Thursday March 1, 2007

I've Been Thinking:

The Supreme Leader in Iran is the Ayatollah Khamenei.
Ahmadinejad is simply a puppet, remember that always.

Ahmadinejad has assumed a belligerent stance against the West and against the United States regarding his country's nuclear program.
But now we are hearing other - and different voices.

Ali Larijani, chief nuclear negotiator for Iran, is assuming a more conciliatory stance.
Last week even the Supreme Leader made comments indicating that he is expecting that the entire nuke situation "will be resolved peacefully."
And Iranian reformers and arch conservatives have begun to question Ahmadinejad's position and the significant blow he received in the local elections.

The truth is these popular voices and even Ahmadinejad's voice do not matter.
In Iran only the views of the Council count, particularly the views of the Supreme Leader.
Nothing else matters at all.