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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/18/AR2009081803568.html
Iranian Cleric Predicts Opposition Will Topple Ahmadinejad
[Washington Post] Thomas Erdbrink - Defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi says opposition to the government is growing by the day. The white-turbaned Shiite cleric said in an interview Tuesday that President Ahmadinejad will be defeated by a burgeoning movement of ordinary people, ayatollahs and lawmakers. "This belief is growing at an extraordinary pace. Yes, people might be more cautious, since the situation in our country is dangerous, but their thoughts, their ideas have not changed," Karroubi said. A mass trial is underway in Tehran, in which some of Karroubi's close advisers have linked him to a Western-backed plot to overthrow the country's leadership. "The court has a special purpose. It is organized by the winners of the vote, and only their opponents have been put on trial," Karroubi said.