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2009-10-15 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Supreme leader Ali Khamenei is dead, an Arabic newspaper sez?

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Posted by anonymous5089 2009-10-15 10:20|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 What's Bambi going to do if the people of Iran take to the streets to celebrate Khamenei's death?

Posted by Steve White 2009-10-15 10:34|| 2009-10-15 10:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Probably mourn a great statesman Steve

I hope this is the spark that implodes Iran on itself . Alas the left will say Bambi saved them

Posted by Oscar 2009-10-15 10:45|| 2009-10-15 10:45|| Front Page Top

#3 I wonder how long it will take for the Iranian propaganda machine to announce the big mullah's passing was a Zionist assassination? Or a plot from the West?

Posted by Bertie Cromomp7039 2009-10-15 12:04|| 2009-10-15 12:04|| Front Page Top

#4 More from http://www.esisc.org/

Flash/Iran

Iran: contradictory information on Ali Khameneï

By the end of the afternoon, contradictory rumours continued to circulate on the health of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Sources near the power in Tehran denied the Supreme leader was dead but sources in the Iranian opposition told us he actually passed away on Wednesday and the Iranian power want to hide it for a moment to control the streets and enforce security in the country.

It must be underlined that the official website of Mr Khameneï published today an article saying: Faithful people of northern provincial cities of Chaloos and Noshahr Wednesday presented a deep bond between nation and leadership as they gathered to welcome Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei amid heavy rain. But it actually proves nothing

Al Quds al-Arabi, an Arabic newspaper based in London published a information coming from a German press agency which was quoting Iranian opposition sources saying the Supreme Leader was dead. Later, al-Quds deleted the article from its front page but forgot to delete one comment on the story

Agencies and media in Azebaidjan and Egypt relayed the same information.

It seems that the rumor began to spread in the United States.

The Guardian wrote tonight in London that the latest rumor "about Khamenei's possible death has been picked up by a number of respected bloggers and media organisations including ABCs Georges Stephanopoulos, The Jerusalem Post and Pravda. The Guardian stated: As there are so many restrictions on foreign reporting in Iran the truth is difficult to verify. But the interest and speculation about Iran has been intense, particularly on Twitter. And the British newspaper concludes: Of course there is an easy way for the clerical regime in Tehran to put a stop to the current hysteria. But the ayatollah has yet to appear to declare that the reports of his death are exaggerated. Until he does, the chances are the rumours will spread.

As far as tonight, we cannot confirm or deny the death of Ali Khameneï, but we confirm that the security forces in Tehran have been reinforced today.

Posted by anonymous5089 2009-10-15 12:28|| 2009-10-15 12:28|| Front Page Top

#5 To the People of Iran:

FREE YOURSELVES.

Posted by Hellfish 2009-10-15 14:01|| 2009-10-15 14:01|| Front Page Top

#6 How does this change the power struggles in Iran?

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2009-10-15 14:55|| 2009-10-15 14:55|| Front Page Top

#7 As posted previously:

"Precisely because there are no obvious successors to Khamenei, the prospect of the
supreme leadership being replaced by a shura (consultative) council is discussed with
increased frequency. The idea is not new and was considered after Khomeini's death, since
many believed the supreme leadership was "a robe designed only for Khomeini." As president,
Khamenei himself once told a Western reporter that no one individual could ever replace
Khomeini as Supreme Leader, predicting instead a council of three or five religious leaders
would have to rule.
Who would be selected to compose the shura council is the key question. Constitutionally
the selection process falls under the jurisdiction of the Assembly of Experts, an 86-cleric karim sadjadpour body headed by Rafsanjani and composed largely of septuagenarian, conservative clerics.
Reformists talk about a triumvirate composed of Rafsanjani, Khatami, and Mehdi Karroubi,
a moderate cleric who served as speaker of the parliament and narrowly lost to Ahmadinejad
in the first round of the June 2005 elections. This would be unacceptable to hardliners, who
would prefer conservatives like AyatollahsMesbah Yazdi, Shahroudi, and Jannati, a member
of the Guardian Council, who are equally unacceptable to moderates.
Aside from the difficulties of reaching a consensus regarding the makeup of the shura
council, the replacement of the Supreme Leader with a shura council is currently impeded
by the Islamic Republic's constitution, which states specifically that the Leader be an individual.
But political expediency trumps the constitution in the Islamic Republic; a constitutional
amendment adjusting the requirements for Supreme Leader is precisely what enabled
Khamenei to become Leader.
While the fight for succession is highly unpredictable and could get fierce, in some ways
Khamenei's weakness has ironically been the Islamic Republic's strength; if his reign has
proven one thing, it's that the Islamic Republic's stability is not contingent upon having a popular,
charismatic Leader. The predictions frequently made during the Khomeini era--that
the Leader's death would bring about the regime's demise--are no longer made with regards
to Khamenei."

reading khamenei (http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/sadjadpour_iran_final2.pdf)

Posted by newc">newc 2009-10-15 18:06|| 2009-10-15 18:06|| Front Page Top

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