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Iran's government 'will not last', says Mehdi Karoubi
BBC ^ | 12/18/09

Posted on 12/21/2009 11:58:14 AM PST by hope

Defeated Iran opposition leader Mehdi Karoubi gives a rare interview in which he says the Ahmadinejad government is being kept in power by force

The Iranian government is being kept in power by force and will not last its four-year term, one of the opposition presidential candidates has predicted.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; karoubi; regime

1 posted on 12/21/2009 11:58:16 AM PST by hope
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To: hope

Iran’s nuke is a last-gasp for power by the Mullahs

It’s ironic that when Iran is at its weakest, beset by economic problems, unemployment, inflation and widespread protests, the world is afraid to confront it.

Once they get their nukes, they will gamble big.


2 posted on 12/21/2009 12:07:53 PM PST by PGR88
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To: hope

Oops! He’ll be Arkancided in short order.


3 posted on 12/21/2009 12:15:10 PM PST by saganite (What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
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To: hope

Experts also say that:

The US is in an economic recovery.

Global Warming is real.

Healthcare will never pass the House...the Senate...the Congress...


4 posted on 12/21/2009 12:37:58 PM PST by Tzimisce (No thanks. We have enough government already. - The Tick)
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To: hope

Zero calling Carville... ‘David wants you to run another propaganda campaign.’


5 posted on 12/21/2009 2:01:57 PM PST by Track9 (I'd rather be ruled by the first 100 names in the phonebook)
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To: hope
The Mahdi-crazed terrorist Tehran régime should have been overthrown years ago. Better late than never.


6 posted on 12/21/2009 6:21:19 PM PST by M. Espinola (Freedom is never "free")
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