The US media, led by the New York Times, is continuing its concerted propaganda campaign against Iran over charges that the government stole the June 12 presidential election.
I read some such articles today. They aren't even saying it's suspicious but just outright claiming the election was stolen without any evidence at all. And the current guy won almost two to one the same as the only cited survey had shown him ahead prior to voting.

And concerning how depressing it is that so much of "the left" is jumping right on board despite the fact that they really ought to know better: look even at The Nation. But that is perhaps just a bizarre aside. I really don't understand why so many on "the left" seem to be swallowing this stolen election story... Maybe I'm wrong in thinking so many are? Maybe because Obama's president they're being less critical? Maybe because actually most are still just plain ignorant of imperialism? Not understanding the types of tactics that are used? Opposition parties, protests/riots (not to mention weapons) paid for by the CIA, etc? And/or how the MSM works? Maybe because they still don't give adequate respect to the power the media has in shaping people's opinions? Even the opinions of people who do have some understanding of how incredibly biased corporate news is?

For US imperialism, as well as its European allies, huge interests are at stake in the outcome of the Iranian crisis. Indeed, the intensity of the media propaganda campaign is the truest gauge of the extent of the interests—geo-political and financial—that are involved. This is an “aspect” of the Iranian crisis that the publications and organizations of the middle-class left—hopelessly gullible and stupid—take no notice of.
(Although still making distinctions between the middle class and the working class in this age is stupid.) (And we might as well just drop the marxist lingo altogether as the MSM has so brainwashed people as to automatically reject any ideas expressed with such phrases. Go on about 'the working class' and you've already lost more than half the population's interest in anything you have to say. Say 'petty-bourgeois' and you'll be lucky if even 5%... aren't regarding you with derision or as some strange comical figure or haven't just tuned you out.)