Did Mousavi Show?

« A Martyr's Mother | Main | What Happened To Khatami? »

18 Sep 2009 11:12 am

[T]here is a photograph which claims to be of Mir Hossein Mousavi at the Qods Day rally today. There is a great deal of confusion, as the photograph has been posted by the Facebook site run by supporters of Mousavi and by Mehr News, which claims it shows Mousavi supporting a pro-Government rally. For now, we’re treating the picture as suspect and a possible weapon in a war of information/disinformation, as there has been no other indication that Mousavi made it to the rally today.

Mackey thinks the photo is genuine:

The scene in the background — with a Palestinian flag, people holding the same signs seen in other images of today’s rally reading “Down With U.S.A.” and what looks to be the same sort of weather — suggest that the photograph was shot during a Quds Day rally, so if it is not a fake, or shot during a previous year’s rally, it seems likely that it was shot today.
Also, bearing in mind that Mr. Moussavi had been retired from politics for many years before returning to run in this year’s presidential election, the man pointing at him in the photograph suggests that the image is unlikely to have been taken at a previous year’s rally.

Permalink :: Trackback (0) :: Sphere It! ::