Mousavi ready for martyrdom, calls for national strike if he is arrested

Supporters of opposition leader Mir Hossien Mousavi in protest in Tehran on Saturday June, 20, 2009. Eyewitnesses described fierce clashes after some 3,000 protesters, many wearing black, chanted 'Death to the dictator!' and 'Death to dictatorship!' near Revolution Square in downtown Tehran. Police fired tear gas, water cannons and guns but it was not clear if they were firing live ammunition. (AP)
June 20 (Debka) - Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi raised the stakes in his confrontation with the regime, Saturday, June 20, as Tehran police and Basijj paramilitaries fired shots and tear gas into the crowds attempting to rally in defiance of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Friday and police threats of harsh reprisals. There have been casualties. . . continue reading.







