Monday August 25, 2008

I've Been Thinking:

In Iran all elections are determined by the Supreme Leader.
In Iran the Ayatollah Khamenei determines who will lead.

There was no ambiguity in Iran yesterday about how the Ayatollah views Ahmadinejad. The Supreme Leader made a very public pronouncement. He said that Ahmadinejad was doing a wonderful job of leading Iran and advised him to continue leading as if there were four more years ahead - not as if he was leaving power at the end of this four year term.

This was such a ringing endorsement by the Supreme Leader that the people hoping to challenge Ahmadinejad were sent into a state of shock.
The forces organizing an alternative candidate were certain that the tone from the Leader would be more tepid allowing them to present a serious economic counter to Ahmadinejad much as they had done during the Iranian parliamentary elections.

No such luck.
Ahmadinejad will be around for the long run.

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