(Big News)Iran's leader appoints new judiciary chief: report

Al Reuters ^ | Sat Aug 15 | Zahra Hosseinian and Hossein Jaseb

[DGHoodini]

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader appointed Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani as the new head of the country's judiciary on Saturday, state television reported.

Some reformist websites had recently reported that Larijani was hesitant to accept the position because of the mass arrests of moderate detainees over unrest that erupted after the country's disputed June 12 presidential election.

He will face controversy straight away -- the semi-official ISNA news agency said a new trial would start on Sunday of 25 opposition supporters detained after the election.

Larijani, a brother of parliament speaker Ali Larijani and a member of Iran's hardline constitutional watchdog the Guardian Council, replaces Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi-Shahroudi whose 10-year term has ended.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a letter to Larijani that he hoped the judiciary would flourish under him. Larijani, a cleric born in Iraq's holy Shi'ite city of Najaf, will serve a five-year term.

[DGHoodini]

Uncertain what effects will result, but results there will be!

[parisa]

Whatever their evil crimes, Larijani, and his brother, are extremely schrewd men and should never be underestimated. Still, they ARE NOT Iranian and they ARE NOT moderate as the “Grand Bargain” pushers in US continuously work to paint them.

[DGHoodini]

New graffiti in Iran: ‘Rape Khamenei! Rape his dogs!’

[parisa]

I was in Europe over the summer — remember, these are the mullahs best and busiest business partners who are extremely in tune with all news Iranian — and everywhere the talk was about mullah regime being toast in a few years time; it will not and cannot survive! No one of course should underestimate the mullahs scheming tenacity for survival, but if their most ardent, psychologically crucial, “prestigious,” partners read the handwriting on the wall and pull out, that's when the real animal wars will begin!