Thursday June 7, 2007

I've Been Thinking:

I read Ahmadinejad's blog.
I also read Iranian News Agency (IRNA) reports.
Much of what is written is hyperbole, purely sensational, what the famous Col. Potter from M.A.S.H. would call horse hockey.

The way to read these reports is not so much to read what is written, but to figure out why it was written and what was not written - that is how you get the gems of information crucial to understanding what is really happening inside Iran.

On Monday both the blog and the IRNA report described a conversation between Ahmadinejad and Bashar Assad of Syria - one conversation, two varying reports.
The essence of the conversation, however, was a decision by the Iranian and the Syrian to join forces in a coordinated effort confronting (i.e. destroying) Israel.

What makes that conversation newsworthy?
They spoke about confronting Israel at the very time that Israel and the United States spoke about advancing ties with Syria and about peaceful co-existence.

Which is it?
The answer is revealed on Ahmadinejad's blog.
When you scroll down to the part that refers to the Shiite Messiah, Mahdi, Ahmadinejad beseeches: "Oh Almighty Allah, bestow upon humanity the perfect human promised to all by You and make us among his followers."
Ahmadinejad is praying to Allah to send to him destroy his enemies.

Syria wants it both ways.
Syria wants to destroy Israel.
If they can't do it now they will take back the Golan and destroy Israel later.