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...Read "Iraq's Unspeakable Crime: Mothers Pimping Daughters...
...elected President of Iran in 1981 and reelected in 1985. During his two terms, was a key player in guiding policy for the Iran-Iraq war - working with Mir-Hossein Mousavi, the primary challenger in this month's election...
...crazy about Mousavi. Westerners unfamiliar with Iran's recent history and yearning for a moderate alternative to Ahmadinejad may have convinced themselves that Mir-Hossein Mousavi is a reformist, but Iraqis aren't buying it. Many remember him as Iran's Prime Minister during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, which cost Iraq hundreds of thousands of lives, tens of billions of dollars and, ultimately, its place as a leader of the Arab world. It doesn't matter that Mousavi was not in charge of the Iranian military. "Everyone who was in the top [Iranian] leadership during those years will...
...Many of Iraqi's leaders have close ties to the mullahs. Iraq's political élites have a cozy relationship with the Iranian clerical establishment that backs Ahmadinejad. Many Iraqi leaders - especially Shi'ites - spent the Saddam Hussein years as guests of the mullahs in Tehran. Others received monetary support from Iranian clerical organizations. So unlike some American politicians, Iraqi leaders are leery of openly accusing Khamenei of fixing the election...
...still change, of course. If Mousavi supporters continue to turn out in the millions and there's a real chance for a change in leadership, Iraqis will be reminded of the revolution that brought the mullahs to power in the first place. "The 1979 revolution led to the [Iran-Iraq war]," says Fayad. "If there's another revolution, we'll be the first ones to experience the consequences. So of course we'll pay attention...