Stalwart Takes Risky Turn Against Iranian Regime

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If Iranians defy their government and turn out again Wednesday in new mass political protests, Mehdi Karroubi is likely to be among them.

Like Mir Hossein Mousavi, the main opponent of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the June 12 election, Mr. Karroubi is a product of the Islamic republic - a former speaker of parliament and head of a powerful foundation that distributed government funds to Iran's war veterans.

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Stalwart Takes Risky Turn Against Iranian Regime

But Mr. Karroubi, 72, has been dogged in his denunciation of the regime's crackdown on postelection protesters, raising allegations of torture and rape of young women and young men that have further blackened the government's image. He has appeared at numerous protest rallies and appears to be daring the reg...

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