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Khamenei Digs In

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei today denied that the Iranian election was rigged and warned the protesters to cut it out. “Street challenge is not acceptable,” the New York Times quoted him as saying, citing a BBC translation. “This questions the principles of election and democracy.”

Nick Kristof sees this as an ominous sign. "Khamenei's tough speech and the Basij's boldness give me a v bad feeling that Iran is headed for a Tehran Tiananmen," he wrote on Twitter. Kristof, you may recall, was at Tiananmen during the Chinese crackdown.

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BD57| 6.19.09 @ 11:31AM

By now, I suspect they're feeling pretty confident that nothing they do is going to cost them.

Tim| 6.19.09 @ 11:34AM

Lord,
Deliver us (and them) from evil.

Pingback| 6.19.09 @ 8:24PM

Iran uprisings continue… « Time for Thorns links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

Iran uprisings continue… « Time for Thorns Time for Thorns An independent view on life. Iran uprisings continue… leave a comment » Ayatollah Khamenei today has denied that the Iranian election was rigged and told protesters,  “Street challenge is not acceptable.” As for the crackdown the master  mullah promised,  I suspect there is already far more violence going…

chi hair straightener| 6.22.09 @ 5:19AM

First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win chi flat irons.

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