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July 5, 2009
THE GROWING IRANIAN FISSURE.... The New York Times reports today on a new effort by Iranian religious leaders to question the legitimacy of the recent presidential election.
Labeling Moussavi and his allies "traitors" becomes that much more difficult when the "most important group of religious leaders in Iran" is bucking the Ayatollah on election results recently labeled a "divine assessment." The group's statement came the same day Moussavi published a 24-page dossier online, written by a commission appointed by Moussavi, detailing allegations of electoral fraud. The report "accused influential Ahmadinejad supporters of handing out cash bonuses and food, increasing wages, printing millions of extra ballots and other acts in the run-up to the vote." Also yesterday, a special adviser to Ayatollah Khamenei accused Mousavi of being a "foreign agent" working for the United States. The WaPo called it "the highest and most direct [accusation] issued by an Iranian official since the June 12 election." Can an arrest be far behind? —Steve Benen 9:25 AM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (62)Comments
I hesitate to play amateur expert on Islam (I did study it in college), but I'd presume that slander/libel is a sin. Maybe Mousavi should work that angle, since I expect he can credibly claim not to be a American/(Zionist) agent! In any case, this sort of treatment shows the dishonesty and corruption of the current regime. They could at least have just accused him of inciting unrest, which would be technically plausible. Posted by: Neil B ♪ on July 5, 2009 at 9:29 AM | PERMALINKperhaps sarah palin could be appointed a temporary special US liaison with iran, fly over there in the coming week... she could show ahmadinejad and khamenei how to resign with grace, dignity, and intelligence... Posted by: neill on July 5, 2009 at 10:04 AM | PERMALINKi wuz tryin' tuh do an "al" -- did it work? Posted by: neill on July 5, 2009 at 10:05 AM | PERMALINKperhaps sarah palin could be appointed a temporary special US liaison with iran, fly over there in the coming week... Posted by: neill on July 5, 2009 at 10: Oh yes, I agree. I heard that Palin once saw Iran from a plane window, so that makes her an expert on Iranian and Middle Eastern affairs, right? Therefore, using her expert analytical skills and keen insight on the topic, she should be able to inject herself into this situation and solve it, post haste. Posted by: In what respect, Charlie? on July 5, 2009 at 10:09 AM | PERMALINKOf course, if the US had followed the "wise" advice from John McCain et al then these charges would have stuck to Mousavi and his support would have ebbed away. Posted by: Former Dan on July 5, 2009 at 10:15 AM | PERMALINKFormer Dan - bingo! Obama was shrewd to follow expert advice and not be too supportive of Mousavi! And later, he criticized the regime's handling of dissent as a matter of principle, not as "taking sides". (We don't even know if Ahmadinejad actually would have lost, or just gotten a smaller margin ...) Conservatives love "intuition" and hate nerdy "expertise", just check out this nauseating paean to Rush: "accused influential Ahmadinejad supporters of handing out cash bonuses and food, increasing wages, printing millions of extra ballots and other acts in the run-up to the vote." So the election in Iran was as bent as the election in Lebanon a few days before which the West hailed as a real exercise in democracy. But still no real evidence of fraud on a massive scale. Posted by: blowback on July 5, 2009 at 10:24 AM | PERMALINKWow! Ahmadinejad and Khamenei ARE really the Bush and Cheney, respectively, of Iran. Sucks to be an Iranian citizen living in such an Orwellian universe! -Kevo Posted by: kevo on July 5, 2009 at 10:35 AM | PERMALINKFirst, get rid of the spammer above me. How it got past can only be explained by the holiday.
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