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LATEST Iran Video: Ahmadinejad Failure in Mashaad? (16 July)
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 8:05
The Latest from Iran (21 July): The Lull in the Cycle of Protest
Receive our latest updates by email or RSS- SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FEEDUPDATE 22 July: Another small video twist: this new footage popped up today, claiming to show a protest against Ahmadinejad's appearance in Mashaad:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePTj_w6qrfU[/youtube]
This video surfaced last night. Activists claim it shows the lack of support for President Ahmadinejad's appearance in Mashaad, which came the day before Hashemi Rafsanjani's leadership of prayers in Tehran.
Given the limited quality of the film, and given possibilities for manipulation, we are cautious about the conclusions, but Mir Hossein Mousavi's campaign is now featuring this to question the legimitacy of the Government.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6biC1n7GfDE[/youtube]
A reader (see comments below) has pointed us to evidence that Ahmadinejad's speech was heard by a large audience. The footage is from Press TV, who said in a story on the speech, "Ahmadinejad criticizes opposition to Iran vote", that the President spoke "to thousands of people":
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5C7HwtNByQ[/youtube]
Receive our latest updates by email or RSS- SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FEEDUPDATE 22 July: Another small video twist: this new footage popped up today, claiming to show a protest against Ahmadinejad's appearance in Mashaad:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePTj_w6qrfU[/youtube]
This video surfaced last night. Activists claim it shows the lack of support for President Ahmadinejad's appearance in Mashaad, which came the day before Hashemi Rafsanjani's leadership of prayers in Tehran.
Given the limited quality of the film, and given possibilities for manipulation, we are cautious about the conclusions, but Mir Hossein Mousavi's campaign is now featuring this to question the legimitacy of the Government.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6biC1n7GfDE[/youtube]
A reader (see comments below) has pointed us to evidence that Ahmadinejad's speech was heard by a large audience. The footage is from Press TV, who said in a story on the speech, "Ahmadinejad criticizes opposition to Iran vote", that the President spoke "to thousands of people":
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5C7HwtNByQ[/youtube]
