Iran showdown: “Supreme Leader” tries to quell rebellion; US Congress does what Obama won’t

By Michelle Malkin  •  June 19, 2009 08:13 AM

The Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivered 100 minutes of blame the Jews/Death to the U.S. bile mixed with a veiled threat to the hundreds of thousands of protesters who’ve taken to the streets the last week to oppose voter fraud and fight for freedom from the mullah-cracy:

In his first public response to days of protests, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sternly warned opponents Friday to stay off the streets and denied opposition claims that last week’s disputed election was rigged, praising the ballot as an “epic moment that became a historic moment.”

In a somber and lengthy sermon at Friday prayers in Tehran, he called directly for an end to the protests by hundreds of thousands of Iranians demanding a new election.

“Street challenge is not acceptable,” Ayatollah Khamenei said. “This is challenging democracy after the elections.” He said opposition leaders would be “held responsible for chaos” if they did not end the protests…

…He blamed “media belonging to Zionists, evil media” for seeking to show divisions between those who supported the Iranian state and those who did not, while, in fact, the election had shown Iranians to be united in their commitment to the Islamic revolutionary state.

The “Zionist” media did not make this happen.

Click here for a vivid and comprehensive overview of the freedom movement (h/t Van der Leun).

America the Satan did not beat this Iranian protester (h/t Gateway Pundit):

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Listen to Jim Hoft’s interview with Iranian student and democracy activist Kianoosh Sanjari.

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Allahpundit watching: Will today be Tiananmen in Tehran?

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Democrats and Republicans unite in Congress to do what President Obama won’t: Voice public support for the democracy movement in Iran. Caleb Howe spotlights today’s bipartisan resolution:

U.S. Congressman Mike Pence (R-Ind.), Chairman of the House Republican Conference, and Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.), the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, have introduced a resolution that goes where the President fears to tread: explicit support for the Iranian dissidents.

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  1. #101
    On June 19th, 2009 at 11:58 am, Rogue Cheddar said:

    On June 19th, 2009 at 11:21 am, ajmontana said:
    Racist? is “complete tool” a race?

    Could be if you have a common name like
    Craftsmen
    Snapon
    S&K
    Axelgrease

  2. #102
    On June 19th, 2009 at 12:00 pm, GladzKravtz said:

    plymouthacclaim said

    LOL so much Mr. K is calling from upstairs “What’s going on down there?”…

  3. #103
    On June 19th, 2009 at 12:00 pm, jangar said:

    sonofdy said:
    Funny isn’t it how after 8 years of insults and slander of anyone in the whitehouse, on 1/20/2009 it became racist???

    Just all of a sudden. I wonder what changed???

    Skin color.

    Now, shut up…they won.

  4. #104
    On June 19th, 2009 at 12:01 pm, plymouthacclaim said:

    GladzKravtz:
    Glad to be amusing.

  5. #105
    On June 19th, 2009 at 12:04 pm, jangar said:

    If you want racy, then how about David A**H***rod

    Me likes it :)

  6. #106
    On June 19th, 2009 at 12:13 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    On June 19th, 2009 at 9:27 am, GladzKravtz said:

    Anybody remember the bumpersticker that read,
    “Ayatollah is an assahola.“?

    Wonder if my post will make it past the screen. :)

    And there was Mickey Mouse giving the assahola the Hawaiian peace sign-Disney people got their knickers in a knot over that one. Now we wait for President Hussein Obama to bow before the Ayatollah, Assahola whatever. Bros you know ;)

    May your sheep and goats do well grasshopper.

  7. #107
    On June 19th, 2009 at 12:29 pm, greenfairie said:

    So is Twitter a tool of the Zionists then? /sarc

  8. #109
    On June 19th, 2009 at 12:31 pm, plymouthacclaim said:

    No, the Ayatollah is a tool.

  9. #110
    On June 19th, 2009 at 12:43 pm, jsmiddleton4 said:

    The House today voted to support Iranian dissidents and “all Iranians who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties and the rule of law.”

    That’s all it takes red….

  10. #111
    On June 19th, 2009 at 12:44 pm, Ilovemycountry said:

    Hmm….. I wonder what affect that Obama Cairo speach had on the region?

  11. #112
    On June 19th, 2009 at 12:46 pm, sonofdy said:

    Ilovemycountry said:
    Hmm….. I wonder what affect that Obama Cairo speach had on the region?

    None.

    Are you seriously trying to say that obamas speach kicked this off????

    Are you really that much of a mindless obamabot?

  12. #113
    On June 19th, 2009 at 12:47 pm, tiefelj said:

    These demonstrations look just like a demonstration by the “Tea Party”–peaceful and orderly.

    Then again, maybe they don’t have any Starbucks’ or McDonald’s windows or businesses to destroy. Oh, that’s right that a left leaning thingy to do.

    Jake

  13. #114
    On June 19th, 2009 at 12:47 pm, sonofdy said:

    Never mind… I know the answer…

  14. #115
    On June 19th, 2009 at 12:52 pm, b-cat said:

    From IMAO: Top ten reasons why Obama hasn’t spoken out about Iran yet.

    http://www.imao.us/index.php/2009/06/top-ten-reasons-obama-hasnt-spoken-out-about-iran/#more-5347

  15. #116
    On June 19th, 2009 at 1:13 pm, vinny said:

    b-cat:
    1. Speaking about a democratic movement in Iran is a distraction for Hussein, as he tries to socialize USA.

    2. H loves dictators such as Chavez, Castro,…

    3. H might be worried that such protests supporting democracy might spread to this country. Recall what this administration’s response was to TEA protests.

    4. If there is a democratic revolution in Iran and they stop exporting terrorists and blaming every trouble on the Jews, Hussein might find himself more isolated as he tries to blame Jews for his problems.

  16. #117
    On June 19th, 2009 at 1:29 pm, NJ-Aviator said:

    Ilovemycountry said:

    Hmm….. I wonder what affect that Obama Cairo speach had on the region?

    His submissive speech emboldened terrorists states like Iran and further convinced the world that the man is weak.

  17. #118
    On June 19th, 2009 at 1:43 pm, jsr said:

    Obama’s middle of the road, non-committal policy is one of those occasional situations where a liberal gets something right by accident. It is true that Mousavi at the core isn’t much different than current ruling class and even has it’s stamp of approval by allowing him to be a major candidate. There is probably some part of the protesters that that would like to see the mullahs go and support the demonstrations as a means to voice their opposition. But by showing them support, Obama can probably do more damage than good to them, as this would give the regime a pretext to crack down on them.

    But these considerations are not what guides Obama. It is his wishy-washy, liberal world view that “all cultures are equal and America should not be seen as meddling” that is his policy. For example, if/when demonstrations and protests break out to overthrow the communists thugs in Cuba and establish a clearly superior system with free elections and a market economy can anybody imagine Obama would be strongly supportive of the demonstrators and denounce the communist regime in no uncertain terms? Doubtful. More likely would be a statement of support for all people to have their voices heard and the right to self-determination blah, blah, blah…Maybe something even urging restraint on all sides.

  18. #119
    On June 19th, 2009 at 1:44 pm, Elm Creek Smith said:

    On June 19th, 2009 at 12:44 pm, Ilovemycountry said:
    Hmm….. I wonder what affect that Obama Cairo speach had on the region?

    Well, the Mohammedans still hate us, even those who need us to keep a dictator’s heel off their neck. The Mohammedans still hate Christians, Jews, the State of Israel, and anyone who has the temerity to point out that their “religion of peace” has damn little to do with peace.

    ECS

  19. #120
    On June 19th, 2009 at 1:48 pm, John Deaux said:

    ILMC wakes up every day and thanks Obama for saving his job.

  20. #121
    On June 19th, 2009 at 1:51 pm, stillontheroad said:

    On June 19th, 2009 at 12:44 pm, Ilovemycountry said:
    Hmm….. I wonder what affect that Obama Cairo speach had on the region?

    All this sock puppet did was to apologize for all our so called wrong doings and infer that he, Obamie the Little Tailor, would do nothing to make the religion of peace mad at us.

  21. #122
    On June 19th, 2009 at 2:34 pm, Ilovemycountry said:

    Iran looks like Republicans vs. Democrats – we supported a more decent man, who was open to the world.

    You people are more like the hardliners in Iran, out of touch, stifling, embarrassing, and simply no good for the country.

  22. #123
    On June 19th, 2009 at 2:52 pm, stillontheroad said:

    Ilovemycountry said:

    Yeah.. Ah Huh… Yeah…..

  23. #124
    On June 19th, 2009 at 2:55 pm, sonofdy said:

    Ilovemycountry said:
    This is posiably the dumbest comparison I have ever seen. It clearly shows you know nothing about how the “democracy” in Iran works.

    BOTH OF THEM ARE ISLAMIC RADICALS.

    They have to be if the guardian council will let them run. This guy is no iranian lincoln. He is about 1 degree less radical than the last one.

  24. #125
    On June 19th, 2009 at 2:56 pm, lgm said:

    Read all about it:

    protesters in Tehran have a surprising view on Obama’s silence: Keep it up

    tiefelj said (#105):

    These demonstrations look just like a demonstration by the “Tea Party”–peaceful and orderly.

    Except that the demonstrations in Iran are a thousand times larger (literally).

  25. #126
    On June 19th, 2009 at 2:56 pm, sonofdy said:

    Its like voting for stalin or mao.

    God ILMC, you are completely clueless aren’t you.

  26. #127
    On June 19th, 2009 at 2:59 pm, sonofdy said:

    Oh he will keep quiet LGM because he lacks the courage to do anything else.

  27. #128
    On June 19th, 2009 at 3:01 pm, sonofdy said:

    Except that the demonstrations in Iran are a thousand times larger (literally).

    LGM is wrong again. You really should try finding better sources of news.

  28. #129
    On June 19th, 2009 at 3:06 pm, thelcabroadside said:

    I think people need to keep these crowds in perspective. While yes, it’s great to see them stand up against this rigged election the same crowds chanting “Allahu Akbar!” in the streets of Iran today are the same crowds that were yelling “Death to America!”.

  29. #130
    On June 19th, 2009 at 3:17 pm, LarryD said:

    Moral support is all it takes.

    Allow me to quote Roger Simon on this:

    No one is advocating we call out the Marines, but almost every Iranian I have talked with would like to see a more fervent declaration of democratic principles, more support for the bravery of the demonstrators, by our president. Such declarations have already been made by Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy with no discernible backlash. My guess is that the Iranian demonstrators, those quite literally laying their lives on the line, would love to know that the leader of the free world is on their side.

    As for Mousavi vs Ahmadinejad, I’ll quote a commenter over at Belmont Club:

    I don’t think it’s all for nothing. Someone wrote that Mousavi’s great qualification was that he is not Ahmadinejad. Someone should tell Obama, who keeps trying to talk to Ahmadinejad, that that a current of illegitimacy runs through the current political structure. So the protests aren’t all for nothing. But they are not about putting one candidate in power.

    I hate to interpolate my own experiences into current events because the parallels are inexact, but back in 1986, when Marcos’ Defense Secretary Juan Ponce Enrile rebelled against the dictator, a million people rushed out to build a human wall around a man who only weeks before, was their arch-enemy. That was the EDSA Revolution. In the strange calculus of conflict, the enemy of the enemy is my friend. Yet the fundamentals remain. Enrile was no democrat and he was soon marginalized because most people understood that opportunism, not principle, led him to turn away from his dark master. He was forgiven his trespasses, but never trusted.

  30. #131
    On June 19th, 2009 at 3:37 pm, granite said:

    On June 19th, 2009 at 2:55 pm, sonofdy said:

    Ilovemycountry said:

    This is posiably the dumbest

    Sonofdy, that post you refer to by that poster sounds goofy and silly, like the original, goofy and silly Sybil, who by coincidence posted soon thereafter.

    On June 19th, 2009 at 3:01 pm, sonofdy said:

    LGM is wrong again.

    Sort of related to what I was saying…!

  31. #132
    On June 19th, 2009 at 3:40 pm, sonofdy said:

    Granite: Just give her a bottle of vokda and the address of the nearest football team. Or is he the scared little boy crouched in the corner today….

  32. #133
    On June 19th, 2009 at 4:03 pm, right4life said:

    On June 19th, 2009 at 2:34 pm, Ilovemycountry said:
    Iran looks like Republicans vs. Democrats – we supported a more decent decadent man, who was open Bend over to the world.

  33. #134
    On June 19th, 2009 at 4:06 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Except that the demonstrations in Iran are a thousand times larger (literally).

    Well, wait until inflation is 11%, unemployment is 11%, gasoline is $4.50 a gallon, taxes have increased by 33%, national debt is quadrupled, and we have terrorists in civil trials afforded more legal rights than the soldiers who captured them.

    The fun has just begun. I cannot wait to see what ILMC and lgm will do for a defense one year from today….

  34. #135
    On June 19th, 2009 at 4:16 pm, sonofdy said:

    The fun has just begun. I cannot wait to see what ILMC and lgm will do for a defense one year from today….

    Let me preview it for you.
    1/ Its bushes fault.
    2/ Bush did it too.
    3/ goto 1

  35. #136
    On June 19th, 2009 at 6:55 pm, corkie said:

    On June 19th, 2009 at 2:34 pm, Ilovemycountry said:

    Iran looks like Republicans vs. Democrats – we supported a more decent man, who was open to the world.

    Huh? This doesn’t look anything like Republicans vs. Democrats.

    Or does every conflict in the world look like that to you?

    Does Superman vs. Lex Luther look like that to you?

    Does Jerry McGuire vs. Bob Sugar look like that to you?

    Expand your brain, Dude. Try to add some evidence of sophistication to your comments.

  36. #137
    On June 19th, 2009 at 7:04 pm, MarcoPolo said:

    I think this guy is right, and America should stay out of it.

    http://tinyurl.com/laylbz

  37. #138
    On June 19th, 2009 at 7:35 pm, corkie said:

    On June 19th, 2009 at 7:04 pm, MarcoPolo said:

    I think this guy is right, and America should stay out of it./blockquote>

    Maybe America should stay out of it, but that guy is clueless!

    Exhibit A:

    The US media’s demonization of Ahmadinejad itself demonstrates American ignorance.

    No it doesn’t.

    Exhibit B:

    The President of Iran is not the ruler. He is not the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

    So what? George Wallace should be demonized yet he wasn’t the national ruler, and he wasn’t the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

    Why on earth would such be a criteria for demonizing someone?

    Ahmadinejad spews racist, hateful trash in an attempt to incite harm on others, yet he shouldn’t be demonized?

  38. #139
    On June 19th, 2009 at 8:14 pm, alwaysright43 said:

    You people are more like the hardliners in Iran, out of touch, stifling, embarrassing, and simply no good for the country.

    What exactly do you mean by “you people”?!! If your wittle feelings are bruised LEAVE! I’ll tell you what’s “no good for the country”- progressives! They are the cancer that is killing, absolutely KILLING the West. Europe is dying. Got that? America will be next. YOU PEOPLE will never get it through your heads that we are OUT OF MONEY!!! There just simply is NO MORE. My kids will have to work their entire lives to pay for all your cradle to grave entitlements.

    YOU PEOPLE say you’re for liberty and freedom, but that’s a joke. The only voices YOU PEOPLE want heard are progressive voices- everyone else, shut up and sit down. Freedom? Not so much. YOU PEOPLE are for the growth of the State and liberty be damned! In the wise words of Ronald Reagan- as government expands, freedom contracts.

    YOU PEOPLE are destroying this great nation and the rest of us are expected to just sit back and watch the largest power grab in the history of this nation without so much as a whimper.

    Not bloody likely!

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