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One of the most powerful people in Iran, has given a covert message saying the greens should come out on Qods Day.
Iran: The Rafsanjani Statement on Qods Day | Enduring America

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Nice, I hope people come out as much as possible.
Guess he isn't going quiet anytime soon.

Although I'm unclear on if he's going to be giving the prayers.
There were reports a few days ago that he had canceled his speech and resigned as a prayer leader.
Do we have anything definitive on that yet?

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Marg Bar Dictator

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Enduring America (enduringamerica.com) has a few posts on this

Sept 12 Is The Supreme Leader Killing Off the Opposition Rah-e-Sabz & NY Times reported (or implied) that Rafs was "retreating from politics"...

Sept 13 Latest...Lull- Storm Etemade Melli states that "he has resigned all his positions" (+ some speculation above/ after that about will he/ won't he give the prayers for Qods

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Sept 14 Iran: The Rafsanjani Statement On Qods Day and a short piece above that analyzing what he meant.

*Is* there anything definitive anymore/ yet on anything? It seems to change from day to day. (well, one thing doesn't: that Iran wants, needs and *will have* freedom!)

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This is PressTV's announcement of Qod's day Friday Prayer leader:

Khatami to lead Tehran Qods day prayers
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:33:29 GMT
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A file photo showing Iranian cleric Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, delivering a Friday prayer sermon at the Tehran University campus.
Iranian authorities have announced that Ayatollah Seyyed Ahmad Khatami will lead Tehran's Friday prayers on al-Qods day.

"On al-Qods day, Ayatollah Seyyed Ahmad Khatami will lead the Friday prayers in Tehran. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will also speak before the sermons," the capital's Friday prayers headquarters announced in a Wednesday statement.

Secretary-General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement Ramadan Abdullah is also expected to address the crowds before the sermons.

The statement came a day after former Iranian president and prominent cleric Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani, who usually leads al-Qods day prayers, urged an epic turnout on Friday.

"God forbid that al-Quds day, which the Islamic Revolution's wise old leader called the day of Islam's awakening, be forgotten because of disputes," he said on Monday, addressing Iranians and Muslims in general.

"God forbid that that the rifts (among Muslims) provide an opportunity for the enemy to make a gain; an enemy which has waited years in the hope of erasing the true Islamic identity of al-Qods," he added.

For years now, Muslims have held demonstrations on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in support of Palestinians and their plight to free their homeland from Israeli occupation, which has lasted over six decades.



I thought it was very interesting the way they mentioned Rafsanjani:

"The statement came a day after former Iranian president and prominent cleric Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani, WHO USUALLY LEADS AL-QODS DAY PRAYERS, urged an epic turnout on Friday."

Visionary

They (press tv) keep making it look like Raf was speaking out to get people to come support the Palestinians and against the "outside enemies" and unify the country together in support of the regime.

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Much safer to say that then what he really means. That is what the holiday is officially for, after all. I don't think the greens will confuse the purpose...

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Assuming, of course, that that is what he really means. Some think he has actually caved, but I am hoping not.