Ayatollah Khamenei: A Little Criticism Is Good
In other words, “Complain all you want, you fucking
pissant students. Just don’t rise up, or we’ll hang you
from the nearest crane.”
TEHRAN — Iran’s supreme leader said the country’s political establishment should be open to criticism, following a rare protest against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, state radio reported on Wednesday.
“We should be wary of the day when our young people in universities do not have the motivation to raise questions, issues and demands,” Ali Khamenei told a group of students and political activists on Tuesday night.
“If sometimes we have said there should be no opposition to the country’s officials, this does not mean there should be no criticism,” Khamenei said. “This applies to the leadership too.”
Khamenei’s comments came two days after a group of students staged a protest against the hardline Ahmadinejad at Tehran University, calling him a “dictator” over a crackdown against student activists.
And even the supreme leader voiced criticism of the current government.
“I have supported (previous) governments. I support this government too. This also does not mean that I approve of every detail of the work that is being done,” Khameini said.
Criticism of the authority of the supreme leader — who has the final word on all matters of state in the Islamic republic — is a punishable crime.
(AFP)
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October 10th, 2007 at 11:00 pmPublicity stunt, the students will be rounded up next month when the mollusks think no one is watching. They’re not fooling anyone. Well, that’s not entirely true, they’re fooling bela pelosi and dirty harry.
October 11th, 2007 at 12:07 am