[Skybird]

On Iran, what the media almost completely fail to meditate about is the possibility that the riots and election results already got instrumentalised for very different purposes. Inside the Iranian theocracy, there is a bitter fight taking place since long, between the faction around Rafsandjani, and Chamenei. Rafsandjani is an extremely powerful clergy with a far more pragmatic, earth-based orientation and material power founding in this realm, a man whom is after power for the sake of itself. Chamenei is the national authority in the theological field, but lacking the established material network of Rafsandjani. He also is said to be very ill and trying to establish his son as his successor. Both men's camps are at war with each other since years - and theology has little to do with it, it is about power.

I think it is very likely that Mussawi maybe is just a minor figure in this current time of protests in Teheran, and that it is Rafsandjani boosting the riots as a weapon to damage the power of Chamenei. Mussawi - maybe just happens to lend his name to it. Once Rafsandjani got what he wants, whatever it is, he probably will move Mussawi out of the way, one way or the other.