Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami is calling the outcome of disputed elections a "velvet coup" against democracy.
If only Khatami were so bold when he was president.
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July 01, 2009
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Yah, he could be hanging out with the six Mousavi supporters referred to in this article. Of course, it's not the kind of hanging out most of us want to do.
Posted by: David Holliday | July 01, 2009 at 06:36 PM
God, that is sickening. The murderers will pay.
Posted by: Frank Warner | July 01, 2009 at 08:58 PM
Rwanda on the Gulf. All the hardliners will be carrying machetes pretty soon.
Posted by: jj mollo | July 02, 2009 at 01:40 AM
We can only hope!
Posted by: David Holliday | July 02, 2009 at 07:02 AM
Nuclear-powered machetes.
Posted by: Frank Warner | July 02, 2009 at 01:28 PM
There are a lot of people sticking their necks out, politically powerful people. Most of them are indistinguishable in terms of support for authoritarian theocracy, but at least they are willing to risk their lives for the principle of fair democratic voting.
Posted by: jj mollo | July 03, 2009 at 12:43 AM
At this point, at least from an outsiders perspective, it looks like it could go either way. It seems to me that the Iranian military holds the key. If they side with Khatami it could spell a new chapter in Iranian rule. If they go with Khamenei a lot of people in Iran are going to go missing.
Posted by: David Holliday | July 03, 2009 at 07:48 AM