Posted on 02/15/2011 1:30:18 PM PST by Eleutheria5
TEHRAN, Iran -- Hardline Iranian lawmakers called on Tuesday for the country's opposition leaders to face trial and be put to death, a day after clashes between opposition protesters and security forces left two people dead and dozens injured.
Tens of thousands of people turned out for the opposition rally Monday in solidarity with Egypt's popular revolt that toppled President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power. The demonstration was the first major show of strength from Iran's beleaguered opposition after canceling planned rallies for the past year when authorities refused permission.
Amid Clashes, Iranian Lawmakers Want Opposition Put on Trial AFP / Getty Images A garbage container is set on fire as Iranian protesters stage an anti-government demonstration Monday in Tehran. In Washington, President Barack Obama criticized the Iranian government for its harsh treatment of protesters and noted the irony of its support for Egypt's uprisings while repressing demonstrators at home.
At an open session of parliament Tuesday, pro-government legislators demanded opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahdi Karroubi and former reformist President Mohammad Khatami face be held responsible for the protests.
Pumping their fists in the air, the lawmakers chanted "death to Mousavi, Karroubi and Khatami."
"We believe the people have lost their patience and demand capital punishment" for the opposition leaders, 221 lawmakers said in a statement.
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Isn’t that also the lib agenda?
“Sentence first - verdict afterward!”
No, they’re opposed to the death penalty, except for babies in their mother’s womb and patients on life support.
Kumbaya
Wow. Somehow when I read the headline I completely overlooked “Iranian” and assumed it was about Democrats in Congress.
How very Democrat-ic of them...................
I can understand that temptation.
Obama is oddly quiet on this.
Or maybe he only hates dictators who are friendly towards the USA.
No, he said something about it that the article refers to. But so what?
WOW
Just imagine if the losing opposition party of House members got to be put to death last Nov...
Would that have gone over well with Barry ???
Well, at least their chant rhymes.
Lawmakers??? Mullah stooges.
/johnny
Uh oh. Will this inspire more protests?
Something strongly tells me he's really in favor of the Iranian guys-in-power model of snuffing out the opposition if it should occur here.
You could call it hypocrisy, but too few in the US get excited about such a fuzzy term as that's come to mean. They're waiting to see the connection to real consequences.
Those actual consequences of total financial ruin, loss of possessions, auctions and grand larcenies by thuggish gangs, poverty, people dying in the streets, family members raped, killed by gangs, etc. will be what it takes. And they will get it.
Meanwhile their rubber stamp politicians vocally and publicly call for the executions of the leaders of the officially non existent protests.
I’m waiting for Barry O to tell Achmedhimmijob to step down.
True.... but tet, many of our “lawmakers” are stooges as well.
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