It is not an unexpected development nor is it very meaningful, but one of the most respected religious figures in Iran has come out in favor of the protestors, agreeing with their complaints about the election being stolen and calling on the army and police to restrain themselves from committing violence.Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri skewered the government of President Ahmadinejad in no uncertain terms, according to this McClatchy report by Warren P. Strobel and Jonathan S. Landay: "No one in their right mind can believe" the official results from Friday's contest, Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri said of the landslide victory claimed by Ahmadinejad. Montazeri accused the regime of handling Mousavi's charges of fraud and the massive protests of his backers "in the worst way possible.""A government not respecting people's vote has no religious or political legitimacy," he declared in comments on his official Web site. "I ask the police...(Read Full Post)