Rumored conciliation plan for Iran, but only if ordered by Khamenei

An insider’s view on what the plan really is about, as reported to Mik Verbrugge on Sepember 30, 2009

This Conciliation plan is a suggestion,it will only be acted upon by Expediency if and when SL orders Expediency to do so. Expediency council is SL’s very own council of experts, to whom he can grant/assign duties&powers. Originally, its role was to mediate disputes between the Guradian Council &Majlis. But its authorities were expanded. SL is following constitution by doing it. Contrary 2 wht many think, SL is not showing inability but finally showing action. Constitutional provisions accommodate situations in which SL can/should call upon Expediency Council to resolve grave impasses by helping SL as experts.
Expediency Council’s full name is Expediency Discernment Council of the System, which means “Assembly for defining/identifying good of regime” or “the ones who know best what’s good for the regime” (superseding Government)
So,expediency council will ultimately decide on exactly how to handle the situation, who to put on panels, etc. The Plan is only a suggestion.
It’s advertised as Rafsanjani’s plan, but he will actually mostly get to put it in motion and supervise its implementation.
On Monday Rafsanjani said he had had 3 meetings with Delsoozan (those who care – the writers of the plan) during which he said: “Everything I had to say, and my demands, were made perfectly clear during my Sermon (in July). If my demands are reflected in the document, I’ll gladly welcome it. However, I reserve my endorsement until a final draft is available and I can meet with them (Delsoozan) to discuss it.”
Panel membership is subject to negociations, even in draft. Each side is free to send their  own suggestions for members. The Arbitration Council members mentioned in the draft are subject to acceptance by all sides. It’s pretty leveled, and should be approved by all parties. This is really an attempt to avert chaos, not a distraction.
The thrust for this is obviously based on “Rafsanjani’s 5 point plan”(sermon), Khamenei and principlist appeasement concessions made to Marja and Reformists. Mousavi’s role being solidified as Head of opposition (radical Reform).
Of course, if Mousavi can’t substantiate any accusations of wrong-doing, he’d pay the price while damage is averted for moderate Reformists and/Traditionalists. But there’s enough evidence to implicate Ahmadinejad and his camp that thisis provision is a formality.
Everything gets investigated, publicized. Karroubi and Reformists are out of immediate line of fire, but can contribute to helping in taking down Government/coup.
Mousavi’s role will be to prove that elections were rigged, which is the central issue of the dispute.
For other crimes, National Security Panel’s Report implicates half of IRGC leaders & a lot of cabinet. SL’s classification of that Report didn’t make this go away. People know. The Motalefeh leak is out there.
It won’t get better than this.

Following are informations I got earlier, on the same subject:

– Leaked doc is an old draft from before sending 2 SL.

– Document written by a 6 people team but they consulted many others incl R (3 times).

– Hadad Adel is 1 of authors

– R didn’t like the threatening clauses against M,if he fails to produce proof. Likely excised from current draft

– As hd of expediency, R has right of veto, amendment. This is elegant : expediency is SLs advisory arm 4 such situations. So,constitutionally speaking, SL wld comply w his duty if he authorizes Expediency to take over.

– As far as (insider) knows,this will b subpanels of expediency,so its under R & Rezaei/Larijani/SL supervision anyway

– Whichever way conciliation plan plays out,Rs Conservative coalition wins.

– Plan writers : H.Asgaroladi, M.Mirsalim, M.Bahonar, M.Nabavi, H.Mozafar, Q.Hadad-Adel

– Hadad-Adel is a NeoCon, rest are TradCons & pretty much in R’s camp. But Hadad-Adel had a disagreement w AN & is angry w/him since before elex. He’s on board w/R out of spite. (whatever happened, he was among 5 Ministers who were reportedly not willing to participate in new Gov.)

– Absolute certainty : Elex-Fraud & crimes of AN & Coup r sufficiently documented, that enforcing this plan will doom AN because all will be put to test & publicized. Rafsanjani knows this, Mousavi too.

– Plan is by no means an effort of Reformists or Greens.It’s a purely conservative effort. Coalition isn’t doing this for or even supports green.They r fighting for their own advantage, which helps green out of pure coincidence.

– Plan recognizes all parties as legitimate, stops persecution/prosecution until all is investigated.

– Members from all factions in panel

ARBITRATION Panel members as suggested before SLs review :
Mahdavi Kanni, Shahroudi, Valayati, Aboutarabi-Fard, Doa’i, Hadad Adel, Rohani, Asgaroladi, Mohajeri.

INVESTIGATION panel : supposed to be largely centrists, w right&left;mmbrs included. Being negociated.

CONCILIATION panel members are still being negociated as well.

The arbitration panel will have final judgment in case of conflict between investigative & conciliation panels. It is composed of well known people, and is expected to help people regain trust in the institutions.

Of the names listed above, only neocon, again, Hadad-Adel, who is more of an opportunist than anything.

Mousavi has yet to choose representatives for his faction, currently rumored : Beheshti

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Mousavi Outlines The Minimum The Hardliners Can Do To Get The Nation Out Of The Current Crisis.

Mir Hossein Mousavi has issued a new statement explaining how he envisions the future and the role that the “Green Path of Hope,” the movement that he is founding, can play in it. The strongly-worded statement accuses Ayatollah Khamenei — without naming him — and the hardliners of distorting Islam, violating the Constitution, destroying morality in society, and forgetting the ideals of the 1979 Revolution, the most important of which was political freedom for all.

He then went on to list the minimum the hardliners could do to get the country out of the current crisis:

1. Forming a truth commission, one whose findings and verdicts are likely to be accepted by all sides, to investigate the violations of law, fraud during and after the election, and punishing those who were responsible.
2. Revising the election law in such a way that free and fair elections can be held.
3. Identifying and punishing those who were responsible for the crimes committed by all organs of the government, including military, police, and the media.
4. Helping those who have been hurt and injured after the elections, especially those who have lost loved ones; releasing from prison all the campaign workers and political activists; dismissing the bogus charges against them; restoring their credibility, and ending all the threats against them.
5. Putting into practice Article 168 of the Constitution by defining precisely what constitutes a political offense, and using a jury when the offenders are put on trial.
6. Guaranteeing freedom of the press, and changing the biased behavior of the Voice and Visage in order to eliminate all the limitations on its programs so that the political parties can use the Voice and Visage to express their positions regarding various issues, and revising the law that governs the Voice and Visage to make it responsive to people’s demands.
7. Putting to practice Article 44 of the Constitution regarding privatization so that private radio and television stations can also be created.
8. Guaranteeing the right of the people to gather and demonstrate by putting into effect Article 27 of the Constitution.
9. Passing legislation forbidding the military from intervening in political as well as economic affairs.

Read the full translation in english of Mousavi’s statement here…http://tinyurl.com/Tehran-Bureau

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Grand Ayatollah Dastghieb Says Post Election Repression Has Tainted The Face Of Islam

Alittle over three weeks ago Ayatollah Dastghieb had called for an emergency meeting of the Khebregan (Assembly of Experts) to review the country’s crisis.

He has spoken again, and this time he has blasted the coup agents for the post election repression and asks how anyone who has been involved in the level of brutality inflicted upon the citizens can call themselves muslim.

More on the story here (farsi)….http://tinyurl.com/kp3raz

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