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Khomeini Kin Assails Fundamentalist Rule
The Iranian Student Movement Up to the Minute Reports ^ | September 26, 2003 | The Associated Press

Posted on 11/21/2003 11:25:26 AM PST by Pan_Yans Wife

Khomeini Kin Assails Fundamentalist Rule

September 26, 2003 The Associated Press George Gedda

WASHINGTON -- The grandson of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, symbol of Iran's Islamic revolution, said Friday his countrymen live in a depressed state that will persist until they are freed from strict fundamentalist rule.

Hossein Khomeini, who bears some resemblance to the man who launched the uprising against the pro-American shah's government 24 years ago, said the lack of organized resistance to the mullah-led system makes him pessimistic about the prospects for change in his homeland.

"The Iranian people want democracy," Khomeini said. "Religion and government cannot be one and the same."

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