{"id":6424,"date":"2009-06-15T11:42:35","date_gmt":"2009-06-15T11:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2009\/06\/huge-crowds-protesting-iranian.html"},"modified":"2009-06-15T11:42:35","modified_gmt":"2009-06-15T11:42:35","slug":"huge-crowds-protesting-iranian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2009\/06\/huge-crowds-protesting-iranian.html","title":{"rendered":"Huge crowds protesting Iranian election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They&#8217;re estimating that millions have turned out to protest the stolen election in Iran:<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ey9Kgf-cB40&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;color1=0x2b405b&#038;color2=0x6b8ab6\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ey9Kgf-cB40&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;color1=0x2b405b&#038;color2=0x6b8ab6\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object>Notice those in the crowd, it&#8217;s not just young people but the middle-aged as well.(<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/allahpundit\/status\/2178907520\">via<\/a>)And then <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2009\/jun\/15\/iran-supreme-leader-orders-probe-vote-fraud\/\">there&#8217;s this. The Supreme Leader of Iran orders an investigation into election fraud<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>State television quoted Ayatollah Ali Khamenei directing a high-level clerical panel, the Guardian Council, to look into charges by pro-reform candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, who has said he is the rightful winner of Friday&#8217;s presidential election. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So, this is an interesting turn of events. Why would the real power in Iran care which puppet was &#8220;elected?&#8221; Maybe they fear that <a href=\"http:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/2009\/06\/14\/video-iranian-thugs-beat-protester-to-death-in-broad-daylight\/\">violence alone<\/a> won&#8217;t be able to control the crowds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They&#8217;re estimating that millions have turned out to protest the stolen election in Iran:Notice those in the crowd, it&#8217;s not just young people but the middle-aged as well.(via)And then there&#8217;s this. 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