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Khatami: A Commission To Investigate The Vote
His statement is out today . For more on Khatami, see here . A reader translated it: In the name of god, Public participation and engagement is a great accomplishment of the Islamic Revolution that should be admired and promoted. This glorious participation of people of all ages and walks of ...
Mousavi Vows to Continue Efforts;  Ahmad Khatami calls for Death Penalty on Protest Leaders
Mousavi Vows to Continue Efforts; Ahmad Khatami calls for Death Penalty on Protest Leaders
juancole.com — At his Friday prayers sermon on Friday, hard line cleric Ahmad Khatami (no relation to former president... and liberal Mohammad Khatami) called for capital punishment for leaders of the popular demonstrations against the outcome of the election. This ... (more) Mousavi Vows to Continue Efforts; Ahmad Khatami calls ...
Leading demonstrators must be executed, Ayatollah Khatami demands
Leading demonstrators must be executed, Ayatollah Khatami demands
timesonline.co.uk — Iranian clerics talk to one another during a Friday prayer ceremony.... (more) Leading demonstrators must be executed, Ayatollah ...
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Iran Election Live-Blogging (Sunday June 21)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... Montazeri, the most senior dissident cleric. "Resisting people's demand is religiously prohibited," said Montazeri, an architect of Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution who fell out with the present leadership and has been under house arrest for some years. In a statement on his website, Montazeri called for three days of national mourning for those killed. Here is Montazeri's statement. Andrew has a translated version of Khatami's full statement here. 12:09 AM ET -- Solidarity. Facebook continues to be, I'm told, ...

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