Advisor to Iranian supreme leader calls for tolerance of dissent
los angeles times
11-Jul-2009 (4 comments)

A top advisor to Iran's supreme leader Saturday urged the country's establishment to be more tolerant of dissent, even as military officials stepped up their rhetoric in the latest signs of divisions created by the marred reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad one month ago.Mohammad Mohammadian, a midranking cleric who heads Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's office of university affairs, acknowledged the simmering discontent over the vote, which sparked massive protests and violent crackdown last month. "We cannot order public opinion to get convinced," Mohammadian said, according to the Mehr news agency. "Certain individuals are suspicious about the election result, and we have to shed light on the realities and respond to their questions."

Providing an unyielding counterpoint, Maj. Gen. Hassan Firoozabadi, the armed forces chief of staff, issued stern warnings against protesters. "God has chosen us in military uniform to sacrifice our lives against the enemies," he said, according to the Iranian Students News Agency, or ISNA. "Certain individuals and groups imagine that we will back down if they shout slogans against us. We have come to die, and we have proved our determination during the war with Iraq."

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rosie is roxy is roshan

But others are not so good-natured

by rosie is roxy is roshan on Sat Jul 11, 2009 03:44 PM PDT

Good cop, bad cop.



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IranFirst

Who is the enemy ?

by IranFirst on Sat Jul 11, 2009 05:33 PM PDT

 

This idiot Firoozabadi (the armed forces chief of staff) says : "God has chosen us in military uniform to sacrifice
our lives against the enemies,"  

First, how was he chosen by god ? and who is the enemy ? the Iranian children, the old and youg who want a better living? The most educated students in our universities ?

If this idiot wants to sacrifice himself, I have no problem with that part of his non-sensical speech.


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khaleh mosheh

The revolution is happening now

by khaleh mosheh on Sat Jul 11, 2009 05:18 PM PDT

and the days of this inhuman regime are numbered.

 


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wgm1919

Viva Iran's Genuine Revolution

by wgm1919 on Sat Jul 11, 2009 04:38 PM PDT

Thanks.


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