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July 23, 2010       Share:    

Source: http://pajamasmedia.com/michaelledeen/2010/07/20/the-revolt-against-the-supreme-leader-begins/

The Revolt Against Iran's Supreme Leader Begins

(Pajamas Media) Michael Ledeen - The bazaars are still on strike. I know that the Los Angeles Times said the strike was over a couple of days ago, but I think they have it wrong. There could be no greater sign of the regime's mounting insecurity than the fatwa issued Tuesday by Khamenei asserting that he rules in the name of the Prophet, and that obedience to the supreme leader is the same as obedience to Mohammed. Dictators only do such things when they know they are not being obeyed. A member of the Iranian regime's Assembly of Experts confessed in a statement on Monday that the Iranian people despise state-run TV programs and do not watch them. According to the state-run Fars news agency, Haeri Shirazi pointed to the failure of the regime's policy of preventing free access to information through satellite channels.

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