All of this adds to a perception here of Ahmadinejad as a pious populist, a man searching for solutions, and not part of the problem. Some even link him to the Shiite Muslim savior, the Mahdi, whom they expect will one day return to bring universal justice.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1207/p01s07-wome.htm... [1]

I sometimes think that it is the US media, that creates monsters like AhMADinejad. Why does CSM devote so much to such a man? How many Iranians really believe such stories?

The pro-Seyyeds will say that CSM is right. The opposition will say otherwise. We all know that the media is with the Seyyeds. The opposition has its work cut out for a very long time.