Mousavi, Celebrated in Iranian Protests, Was the Butcher of Beirut
CQ Politics / Jeff Stein
24-Jun-2009 (3 comments)

He may yet turn out to be the avatar of Iranian democracy, but three decades ago Mir-Hossein Mousavi was waging a terrorist war on the United States that included bloody attacks on the U.S. embassy and Marine Corps barracks in Beirut. Mousavi, prime minister for most of the 1980s, personally selected his point man for the Beirut terror campaign, Ali Akbar Mohtashemi-pur, and dispatched him to Damascus as Iran's ambassador, according to former CIA and military officials. The ambassador in turn hosted several meetings of the cell that would carry out the Beirut attacks, which were overheard by the National Security Agency.

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Iranians are not that naive

by t (not verified) on Wed Jun 24, 2009 09:37 AM PDT

Thanks for posting. However, understand the Iranian population knows of Mousavi's past. So, then why Mousavi? Because this regime is worst. They want change and today people take to the streets not because of their love for Mousavi but to protest the regime. The slogans are not about Mousavi. They all speak about freedom, justice, etc... You could say that Mousavi is being used in certain ways as well. He is merely a figure.


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capt_ayhab

Ms. Barbra

by capt_ayhab on Wed Jun 24, 2009 08:04 AM PDT

Not that I care for Mousavi or any of those monsters in IR, however the honorable nickname of BUTCHER OF BEIRUT is for ever bestowed to a different monster by the name of ARIEL SHARON. Who is responsible for massacre of 3500 civilians in refuge camps in Beirut

//news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1156796.stm

[They describe him[Ariel Sharon] as a criminal and the "Butcher of Beirut", recalling his role in the massacres of Sabra
and Shatila when he led the Israeli army's invasion of Lebanon.]

 

-YT for NEDA Daughter of IRAN


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fozolie

That is why it is so sad

by fozolie on Wed Jun 24, 2009 07:42 AM PDT

 

Why are you surprised? Why do I think some of us have been screaming that people should not get hurnt for is an intra-Akhoond-mafia fight or Iranians should be shedding blood for Akhoond internal squabbles.

Mr. Fozolie

 

PS: Akhoond meaning Pest is the true description of Mollah


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