'Khamenei has blood on his hands'
July 13, 2012  13:24
A former general of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards has accused the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, of having blood on his hands over the brutal crackdown on the opposition.  

According to a report, the unnamed official, in a letter to prominent opposition activist Mohammad Nourizad, also described government claims that its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful as a 'sheer lie'.  

The former officer gave a rare glimpse of political dissent within the ranks of the elite force in charge of the nuclear programme and Khamenei''s personal security, The Guardian reports.
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