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[Andisheh : some thoughts on Iran] Now this construction of a doctrine and Leader of the masses is continuing under Ayatollah Khamenei even though he doesn’t have the religious importance as Khomeini did. Now with the run-up to the presidential elections in Iran, this manipulative nature of the regime will again show its strength as people turn out in millions and vote for the selected ones.

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[سیاستمدار آینده] Ali Hoseyni Khāmene’i -1:  Nevertheless, according to narjes.org a cleric only needs acceptance of a few grand ayatollahs to be recognized as marja. Khamenei refused the offer of marja'iyat for Iran, as he explained, due to other heavy responsibilities, but agreed to be the marja for the Shi'as outside of Iran.

[Untitled] Sic Semper Tyrannis : Sadegh Kabeer's answer to Makkenijad: First of all, Khamenei's religious credentials are a total joke - the senior Shi'a clergy have little to no respect for him - one only has to look at the criticisms of Khamenei made by Ayatollahs Sanei, Azari-Qom, Shirazi and Montazeri to see that he has little credibility at a purely religious level - or what in the Shia world is called marja'yyat. The concept of an Ayatollah al-Uzma, or an religious scholar who is primus inter pares was itself a 18th century creation and Ayatollah Boroujerdi was the last individual to be regarded as such and he died in 1961.

[Untitled] San Francisco Sentinel » Blog Archives » IRAN’S HAMAS STRATEGY: Where once Ayatollah Khomeini believed in the revolutionary potential of soft power (Iran’s example was supposed to topple the pro-American autocrats throughout the Middle East), Khomeini’s children are firm believers in hard power, covert action, duplicity and persistence. With Gaza and Egypt conceivably within Tehran’s grasp, the clerical regime will be patient and try to keep Gaza boiling.

[سیاستمدار آینده] Ali Hoseyni Khāmene’i -2: During the 2005 presidential election, Khamenei's comments about importance of fighting corruption, being faithful to the ideals of the Islamic revolution, as well as on the superior intelligence and dynamism of those who studied engineering, were interpreted by some as a subtle endorsement of Mamoud Ahmadinejad (who had a Ph.D. in traffic engineering).

[Mp3 Downloadable Songs] Ayatollah-Louder: Although he is the elected president of Iran, he serves at the pleasure of Ayatollah All Khamenei, who has been the official “Supreme Leader” since 1990, when he assumed that title …

[Untitled] MEHDI: Patience is road to reconciliation with Iran, For Immediate ...: He led the new Islamic Republic of Iran as its Supreme Leader until his death in 1989. Ali Khamenei (who was president for most of the 1980s) succeeded him and is Supreme Leader today.

[PINKtank] Iranians Ponder Future US-Iranian Relations in an Obama Administration: When asked about one of the most contentious points in U.S.-Israeli-Iranian relationships, the Iranian government’s support for Hamas in Palestine and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, Iranians pointed out that the U.S. has consistently and heavily funded Israel during its 62-year existence (U.S. provides about $4 billion per year to the Israeli government and the Israeli Defense Forces.)  Many Iranians suggested that Palestinians who have lived in refugee camps during those 62 years must be provided assistance. Hezbollah began in 1982 as a small militia fighting against the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, and is now not only a military group but a political organization that won seats in the Lebanese government, has a radio and satellite television-station and provides social development and humanitarian assistance for much of southern Lebanon.  Iranians strongly felt that Hamas, the elected (and they emphasize elected) government of Gaza, needs financial support, particularly now in current extraordinary humanitarian crisis due to the lengthy Israeli blockade of foods and services into Gaza.

[The Moderate Voice] Ayatollah Khamenei Says America Must Apologize for 1953 Coup ...: According to this news account from Iran’s PRESS TV of a speech by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini, the answers to both questions are yes - and if America’s new president wants to improve relations, he’ll have to issue an .

[Untitled] t r u t h o u t | Israel, Gaza and Iran: Trapping Obama in ...: As I describe in Treacherous Alliance - The Secret dealings of Israel, Iran and the United States (Yale University Press), European diplomats in contact with representatives of Islamic Jihad and Hamas visiting Iran after fighting between Israelis and Palestinians had broken out reported back that both groups were utterly disappointed with their Iranian hosts whom they accused of making empty promises -- Tehran neither provided them with money nor weapons. A joke in the streets of Tehran reflected Iran's pretense: "Why aren't there any stones left to stone the adulteress?

[Funny blog] Ayatollah Khamenei Says America Must Apologize for 1953 Coup ...: According to this news account from Iran’s PRESS TV of a speech by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini, the answers to both questions are yes - and if America’s new president wants to improve relations, he’ll have to issue an .

[Z-Word Blog] Sultan Khamenei: Periodically, I’ve heard it said that an excessive focus on Iran’s wretched President Ahmadinejad is a mistake. True, active promotion of Holocaust denial is his own innovation, but threatening to wipe Israel from the map was a favorite theme of Ayatollah Khomeini.

[Untitled] 'The last straw' for Ahmadinejad? | FP Passport: Under Imam Khomeini just as under Ayatollah Khamenei, Iranian diplomacy has worked on developing contacts with other countries....By receiving the dignitaries and leaders of numerous states and by communicating with them, the leader has given undeniable examples of his crucial presence in Iranian diplomacy.

[blog.Tribulationperiod.com] COME INTO MY PARLOR!: God’s children should not be overtaken by the deceit of believing dialog with Iran will lead to anything other than the sudden destruction of two thirds of Israel in the final holocaust of this Age of the Gentiles. A Jewish remnant of one third of the population (1.9 million) will be left “therein” (Inside Israel) in the Negev for 1260 days, where they will come to believe Jesus really was their Messiah, after which they will be delivered by Christ at his Second Advent.

[Weasel Zippers] Iran: Combat Clergy Society Registering Volunteers to Fight Israel ...: The extremist Iranian group claims that it has no ties with the Ayatollah Khomeini-led government of Iran. Muslim leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a religious decree to Muslims around the world to defend the Arabs in Gaza against Israeli attacks “in anyway possible.”

[Untitled] Obama And The Middle East « PA Pundits - International: For the first time since the 19th-century constitutional revolutions in the Ottoman Empire and Iran, democracy is emerging as a live option in much of the greater Middle East. A small but growing democratic constituency is emerging in virtually every country in the region.

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