Iran's Army Vowed Not To Crack Down On Last Year's Election Protestors

Iranian supporters of defeated reformist presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi demonstrate on June 17, 2009 in Tehran, Iran. Photo from Business Week

Iranian Army Officers Defied Islamic Officials, Document Says -- Washington Examiner

Top Iranian military officials vowed to defy the nation's Islamic rulers if ordered to use force against protesters in the wake of last year's disputed election, according to documents obtained by the Washington Examiner.

The Iranian military officials signed a document protesting force that was used by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard during the June re-election of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The petition, written in December, was titled, "Declaration of Support of the Iranian Army Leadership and Personnel in Support of the People."

The document suggests deep internal divisions in Tehran over the sometimes brutal suppression of Iranians who claimed that the election was tainted by corruption.

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My Comment: Iran is a very divided nation .... as a result this document leak does not surprise me. Last years protests and riots have scarred the country, and I am sure that it has impact every facet of Iranian life .... the military included.