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Jun192009

Text: Mousavi Speech to Tehran Rally (18 June)

The Latest from Iran (19 June): The Known and the Unknown

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Iran ElectionAn English translation, provided by an Iranian source, of Presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi's speech to supporters at the Thursday afternoon rally in Tehran:

I have come due to concerns of current political and social conditions - to defend the rights of the nation. I have come to improve Iran’s international relations. I have come to tell the world and get back Iran’s pride, our dignity and our future. I have come to bring to Iran a future of freedom, of hope and of fulfillment.

I have come to represent the poor, the helpless, and the hungry. I have come to be accountable to you, my people, and to this world. Iran must participate in fair elections. It is a matter of national importance. I have come to you because of the corruption in Iran. 25% inflation means ignorance, thieving and corruption.

Where is the wealth of my nation? What have you done with the $300 billion in the last four years? The next Government of Iran will be chosen by the people. Why do all our young want to leave this country? I know of nobody else who places himself ahead of 20 million other of a nation.

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