Word: moussavi
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...series of speakers came on to throw their support behind Mousavi, including artists who complained about restrictions on the arts under Ahmadinejad, and Moussavi's wife Zahra Rahnavard, a former university dean, expressing hope for independent universities. Then the star of the show, former President Mohammed Khatami - who dropped out of the race to endorse Mousavi - took the stage to deafening cheers of "Greetings to Khatami!" He spoke of an Islam based on rationality and on "Iran's powerful youth and the potential of its women...
...That is precisely what Ahmadinejad wanted to achieve," said one dispirited Moussavi supporter. "He wanted to redirect people's hatred of corrupt politicians to Moussavi's person, although Moussavi himself is known to be clean...
...point that had antagonized Moussavi's supporters was Ahmadinejad's attack on the candidate's wife. The President said Zahra Rahnavard, who is the first woman in the history of the Islamic Republic to campaign on behalf of her husband, had entered university without sitting the difficult national entry exam. "I'd like to talk about the educational record of a lady you know very well. Should I talk about this lady's record? Should I?" Ahmadinejad had asked threateningly...
...That attack alienated at least one of Ahmadinejad's supporters. "It was particularly ugly of the President to point the finger at Moussavi's wife, who is an honorable lady with a résumé of service to the country," said a chemical-engineering student. "I was an Ahmadinejad supporter, but the face he showed last night really turned me off. I'm voting for Moussavi...
...breaking with the conventions of Iran's political class, the President has certainly taken a risk. "Ahmadinejad totally broke the rules of the game," said Moussavi supporter Hosseinian. "He may very well have a powerful current building up against him." There are now rumors that Rafsanjani, Expediency Council chief and the country's second most powerful personality after the Supreme Leader, has asked state television for an opportunity to debate Ahmadinejad live. State television in the Islamic Republic has rarely been this exciting...