Posted on 06/19/2009 5:44:30 AM PDT by Fennie
TEHRAN - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday demanded an end to street protests that have shaken the country since a disputed presidential election a week ago and said any bloodshed would be their leaders fault.
He defended Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the rightful winner of the presidential vote and denied any possibility that it had been rigged, as Ahmadinejad's opponents have asserted.
"If there is any bloodshed, leaders of the protests will be held directly responsible," Khamenei declared in his first address to the nation since the upheaval began.
"The result of the election comes from the ballot box, not from the street," the white-bearded cleric told huge crowds thronging Tehran University and surrounding streets for Friday prayers. "Today the Iranian nation needs calm."
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== “...Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday demanded an end to street protests...” ==
Unbelievable. The arrogance of tyrants knows no bounds.
RT From Iran: "I have one vote. I gave it to Moussavi. I have one life. I will give it for Freedom." #IranElection6 minutes ago from web
Is the ayatollah going to start working for DHS soon?
he seems to have the Obama style down pat.
bttt
Some towns had voter turnouts of over 100%. They’re as shameless as ACORN!
I hate to pessimistic but until they rid themselves of the main problem, Islam, the people will continue in their misery. I don’t see a change acomin’. This will end up in a mega-Tienanmen like ending. The people will face the gallows, beheading, prison and stoning... like all good infidels deserve. The mullahs are EVIL, EVIL, EVIL. This is just another chance for them to enjoy bloodletting.
Under such a scenario will Mousavi now be the Supreme Leader? Be careful what you wish for
grant/don ping
Any info if when the protesters storm the Basij centers they are able to obtain arms and hide them?
This was a discussion many years ago when the Iraq thing was going on. The consensus was that it would take years before we knew. Bush would be long forgotten before the ramifications of giving Iraq a chance at freedom were manifest.
So the Iraq decision will either turn out to be a colossal failure or brilliant. Of course one can be sure that Bush will never get any credit if it works out for the best.
schu
There’s not a whole lot of info coming out right now. These mullahs seem to have put a stranglehold on news. I’m sure that CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC etc.. really aren’t interested in finding out anyways. We’d have to watch the BBC or something like that.
Mossad ? Hello ? Take your shot
Khamenei , get rid of him and the whole mullahocrasy
will fail and fall . There’s never been a better time
He also gabbed on about the foreign spies whipping up the crowds of protestors and that all Iranians are too good to fall for this interference from foreign devils.
The man is another Hitler/Geobbels combo.
The onehundred thousand souls in the auditorium with him were more or less his cheer squad. Every few sentences they would 'spontaneously' erupt with chants and cheers.
It is painfully obvious that the Iranians have no mechanism for expressing themselves to their dear leader.
To sum up his two hour speech: "I am your leader, it doesn't matter who is president, I am the leader here."
Watch out, he’s got a BOOM stick.
Yep. Obama need the crisis. He also needs a formidable enemy to give him underdog status. Ahmadi makes the perfect villian.
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