Moussavi vows to 'pay any cost' to fight Iran election results

[Turborama]

Source: CNN International

Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi told followers Monday he will "pay any cost" to contest the country's presidential election results, but said he had little hope his challenge would succeed.

Moussavi made his first public appearance since Friday's vote during a massive rally in central Tehran.

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Moussavi, in his statement, called on authorities to stop attacks on his supporters by police and Ahmadinejad's supporters, and he urged his followers to continue demonstrating peacefully. "You are not breaking glass," he said. "You are breaking tyranny."

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Moussavi and the other two defeated candidates, Mehdi Karrubi and Mohsen Rezaie, have reportedly been invited to the Guardian Council on Tuesday to discuss any concerns over the election results.

In his Monday statement, Moussavi told supporters, "The election fraud was obvious, and I will pay any cost to realize the ideals of the Iranian nation."

Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/15/iran.elections.protests/index.html

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[rpannier]

1. I admire his tenacity

I doubt anything positive will come of it.

[OKDem08]

2. I really hope you're wrong about this

I saw this incredible vid on Huffington Post. It showed a group of protestors with gun shots being fired around them, and men with rifles perched above yards away, the crowd stays and chants together, "Don't be scared, we're all together."

[Soylent Brice]

3. do you have a link?

that sounds amazing!

[blindpig]

4. Considering the deep pockets he has behind him....

I'm not surprised at all.