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...Iraqis aren't 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...
Iraqis' apathy toward the Iranian election could 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...
Read an exclusive interview with Ahmadinejad's opponent, Mir-Hossein Mousavi...
Later, a "massive" crowd supporting reformist challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi gathered in Vanak Square to the north, according to a correspondent for state-controlled English-language Press...
...Press TV correspondent at the pro-reform rally told the anchor by telephone that a crowd she called "huge" and "massive" was carrying banners of Mousavi, wearing green headbands and covering their mouths in an apparent defense against tear gas. She said the crowd was marching farther north, toward Tajrish Square...