tension for listeners.
Israelis had been told only yesterday that President Nixon had rejected for the present an Israeli request for permission to buy additional Phantom and Skyhawk jets while he was seeking an arms‐limitation pact with Moscow for the Middle East.
A senior Israeli officer, speaking to newsmen this after noon, said that Israeli jets had destroyed virtually all the SAM‐2 missile sites along the canal and adjacent areas.
This was taken to mean that the 15‐mile swath cut by Israeli aircraft along the western side of the canal would be main tained.

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