In Iran, an Iron Cleric, Now Blinking
New York Times / NEIL MacFARQUHAR
16-Jun-2009 (one comment)

For two decades, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has remained a shadowy presence at the pinnacle of power in Iran, sparing in his public appearances and comments. Through his control of the military, the judiciary and all public broadcasts, the supreme leader controlled the levers he needed to maintain an iron if discreet grip on the Islamic republic. But in a rare break from a long history of cautious moves, he rushed to bless President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for winning the election, calling on Iranians to line up behind the incumbent even before the standard three days required to certify the results had passed. Then angry crowds swelled in cities around Iran, and he backpedaled, announcing Monday that the 12-member Council of Guardians, which vets elections and new laws, would investigate the vote.

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Mehdi Mazloom

Speaking of "Blink"

by Mehdi Mazloom on Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:48 AM PDT

Javid agha, who really cares if this idiot "blinks". He will do Iran much favor after he packs his suitcase and moves out of town in a blink.He and his backward co-hoards have nothing of value to contribute to Iran. Time for them to go. Period.

It is time to let the secular educated Iranians from inside and abroad to take control of the government, to bring Iran back into civilization. Spend its human and natural resources to build the country of Iran, rather then attempt to destroy other neighboring states.


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