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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (41728)	9/3/2002 1:51:18 PM
From: BigBull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Iran: Street Fightin' Man - Part 1 Imo the NYT views Khatami as Gorby II and will defend him like Gorby as will the American and EU left. Problem is All the Kings Horses and All the Kings men (Khatami) won't be able to put Humpty Dumpty (Islamic Republic of Iran) back together again. Here's the NYT article: nytimes.com IMO The Islamic republic is un-reformable, which will leave only one alternative - revolution. Martial Law declared in Konarak: iran-daneshjoo.org Martial Law instated in "Konarak" following deadly clashes SMCCDI Information Committee September 2, 2002 The Martial Law has been instated in Konarak located in the Sistan & Balouchestan province following the bloody clashes that rocked, yesterday, this peaceful city. Hundreds of Militiamen of the Bassidj Corp. and the Special Units of the Pasdaran Corp. have been transferred from the eastern borders and the Chah-Bahar Military Center in order to back the local troops and to avoid the spread of the unrest to other cities of this province. The latest reports are stating about, at least, 2 deaths and tens of wounded due to the shootings made by the regime forces who tried to break the peaceful rally in front of the regime's Judiciary institution. Protestors demand Tehran mayor resign over "opium" iranmania.com TEHRAN, Sept 2 (AFP) - More than 200 people gathered outside city hall here Monday, accusing Tehran Mayor Mohammad-Hasan Malek Madani of being an opium smoker and demanding he resign. Among the demonstrators was city council member Ebrahim Asgharzadeh, who accused the mayor of being an addict and of taking important decisions while smoking the illegal, poppy-based drug. Koram Abad: iran-daneshjoo.org SMCCDI: Protesters beaten and arrested in Khorram Abad Protesters beaten and arrested in Khorram Abad SMCCDI information Committee August 25, 2002 iranmania.com The Islamic republic's forces attacked tens of protesters who gathered, this evening, in the central part of the City of Khorram Abad located in the Lorestan province. Several demonstrators who shouted slogans against the regime were beaten and arrested while the regime's plainclothes men were filming the crowd who gathered in the perimeter going from the Motahari Avenue toward the Q Square. Clubs, chains and Tear Gas sprays were used against whom ever was not respecting the injunctions of the regime forces to circulate and leave the area or shouting any slogan. MPs on collision course with Guardian Council iranmania.com Iranian law gives the Guardians the right to rule on the constitutionality of all legislation approved by MPs, powers they have repeatedly used to stymie government reform measures since Khatami's election in 1997. In the event of a dispute between the Guardians and MPs, the final say goes to the Expediency Council, another watchdog body on which representatives of the pro-reform government and parliament are outnumbered by conservative jurists. Current legislation gives the Guardians the right to reject candidates for election they deem "incompetent or disloyal to the fundamental principles of the Islamic regime," including respect for the supreme leadership of spiritual guide Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. They have used those powers to reject not just reformers, but also supporters of the banned but long tolerated liberal Islamic opposition group, the Iran Freedom Movement. The move against the Guardians' powers came as their chairman, arch-conservative Ayatollah Ahmed Janati, was out of Iran leading a delegation to Yemen.