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Iran's leader: End protests or risk 'bloodshed'
Associated Press ^
| June 19, 2009
| ALI AKBAR DAREINI and BRIAN MURPHY
Posted on 06/19/2009 2:23:14 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's supreme leader sought Friday to end the deepening crisis over disputed elections with one decisive speechdeclaring the vote will almost certainly stand and sternly warning opposition leaders to end street protests or be held responsible for any "bloodshed and chaos" to come.
But a first sign of possible resistance came shortly after nightfall in Tehran. Cries of "Death to the dictator!" and "Allahu akbar""God is great"rang from rooftops in what's become a nightly ritual of opposition unity.
The sharp line drawn by Iran's most powerful figure, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is a gambit that pushes Iran's opposition to a pivotal moment: either back down or risk a crushing response from police and the forces at Khamenei's disposalthe powerful Revolutionary Guard and their volunteer citizen militia, the Basiji.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; iranviolence2009; khamenei; seaofgreen; studentmovement
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Iran's supreme leader
I got news for you pal! You ain't leadin' but two things right now: Jack and sh_t... and Jack just left town."
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posted on
06/19/2009 2:25:02 PM PDT
by
SkyPilot
To: Free ThinkerNY
“End your protests, wear your burquas, don’t listen to unapproved music, don’t drink, don’t sell your goat to your neighbor for the purpose of sex, and you’ll be fine.”
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posted on
06/19/2009 2:28:23 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: Free ThinkerNY
Can you say "Khameni Square"?
I fear a bloodbath is coming and we can do nothing and the world will do nothing.
To: Free ThinkerNY
“Bloodshed and chaos” are better than being enslaved by your government!
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posted on
06/19/2009 2:30:00 PM PDT
by
SonOfDarkSkies
(Obama: "Enough about me, let's talk about you...what do you think of me?")
To: SkyPilot
Sounds to me that the Ayatollah has given an ultimatum to the protesters to either stop the protests or there will be blood in the streets. This could get ugly real fast. The next 48 hours will be crucial.
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posted on
06/19/2009 2:30:20 PM PDT
by
Uncle Hal
To: Free ThinkerNY
I would love to see the Iranians overpower this pompus windbag and send him off to meet his seventy virgins.
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posted on
06/19/2009 2:31:35 PM PDT
by
layman
(Card Carrying Infidel)
To: StilettoRaksha
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posted on
06/19/2009 2:33:42 PM PDT
by
null and void
(We are now in day 151 of our national holiday from reality.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
مرگ بر احمدى نژاد و خامنى
Death to Ahmadinejad & Khamenei!
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posted on
06/19/2009 2:36:00 PM PDT
by
G8 Diplomat
(I'm learning Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, Pashtu, and Russian so someday you won't have to)
To: Uncle Hal
How much of the military will defect?
Hopefully they won't want to fire on their own - but then, look at Tienanmen Square and how that work out...
To: Free ThinkerNY
The leadership over there is a bunch of straight out of the middle-ages remember the Iran Iraq war with the kids ran though the mine fields given the plastic keys to paradise! Do not underestimate these turds.
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posted on
06/19/2009 2:45:39 PM PDT
by
Cheetahcat
(Zero the Wright kind of Racist! We are in a state of War with Democrats)
To: Free ThinkerNY
I’ve been keeping up with several friends in Iran, who are part of the opposition, via Twitter. They are all resolute that they will not stop the protests of the election. They are also well aware that Saturday may bring bloodshed and they are appropriately afraid.
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posted on
06/19/2009 2:46:48 PM PDT
by
FourPeas
(Why does Professor Presbury's wolfhound, Roy, endeavour to bite him?)
To: FourPeas
... They are all resolute that they will not stop the protests of the election. They are also well aware that Saturday may bring bloodshed and they are appropriately afraid. Sounds like a plan, not well though out.
To: FourPeas
Has Mousavi called for a protest march on Saturday? From what I’ve read, it sounds like some of the Iranians are expecting more protests and bloodshed tomorrow beyond what has occurred to this point.
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posted on
06/19/2009 3:30:41 PM PDT
by
Girlene
To: Free ThinkerNY
The mullahs have pushed too this time. It’s time for a real Iranian revolution. Free Iran Now.
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posted on
06/19/2009 4:13:47 PM PDT
by
JerryP
To: Girlene
Yes, Mousavi called for a protest 4pm Saturday (7:30am Eastern). It appears bloodshed is very likely, but only time will tell. With Khamenei words, the protests are now officially illegal which makes bloodshed much more likely. Going against Khamenei means going against Islam — an offense punishable by death.
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06/19/2009 4:14:57 PM PDT
by
FourPeas
(Why does Professor Presbury's wolfhound, Roy, endeavour to bite him?)
To: LoneRangerMassachusetts
Hmm, I’m not sure I understand.
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posted on
06/19/2009 4:17:50 PM PDT
by
FourPeas
(Why does Professor Presbury's wolfhound, Roy, endeavour to bite him?)
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To: FourPeas
Thanks. I hadn’t seen any word that Mousavi had called for one after the “Supreme Leader”’s speech today. Hoping your friends are safe tomorrow.
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06/19/2009 4:39:53 PM PDT
by
Girlene
To: Sacajaweau
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posted on
06/19/2009 4:43:00 PM PDT
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PapaBear3625
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money -- Thatcher)
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