[dervish]

and the difference between Ahmadinejad and Mousavi is?

According to Amb John Bolton - not much.

“the extremist builds nuclear weapons and announces his intentions to destroy Israel... while the moderate builds nuclear weapons and is smart enough to keep his mouth shut about his intentions to destroy Israel.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoWpaRe7Oww&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fatlasshrugs2000%2Etypepad%2Ecom%2Fatlas%5Fshrugs%2F&feature=player_embedded (at 1:30)

hatip Atlas

[j-damn]

The extremist wants to stone you dead with sharp rocks.
The moderate will extend mercy—smooth river rocks will be allowed for stoning.

[MHGinTN]

Point of the lesson is that the youth of Iran have suddenly had to confront the truth that the ruling mullahocracy has zero regard for their vote. There is something to be said for this realization/awakening coming in an election where the differences in the candidates was merely a whisp. There can be no doubt that it was the vote of the people that was pissed upon by the mullahocracy, it had nothing to do with deep ideological threat to the mullahs! Now, with this awakening, perhhaps the Persian people will see why freedom is so valuable and so distant from them.

[JimSEA]

Mousavi was opposed to the religious police as a separate entity. Seeing as the protesters are mostly young and many female, this small item may have been very important on Mousavi’s popularity.

[Star Traveler]

You were quoting Bolton — “the extremist builds nuclear weapons and announces his intentions to destroy Israel... while the moderate builds nuclear weapons and is smart enough to keep his mouth shut about his intentions to destroy Israel.”

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And that’s why I’m super glad that Ahmadinejad “won” the election by hook or crook..., couldn’t be a better result in my mind... :-)