Big News from Iran?

Michael Ledeen reprints an e-mail he receives from one of his correspondents in Iran. It is from a leading Shi’ite cleric to Iranian Presidential candidate Rafsanjani. If this is true, it could be huge. I’ll give you the most explosive part.

“You know like I do what lies behind this religion (Islam), after all this crime carried out against Iranians. lets do one good thing and tell the people what is behind this religion. Lets tell everyonel that this religion is neither “martyr generating”, nor pro-science nor pro the people, this religion tells the elite that it is for the plebs and it tells the plebs that it is for the elite, it tells the elite that all its silly laws are for the stupid plebs, in fact this religion is “ignorance generator”. It has come about to humiliate people. As you (Rafsanjani) once told me, it is one religion for the elite and another for the plebs. You rightly regard yourself, the supreme leader and your Guardian Council as the elite, and the “martyr generating” nation of Iran are the plebs. Now for the sake of God tell the truth to the people that there is nothing in this religion but stupidity and ignorance, other than silly laws about what is considered clean and what is untouchable, what is allowed and what is not allowed, believe me that God and the people will then forgive you, although I know you are conscious enough NOT to believe in God!”

Remember, this is from a leading Shi’ite cleric, who is apparently on his deathbed, urging a prominent Iranian leader to essentially come clean on Islam’s role in Iranian life and government.

Iran is closer every day, I think, to real revolution and maybe – just maybe – a government run by the people, for the people.

To further quote Ledeen: “Faster, please”.

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