Rafsanjani has enough support to remove Khamenei: reports

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Rafsanjani has enough support to remove Khamenei: reports


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24 June 2009 @ 10:39 am BSTNext Global News Article
As the Iranian government continues to crackdown on protestors against the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, behind the scenes there is reported to be movement which, although hidden, could bring an end the reign of the country's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei and Mr Ahmadinejad.



Iran`s former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani speaks during Tehran`s Friday prayers April 11, 2008. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl
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Behind the scenes Khamenei's arch rival, Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is believed to be working to remove the Supreme Leader and is even reported to be considering abolishing the post of Supreme Leader altogether in what would be the biggest constitutional change since the Islamic Revolution in 1979.

Rafsanjani is the head of Iran's Expediency Council and crucially the Assembly of Experts which is responsible for overseeing and if necessary removing the Supreme leader. He is also a prominent backer of Mir Hossein Mousavi, the defeated presidential candidate who has become the focal point for protestors.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20090624/refsanjani-khamenei-iran-iranian-protests.htm

And this is why this story matters... the moderates seem to be gaining the upper hand.

[ck4829]

1. But will he go down without a fight?

Khameini is a sociopath, plain and simple.

[roguevalley]

9. the republican guard is key. the military must be wavering over this.

there were reports an important general has already been removed due to unwillingness to butcher children.

[annabanana]

2. This is pretty big!. . .k&r. . n/t

[Jack Rabbit]

3. Power to the people

Oust the bastards and arrest them for murder.

[Blaze Diem]

4. Hey Raf...(watch your back, man!!)

Dangerous days in Iran.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. By the way it is 1:30 AM local time in Tehran

why the tweet seems a little slow right now

[Moondog]

6. Interesting.

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. And this is running on the tweet

sarahinaz RT @judyrey RT Iran Rafsanjani poised to step in,poss. 2 make statement On Friday as Khamenei takes Friday Prayers again #iranelection #gr88

[BolivarianHero]

8. I want these people, Iran's conservatives, to fucking suffer!

I want them to experience the pain and suffering inflicted upon leftists betrayed and thrown into Khomeini's death camps and torture chambers in the 1980s.

[anigbrowl]

10. Interesting. The plot thickens

I wonder if Rafsanjani really wants to abolish the post altogether or it's a position taken to avoid accusations of being out to snag the job for himself.

[Wizard777]

11. If he can't take it all the way. Grand Ayatollah Montazeri is a good compromise.

Rafsanjani may be able to convince him that abolishing the position of supreme leader is the better way to realize the vision of Ayatollah Kohmeni. Is a democracy run by Muslims any less an Islamic Democracy?

I know Rafsanjani has the strength and courage to do this. I pray God gives him the support he needs.