Iranian Madness

New accident!
Christmas mobarak to everyone!
By the way: the short but already troubled story of the Imam Khomeini Airport makes a very good Christmas read

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I just found an excellent article on Grand Ayatollah Ali Seyyed Khamenei, the real mastermind behind Ahmadinejad’s ranting.

(image courtesy of Wikipedia)
Little is known about Khamenei, even in Iran. He is rumoured to be silent and thoughtful, and is said to have a weak health. Some silver tongued Iranians say that he has to smoke [...]

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Ma la famosa, stramenzionata, quasi abusata bomba nucleare, l’Iran ce l’ha o non ce l’ha?
L’Iran dice di non averla, l’IAEA di El Baradei dice che tra poco ce l’avrà, Bush è convinto di sì, la CIA dice di no, gli israeliani dicono che il rapporto CIA è sbagliato. Il Foglio di Ferrara dà un’interpretazione [...]

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I had already explained in this blog how Mohammed Baqer Qalibaf, seen as Ahmadinejad’s likely opponent in the 2009 presidential elections, is the target of several government activities that, in good Iranian style, look like something completely different.
But Qalibaf, currently the mayor of Tehran, is not the type that gives up that easily. He has [...]

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