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    Ahmadinejad Wants Opponents Prosecuted

    Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today demanded that opposition leaders be prosecuted "mercilessly."  Just yesterday, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said he was not convinced the reformers conspired in advance to create unrest in the aftermath of Ahmadinejad's disputed election.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today demanded that opposition leaders be prosecuted "mercilessly." Just yesterday, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said he was not convinced the reformers conspired in advance to create unrest in the aftermath of Ahmadinejad's disputed election. Michael Slackman is following the story from Cairo for the New York Times.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Rebecca Mooney

      Producer, The Treatment

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      Michael Slackman

      Foreign Correspondent, New York Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Offshore Wind Power: The Promises and the Realities
    1. 0:00Ahmadinejad Wants Opponents ProsecutedYou’re reading this
    2. 7:47Offshore Wind Power: The Promises and the Realities
    3. 44:07Kidnapping Victim Found 18 Years Later
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