Ahmadinejad Out?

Ahmadinejad Resignation Coming? Speculation Over Internal Rift Intensifies

“A growing rift between Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has bubbled to the surface recently, fueling speculation that the president will resign.

The schism began months ago, but came to a head in recent weeks when Ahmadinejad dismissed Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi. Khamenei, who has final authority on all political decisions, immediately re-instated the minister in a move widely perceived as a rebuke to the president.

In retaliation, Ahmadinejad skipped two Cabinet meetings, but by Sunday, May 1, he signaled he was stepping down from the fight. According to the AP, he ended "his apparent boycott of Cabinet meetings and accusing the U.S. and Israel of exaggerating internal rifts."

However, the bitter power struggle continues. On Thursday, the battle took a strange turn as allies of Ahmadinejad found themselves slapped with charges of sorcery. As the Guardian reports, several people, including the president's chief of staff, were charged with being "magicians." Abbas Ghaffari, one of the men arrested, was described as "a man with special skills in metaphysics and connections with the unknown worlds" by an Iranian news website.”…cont…

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/06/ahmadinejad-resignation-ayatollah-iran_n_858773.html

We are all unfit for nuclear weapons really.

Who have connections to other worlds

Reg : I didn't expect a kind of Spanish Inquisition.

(JARRING CHORD - They burst in again)


Ximinez : NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! ...Amongst our weaponry are such diverse elements as: fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope, and nice red uniforms - Oh damn!

(Longish pause. He turns to Biggles.)


I - I can't say it - you'll have to say it.

Biggles : What?

Ximinez : You'll have to say the bit about 'Our chief weapons are ...'

Biggles : (rather horrified) I couldn't do that...

(Ximinez bundles the cardinals outside again)

isn't crazy enough any more. Maybe Khamenei wants Kim Jong Il to replace him.

all the leaders of countries we don't like are interchangeable

For all his hatred of Jews and the United States, he may very well prefer secular rule of his country. Which would put him and the Islamic Republic's theocrats at odds.