But this appears to be the first time that he has interceded directly on behalf of the Shiite majority.
Vatican Says It Interceded (By The New York Times), ROME, Sept. 21 -- The Vatican said today that it had interceded "directly and indirectly" with Iranian authorities on behalf of the Jews convicted of spying for Israel.
Reuters gallantly interceded directly with Castro, so I spent only six days in jail and was deported, very conveniently, to Jamaica, where my wife had recently given birth to our second son.
A second miracle, after beatification, would prove that Prout was interceding directly on behalf of people and only then could she be canonised and recognised as a saint.
Some Republicans still hold it against Mr. Bush and Karl Rove, his former adviser, for interceding too directly in removing Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi from his leadership post in 2002 after what some saw as a racially charged comment.
There have been signs that some in the Iranian government may well be trying to appease those critics quietly without directly interceding in the Shiraz espionage trial.
They are now saying that it is crucial that the president intercede and "address this matter directly".
To the scientists' surprise, the children were almost as likely to intercede when the theft didn't directly involve them.
According to the Guardian's account of how the news broke, Mr. Snowden tried during the winter to contact Mr. Greenwald directly, then Ms. Poitras interceded with Mr. Greenwald and "convinced him that he needed to take this more seriously".
Wouldn't it have been better to tell all requesters quite publicly that Mr. Duncan simply couldn't intercede and that they should either partake in the lottery system or go directly to the principals — along with an overt directive to principals that decisions should not be based on somebody's real or imagined relationship to Mr. Duncan?
