Did Israel really want Mousavi elected in Iran

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I was reading this article describing what the head of the Israeli Mossad said.  At first glance it makes a lot of sense but I just got a feeling there was more to it than the fact that Israel would have a harder time justifying an attack on iran if a so-called moderate was elected.  

So what would have happened if Mousavi had been elected?  Well that label of "moderate" could have easily been taken away from him with the right spin.  But what spin could they have used?  It is my opinion that it might have been much easiar to justify an attack on Iran if this guy had been elected.  I think this Mossad head spells it out real clearly what they would have done when I read this in the article:

Mousavi, was Iran's last prime minister from 1981-89 during a defensive war against Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

Quote: Mossad Head
 "It is important to remember that he is the one who began Iran's nuclear program when he was prime minister."

So all Israel had to do is start raising some fear that this Mousavi guy actually started up Iran's Nuke program.  Funny how that was never brought up before but if he had been elected to can bet it would have been front page news in the corrupt media.


In Israel, Mossad head talks about Iran election
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:21:36 GMT

Head of Mossad Meir Dagan says that a Mousavi win in Iran's presidential election would have spelled bigger problems for Israel.

Speaking to the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of Knesset (Israeli parliament) on Tuesday, the chief of Israel's national intelligence agency said, "The world and we already know [Iranian President Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad."

"If the reformist candidate [Mir-Hossein] Mousavi had won, Israel would have had a more serious problem, because it would need to explain to the world the danger of the Iranian threat, since Mousavi is perceived in the international arena as a moderate element," he added. "It is important to remember that he is the one who began Iran's nuclear program when he was prime minister."

The Zionist spy-master, meanwhile, predicted that the street protests in Iran over the disputed election results would die out soon.

"Election fraud in Iran is no different than what happens in liberal states during elections," he told committee, Haaretz reported. "The struggle over the election results in Iran is internal and is unconnected to its strategic aspirations, including its nuclear program."

Mousavi, was Iran's last prime minister from 1981-89 during a defensive war against Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

He re-entered the political arena after nearly 20 years to stand against the incumbent President Ahmadinejad in the crucial presidential election.

The Interior Ministry declared him the runner-up with about 33 percent of the votes and the President Ahmadinejad as the runaway winner with about 65 percent in the June 12 election.

Mousavi and his supporters, many of whom have taken to the streets in Iran to protests the final count, have rejected the veracity of official results.

ZAP/MD

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