http://washingtonindependent.com National News in Context Thu, 10 May 2012 20:13:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://washingtonindependent.com/47470/moussavi-no-recount-only-a-re-vote http://washingtonindependent.com/47470/moussavi-no-recount-only-a-re-vote#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:30:06 +0000 Spencer Ackerman http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=47470 Official now: Iranian presidential contender Mir Hussein Moussavi has rejected the Guardian Council’s selective recount, and is holding strong for the nullification of the election. (Juan Cole explains that the guy who would conduct it is a “notorious hard liner” and Ahmadinejad loyalist.) Moussavi has called for a More...

]]> Official now: Iranian presidential contender Mir Hussein Moussavi has rejected the Guardian Council’s selective recount, and is holding strong for the nullification of the election. (Juan Cole explains that the guy who would conduct it is a “notorious hard liner” and Ahmadinejad loyalist.) Moussavi has called for a big rally on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Website of former reformist vice president Mohammad Ali Abtahi announced that he’s been arrested.

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