It looks like a campaign
Ahmadinejad and Mousavi rallies bring Tehran to haltIran's election contest intensified today...Mousavi voters formed a human chain they claimed ran the entire 15-mile length of Valiasr Avenue, the capital's main north-south road, the impressive turnout underscoring the formidable challenge that Mousavi represents.
The Ahmadinejad camp mounted its own rally, bussing in thousands of supporters to the city's enormous open-air prayer ground in a carnival-type atmosphere...
The contrast between the camps could not have been starker. Mousavi supporters are predominantly young and urbane...Ahmadinejad's supporters were showered with free flags, posters and stickers, and bottled water to cope with the extreme heat. Many images portrayed him with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, who stands at the apex of the Islamic republic's complex system of government...
Labels: elections, Iran, politics
posted by Ken Wedding @ 7:22 AM
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