Iran’s Election Drama More Elaborate Than You Think
Antiwar / Dr Sahimi
24-Jun-2009 (11 comments)
One hour after voting had ended on June 12, Iran’s Interior Ministry had called Mousavi’s headquarters to inform him that he was going to win, and that he should prepare his victory statement without boasting too much, in order not to upset Ahmadinejad’s supporters. But suddenly everything changed. Several commanders of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRG) showed up at Mousavi’s headquarters and told him that his campaign was tantamount to a "velvet revolution," which they would not allow to succeed. Then the results of the rigged election were announced, which started the protests that continue today.
But who is the real power behind Iran’s rigged presidential election, which has been called an "election coup" by a Mousavi spokesman? It is widely believed that, as the commander in chief of Iran’s armed forces, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is the coup leader. But the issue is more complex.
Ever since he was appointed as the IRG’s top commander three years ago, Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari has been talking about the "internal threat" to the Islamic Revolution. He has even reorganized the Guards for them to be better prepared for any uprising. Moreover, a few days before the June 12 elections, the IRG’s head of the political directorate, Brig. Gen. Yadollah Javani, accused Mousavi and other reformists of trying to start a color revolution (since Mousavi had used green as the symbol of its campaign), and warned ... >>>
IRANdokht

A pivotal moment in Iran's history

by IRANdokht on

Ayatollah Mesbah, as he is called in Iran, once said, “It does not matter what people think. They are ignorant sheep.” He believes that the supreme leader is selected by God, and the task of the ayatollahs who are members of Iran’s Assembly of Experts (a constitutional body that chooses the supreme leader) is to discover him. Former reformist president Mohammad Khatami has referred to Ayatollah Mesbah’s followers as the “shallow-thinking traditionalists with Stone-Age backwardness.”


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Anonymous Observer

Unfortunately

by Anonymous Observer on

Given Khamenei's recent belligerence, I don't think there's much hope for the second conclusion in the piece.  I think that Iran is, in fact, heading for 1980's style political repression....unless, we see the protests expand beyond what they are now. 


Shah Ghollam

"As far as Israel is

by Shah Ghollam on

"As far as Israel is concerned to the eternal detriment of all Islamists/Anti-Semites and their likeminded lefty allies including the resident professional acolytes, she is Iranian nation’s best friend and nothing this lot can say changes that demonstrable fact. "

Wow, and this dude cries out for Democracy in Iran. I am glad that in your last post you dropped all pretentious logic and went straight to the beef. Now I see where Israel is importing its "foreign immigrants" to populate its occupied lands.

But I have to give it to you, for a Democracy loving creature like you all the dictators of the world look alike saints.

Sweet dreams!


Fred

Live with it

by Fred on

 The Islamist cutthroats’ little helpers still have not got it. The days of blaming all on every one including the alley cat but the Islamist republic is over. There are those who want their Islamist republic to have nuke to ensure its longevity; there are others who are against it.
 As far as Israel is concerned to the eternal detriment of all Islamists/Anti-Semites and their likeminded lefty allies including the resident professional acolytes, she is Iranian nation’s best friend and nothing this lot can say changes that demonstrable fact.

ps. The other nuke loving little helper needs not to limit his wealth of knowledge to the Wikipedia.


IRANdokht

Ferredy jan jan

by IRANdokht on

Why don't you say it outright? you're not worried about Europe or Iran or Iran's neighbors...  we already know what country you're most loyal to and keep worrying about, don't we? ;-)

But this is not about Iran's peaceful nuclear energy, it's not about Nukes and missiles either.

Please do not disrespect people's intelligence by inserting these silly diversions.

Thank you!

IRANdokht


Shah Ghollam

Fred, I tried to make it

by Shah Ghollam on

Fred,

I tried to make it as simple as possible for you to understand but now that you insist here is WIKI's definition of an ICBM:

"An intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, is a long-range (greater than 5,500 km or 3,500 miles) ballistic missile typically designed for nuclear weapons delivery, that is, delivering one or more nuclear warheads."

Now, Iranian long range missiles are cateogorised as MRBM and that is: 

"A medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM), is a type of ballistic missile with medium range, this last classification depending on the standards of certain organizations. Within the U.S. Department of Defense, a medium range missile is defined by having a maximum range of between 1,000 and 3,000 km1."

Now i wonder why you would label Iranians as "crazy" and undeserving to have their Nukes if they wish? What is your basis for such judgement? but just in case I have to send you out for a bit of educational trip to the library, Iran has been a peaceful neighbour for at least 300 years compare that with Israel, a country that is in expansioning mode still today as we speak and against all UN resolutions and international conventions. Or let's look at the USA, since 1776, by all accounts, it has been on invasion mode not just in its neighbourhood but across the world and it is the only nation (read carefully, not the communists, not the Islamist jihadists nor Nazis) that has used the bomb twice. Americans, in general, even today have no regret having to use it 60 years ago. So what makes Israel and USA "eligible" to own their bombs but not the Iranians?

What is your basis in judging others? It is very appropriate question to ask "have you looked at yourself in the mirror today?".

 

 

 

 


Fred

Topograhy is not a bad thing

by Fred on

Before the educated military experts accidentally shoot themselves in the foot they could do themselves a favor by learning some elementary topography.  For instance start with finding out in which continent Iran is and the purported 2500 Km range of the Islamist cutthroats’ missile can reach what other continents, lets say Europe or Africa.   


Shah Ghollam

Fred, I also suggest you ....

by Shah Ghollam on

Fred,

I suggest you educate yourself in military hardware jargone, at least as far as it relates to Iran. ICBM means Inter Continental Balistic Missiles, that is a missie capable of reaching another continent for simplicity's sake.

Iran does not possess any such missile. Iran's longest range missile has a reach of 2500 Km Max. Also, Iran does not possess and nuclear warheads let alone a miniturised one for its missiles.

You should take IRANdokht's suggestion serious and stop being a used parrot repeating what the Zionist infested media spews daily about Iran. In this day and age, you MUST have some common sense when being bombarded with news by the media.

 


Fred

In Islamist cutthroats you trust?

by Fred on

What do you do when by the accepted standards or any stretch of imagination someone who is NOT an expert in nuke, is proposing in what boils down to trusting the Islamist cutthroats with nuke--and on the strenght of being an essay writing machine is being touted by a professional acolyte as an expert in the field?


IRANdokht

Ferred jan

by IRANdokht on

I knew you'd be here :o)

being against nuclear weapons in the hands of IRI is one thing, blaming someone for being an expert in Nuclear energy every time he writes an article is something completely different. Nobody has proven that Iran is after nukes and so far the nuclear program has been legal and peaceful.

Now back to the article...

IRANdokht


Fred

Give them nuke

by Fred on

One shutters at the thought of such lawless Islamist cutthroat regime getting its hand on a nuke to load up on its already operational ICBMs and ensure its longevity. Those who against all logic and the interests of the oppressed nation of Iran recklessly advocate the “right” of the Islamist republic to the full cycle dual use illegal nuke program have a lot to explain.

Being an essay producing machine is one thing, thinking and acting  for the benefit of Iranians under the brutal rule of the Islamist cutthroats is quite another.