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| Iranian cleric: More opposition should be executed |
| 2010-01-29 |
| Barack Obama's Iran Outstretched Hand holds a hangman's noose. A senior hard-line Iranian cleric has called for more activists to be executed to silence anti-government protests, a day after two men were hanged. Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati says in a Friday prayer sermon that the clerical leadership's opponents must be killed "for the sake of God" and that Islam permits rulers to execute "hypocrites." I'm guessing 308 million Americans minus ~2 million are also included in this category. He also praises the hanging on Thursday of two men who were accused of belonging to armed groups aiming to topple the ruling system. Nine other people arrested in the heavy crackdown against opposition protests have been sentenced to death, according to officials. Massive protests erupted after disputed presidential elections on June 12, and hundreds have been arrested. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #3 What happens in Iran, stays in Iran |
| Posted by: Dave UK 2010-01-29 15:52 |
| #2 "A senior hard-line Iranian cleric has called for more activists to be executed" If this comes to pass, then the demonstrators will begin killing Basij and other security forces and what had been mostly peaceful demonstrations can become very violent. If they are going to be executed for protesting, then they have nothing to lose at that point by taking a few of the regime with them. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2010-01-29 12:02 |
| #1 What goes around comes around, Ahmad. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-01-29 11:24 |