Iran Video Highlight: Mr Ali Larijani, Champion of Democracy
Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 6:28
Scott Lucas in Ali Larijani, EA Iran, Egypt, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Middle East and Iran, Mir Hossein Mousavi

Iran's Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani summarises the situation in the Middle East for Al Jazeera in 70 seconds. Some of this is Political Rhetoric 101: "Egypt is a military dictatorship", supported by the US and Israel, who prevent the Egyptian Revolution from becoming a success.

But you gotta hand it to the guy: he has a nice line about suppression of dissent by "camels and horses" --- rather than, say, by Basij militia --- and he can keep a straight face as he declares:

In Iran, democracy is a serious matter....People vote, and politicians change according to their will."

Fun Fact: Ali Larijani reportedly called opposition figure Mir Hossein Mousavi on 12 June 2009, to congratulate Mousavi on his victory over Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the Presidential election.

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