Posted on 06/16/2009 6:44:12 PM PDT by pissant
TEHRAN, Iran — Supporters of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his main rival in the disputed presidential election, Mir Hossein Mousavi, massed in competing rallies Tuesday as the country's most senior Islamic cleric threw his weight behind opposition charges that Ahmadinejad's re-election was rigged.
"No one in their right mind can believe" the official results from Friday's contest, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri said of the landslide victory claimed by Ahmadinejad. Montazeri accused the regime of handling Mousavi's charges of fraud and the massive protests of his backers "in the worst way possible."
"A government not respecting people's vote has no religious or political legitimacy," he declared in comments on his official Web site. "I ask the police and army personals (personnel) not to 'sell their religion,' and beware that receiving orders will not excuse them before God."
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I want none of those things, especially bloodshed. I just want them rid of the Imanutjob. The Iranian people are not Anti-American, just their government.
Very interesting point. My question is has Sistani uttered an opinion regarding this “election”? Although based in iraq hee is after all the highest authority of Shiite islam and an iranian as well. Can his authority in any way have the desired effect?
He's not going to go quietly or willingly.
Yes, but only if he stands firm and does not let the youth down like Khatami did
Not that I’ve heard.
He probably won’t. He makes statements on politics rarely, and I don’t see him entering a controversy in Iran.
IRANIANS DON’T VOTE
So Obama could care less about them
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