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Death To "Death To America"?

By The Daily Dish
Jul 17 2009, 10:26 AM ET

by Chris Bodenner

The indispensable NIAC receives a remarkable set of details from an eyewitness to Rafsanjani's speech:

A very unusual event occurred before Rafsanjani’s speech, when the head of the organization that oversees the Friday prayers (Taqavi) spoke.  In Friday prayers, people are supposed to repeat what the speakers chant.  Today, it was different.  When Taqavi said “Death to America,” people responded “Death to Russia” or “Death to China” instead. Also, when he said “The blood in our veins, is a gift to our leader,” people said “The blood in our veins, is a gift to our nation.” According to our witness, “whenever Taqavi mentioned the name of the Supreme Leader, people would whistle and boo.” Typically, when the Supreme Leader’s name is mentioned people chant “salavat” (a phrase in Arabic meaning “peace be upon Prophet Mohammad).

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