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I think that Khameni's speech yesterday was a message saying "back down, go to your villa, take a bath and cut your wrists and save ~~my face~~ theocracy. It is allah's will."

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Jun 20th, 2009 at 12:17:01 PM EST
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Doh, hit post instead of preview.

So Mousavi knew he had a choice. Saying he was ready for death was him saying to Khameni "Full acknowledgement of Broadcast"

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Jun 20th, 2009 at 12:18:29 PM EST
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Yes, and if the government kills him, they're going to wish they hadn't, I suspect.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.

by Drew J Jones (pedobear@pennstatefootball.com) on Sat Jun 20th, 2009 at 12:47:19 PM EST
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Meir Javedanfar: Khamenei's Speech: Learning From the Shah?

The main goal of Khamenei's speech this morning was consolidation. The recent demonstrations have been unprecedented. The Supreme Leader is aware of their impact, and the main goal of today's speech was first and foremost to create some kind of cohesion in the system. This was done by emphasizing the large number of people who took part in the elections. He also tried to reiterate that despite their differences, his relations with Rafsanjani are important, and that any accusation against his children should be settled in court, rather than on the street or television screens. He also said he is close to Ahmadinejad and that his point of view regarding domestic and foreign policy is closer.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Jun 20th, 2009 at 12:19:35 PM EST
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