{"id":667,"date":"2009-06-29T22:07:46","date_gmt":"2009-06-29T19:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vigilantejournalist.com\/blog\/archives\/667"},"modified":"2012-05-05T15:41:34","modified_gmt":"2012-05-05T12:41:34","slug":"the-latest-theory-putsch-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vigilantejournalist.com\/blog\/archives\/667","title":{"rendered":"Military Coup Against the Old Clerics?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iran&#8217;s top electoral body, the Guardian Council, has confirmed the victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the presidential election after a partial recount (10%). CNN reports that what has actually happened is a military coup wherein the revolutionary guard has taken power under the leadership of Ahmadinejad, further militarizing the regime. What&#8217;s interesting is that it suggests that Khamanei may have lost his legitimacy and the &#8220;elected&#8221; president has usurped power and sidelined him by securing alliances with the Revolutionary Guard. It would be a smart tactical move to see the nuclear program through to its end goal but the report suggests the putsch is against the old clerical establishment paving the way for a new class of elite to rule the country headed by Ahmadinejad. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/06\/28\/weekinreview\/28sanger.html?pagewanted=1\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The New York Times<\/strong><\/a> reports, &#8220;Mr. Ahmadinejad\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rise to power was in part because of Guard support, and he has since rewarded it handsomely. The Revolutionary Guard runs Iran&#8217;s nuclear program. If the opposition gains power, the Guard has to wonder what it might negotiate away. 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