Iran's Guardian Council has confirmed the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the country's president, following a partial recount of votes from the country's disputed election of June 12. State television said that Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, the council's secretary, had presented Sadegh Mahsouli, the minister of the interior, with a letter saying it had approved the election after a recount of 10 per cent of the ballots. "The secretary of the Guardian Council in a letter to the interior minister announced the final decision of the Council ... and declares the approval of the accuracy of the results of ... the presidential election," IRIB, the Iranian broadcaster, said. Mehdi Karoubi, a defeated reformist candidate, called for an annulment of the poll, saying it was "the only way to regain people's trust".
Iran's Guardian Council has confirmed the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the country's president, following a partial recount of votes from the country's disputed election of June 12.
State television said that Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, the council's secretary, had presented Sadegh Mahsouli, the minister of the interior, with a letter saying it had approved the election after a recount of 10 per cent of the ballots.
"The secretary of the Guardian Council in a letter to the interior minister announced the final decision of the Council ... and declares the approval of the accuracy of the results of ... the presidential election," IRIB, the Iranian broadcaster, said.
Mehdi Karoubi, a defeated reformist candidate, called for an annulment of the poll, saying it was "the only way to regain people's trust".
The original source is not online so I'll take this from Wikipedia:While lecturing in early 2003 in a University of Michigan course focused on the impending conflict, Cole expressly stated that he thought the US should act to overthrow the Saddam Hussein regime, even though it might lead to unforeseen consequences.Six years after that disastrous standpoint Cole today publishes a "Guest OpEd" from one of his colleges at University of Michigan at his widely read blog. That "Guest OpEd", from which Cole in no way distances himself, states:It would be a mistake to think that people like Ahmadinejad are reasonable. It is counter productive to base policy on the untenable premise that he would be amenable to a cost-benefit analysis on the nuclear issue. Time and again he has announced that the nuclear issue is off the table. To believe or hope otherwise would be a profound and resonant error. The option that is left for the United States is either to effectively support Mousavi's camp today or risk a military confrontation with Ahmadinejad tomorrow.Huh?
The original source is not online so I'll take this from Wikipedia:
While lecturing in early 2003 in a University of Michigan course focused on the impending conflict, Cole expressly stated that he thought the US should act to overthrow the Saddam Hussein regime, even though it might lead to unforeseen consequences.
Six years after that disastrous standpoint Cole today publishes a "Guest OpEd" from one of his colleges at University of Michigan at his widely read blog. That "Guest OpEd", from which Cole in no way distances himself, states:
It would be a mistake to think that people like Ahmadinejad are reasonable. It is counter productive to base policy on the untenable premise that he would be amenable to a cost-benefit analysis on the nuclear issue. Time and again he has announced that the nuclear issue is off the table. To believe or hope otherwise would be a profound and resonant error. The option that is left for the United States is either to effectively support Mousavi's camp today or risk a military confrontation with Ahmadinejad tomorrow.
It would be a mistake to think that people like Ahmadinejad are reasonable. It is counter productive to base policy on the untenable premise that he would be amenable to a cost-benefit analysis on the nuclear issue. Time and again he has announced that the nuclear issue is off the table. To believe or hope otherwise would be a profound and resonant error.
The option that is left for the United States is either to effectively support Mousavi's camp today or risk a military confrontation with Ahmadinejad tomorrow.
Huh?
Understand that Juan Cole is a Bahá'i and has a dog in the Iranian fight as the Bahá'i are the largest religious minority in Iran. Khomeini oppressed the Bahá'i faith and Ayatollah Montazeri has been at odds with the curerent leadership over that issue among others: Grand Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaHe also issued a statement in support of the rights of the Baha'is in the Islamic Republic, saying that though Baha'is did not belong to the People of the Book like Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians, nonetheless they are the citizens of this country, they have the right of citizenship and to live in this country. Furthermore, they must benefit from the Islamic compassion which is stressed in Quran and by the religious authorities. [28] Montazeri again spoke out against Ahmadinejad on June 16, 2009, during the protests against his reelection. Posted by: Migeru | Jun 29, 2009 6:12:55 AM | 3
Understand that Juan Cole is a Bahá'i and has a dog in the Iranian fight as the Bahá'i are the largest religious minority in Iran.
Khomeini oppressed the Bahá'i faith and Ayatollah Montazeri has been at odds with the curerent leadership over that issue among others:
Grand Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He also issued a statement in support of the rights of the Baha'is in the Islamic Republic, saying that though Baha'is did not belong to the People of the Book like Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians, nonetheless they are the citizens of this country, they have the right of citizenship and to live in this country. Furthermore, they must benefit from the Islamic compassion which is stressed in Quran and by the religious authorities. [28] Montazeri again spoke out against Ahmadinejad on June 16, 2009, during the protests against his reelection.
they are the citizens of this country, they have the right of citizenship and to live in this country. Furthermore, they must benefit from the Islamic compassion which is stressed in Quran and by the religious authorities. [28]
Montazeri again spoke out against Ahmadinejad on June 16, 2009, during the protests against his reelection.
Posted by: Migeru | Jun 29, 2009 6:12:55 AM | 3
