"Supreme leader" urges Iranians to support president as clashes erupt

[villager]

Source: AP

Supreme leader urges Iranians to support president as clashes erupt

Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Violence has erupted in Iran after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE'-neh-zhahd) was declared the winner of yesterday's election.

Supporters of Ahmadinejad's main challenger have set fire to tires outside the Interior Ministry in Tehran. Police fought back with clubs.

It's the most serious disturbance in the capital since student-led protests in 1999.

Backers of reformist Mir Hossein Mousavi (meer hoh-SAYN' moo-SAH'-vee) are refusing to accept Iran's declaration that the hard-line president was re-elected in a landslide.

Mousavi charges that the election was rigged and is calling on his supporters to resist a government of "lies and dictatorship."

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (hah-meh-neh-EE'), is closiong the door on any chance he could use his powers to intervene. In a message on state TV, he urged the nation to unite behind Ahmadinejad, calling the result a "divine assessment."

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[xchrom]

1. 'divine' my ass. nt

[Aslanspal]

2. You Know....Fuck the Supreme Leader

Stupid Religious power brokers they have to fall sooner or later.

[LiberalLovinLug]

20. Kind of like Pat Robertson

giving his blessing to Dubya Bush right after the 2000 election.

Its God's will (that we cheated, bribed, rigged, fear-mongered and stole our way into power)

[GoesTo11]

23. Never trust someone who calls himself "Supreme Leader"

I've seen enough sci fi movies to know that.

[C_U_L8R]

3. I have a feeling a Berlin Wall moment is coming soon

It may not be today but these cheats and tyrants may ultimately end upside down in a town square

[ohio2007]

24. More like the aftermath to a "Springtime for Prague" moment will be the result

Mullahs have their private guard to keep order

[4lbs]

4. They had to make it a landslide because they even feared a runoff.

So, this, 62 to 31, 30-point blowout BS was perpetrated.

[grantcart]

6. Apparently "Death to the Government" chanting struck a nerve.

[TankLV]

19. Anybody know the whereabouts of Blackwell, the REPUKE Ohio former Attorney General?

This sounds just up his alley...

[bongbong]

5. Like 2000

This mess sounds like America's Stolen Election 2000 in some ways.

[Jennicut]

7. WAY worse then that. Bush stole it by a couple hundred, this was millions of votes

Its a total and complete sham. No outside groups to monitor, no texting and communication allowed, the Supreme Leader can control whatever he wants to.

[Jefferson23]

8. What a fucking disgrace, I feel for them.

[BunkerHill24]

13. Yeah, the election was stolen alright

85% of eligible voters voted and stole their own vote. WOW!

:sarcasm:

[LeftishBrit]

14. Yes, just like we all know for sure that Bush really won Florida

Election fraud never happens, after all; especially not when an autocratic regime keeps ALL observers out, and when the results are sharply distinct from initial predictions.

More :sarcasm:

[BunkerHill24]

16. Frankly, I don't think Iranian voters give rat's-ass what you think

[LeftishBrit]

17. But they do care what you think???

[TheWatcher]

22. Well, I would tell you no one gives a rats ass what YOU Think.

But since it's clear you CAN'T THINK AT ALL, that would be an inaccurate statement.

:rofl:

[Swede Atlanta]

9. The mullahs should really think twice.....

The mullahs rode into power in Iran only because the people turned to Khomeni and the religious establishment as a means to oust the Shah. I seriously don't believe most Iranians at the time as a practical matter cared what method was used to out the dictator.

Now 30 years later, nearly 30% of Iran's population has been born since the "Revolution". I don't think they are as beholden to the clerics. If the clerics aren't careful they could face a second revolution in which the clerics are relegated to their rightful place, the Mosque with political power safely housed in a more secular authority. I'm not suggesting we would see Iran adopt a Turkish-style secular state but this could come back to haunt the mullahs.

Only when the Iranian people are tired of being controlled by religious nuts will things change for them.

[pjt7]

10. I haven't seen any evidence Mousavi

had major support outside of N. Tehran. If someone can provide this, I'd like to see it.

[Oregone]

11. Hopefully the US will incite a revolution, then refuse to fund and support them

:sarcasm:

[The Stranger]

18. I did have this funny feeling that Mousavi was probably receiving a "pension" or something from CIA.

Maybe an "allowance" for being a good boy?

[liquid diamond]

12. If the results are legit, we'll see how this decision works out for those assholes.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely having orgasms right now.

[Joanne98]

15. Conservatives are the same everywhere.

[bushmeister0]

21. I just know Acorn had something to do with this!