Middle East Winds of Change: Iranian President Ahmadinejad to resign?!

[Olo401]

This is a strange one..

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is mired in a political dispute with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that could result in the president's resignation, Al Jazeera English reported Friday

The dispute is reportedly so severe that Ahmadinejad staged a 10-day walkout protest, during which time he was not seen in a single cabinet meeting.
This split between the men has now boiled over: as many as 25 people close to Ahmadinejad and his chief of staff, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, have been arrested and accused of sorcery, according to The Guardian (UK).

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It has all led to reports that Ahmadinejad is considering resignation, or -- according to one member of Iran's parliament -- even asking Khamenei for permission to resign.


Whether that will happen remains to be seen, but Khamenei has reportedly been concerned for a long time about Ahmadinejad's growing power, and could potentially seize upon the row to force a change in leadership.

Full story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/05/0...-with-sorcery/

[Guyverarmor]

I will be watching this with interest

[Francisco]

I honestly don't know a whole lot about Iran - but isn't Ahmadinejad one of the people who is/was considered a threat to the US?

Not sure what this mean on a regional or global scale... but my uneducated guess is it's more likely Ahmadinejad resigns and winds up inciting a civil war or revolts than it is he'll go quietly into the night.

[Kuya]

I honestly don't know a whole lot about Iran - but isn't Ahmadinejad one of the people who is/was considered a threat to the US?

Not sure what this mean on a regional or global scale... but my uneducated guess is it's more likely Ahmadinejad resigns and winds up inciting a civil war or revolts than it is he'll go quietly into the night.

Yea, and you know what else i'm speculating? That ahmadinejad will turn into robot barbara strisand and fuck up the middle east. The basis for what i just said is testicles.

[Dimmauk]

Ahmadinejad saw what happend to Osama and got scared. LOL

[Ezek]

http://i53.tinypic.com/2dv0orb.jpg

[Blarg]

Is no one else concerned that sorcerers have been discovered? I wonder what they intend to do with their magics. Do you think seal team 6 is made up of bad enough dudes to kill sorcerers?

[Olo401]

Is no one else concerned that sorcerers have been discovered? I wonder what they intend to do with their magics. Do you think seal team 6 is made up of bad enough dudes to kill sorcerers?

Maybe he's getting warlock training from Charlie Sheen..

[Mizango]

Ahmadinejad saw what happend to Osama and got scared. LOL

lol

[Tyr]

Is no one else concerned that sorcerers have been discovered? I wonder what they intend to do with their magics. Do you think seal team 6 is made up of bad enough dudes to kill sorcerers?

Pahahaha, I couldn't get over "accusations of sorcery..." Why do we insist on appearing/being backwards?

[Francisco]

Yea, and you know what else i'm speculating? That ahmadinejad will turn into robot barbara strisand and fuck up the middle east. The basis for what i just said is testicles.

Him turning into robot Barbara Streisand is probably more likely than him just resigning and going off somewhere to spend his days fishing peacefully and writing his memoirs.

[kuronosan]

Eh.

[Xno Kappa]

Is no one else concerned that sorcerers have been discovered? I wonder what they intend to do with their magics. Do you think seal team 6 is made up of bad enough dudes to kill sorcerers?

lol

[Acevalefor]

All I saw in that story was speculation. Where are the facts? He might resign? Everyone go put on your journalism hat and write a blog about how he MIGHT resign but make sure your speculation is conveyed as fact or else you'll never get an interview with Fox News!

[Atreides]

All I saw in that story was speculation. Where are the facts? He might resign? Everyone go put on your journalism hat and write a blog about how he MIGHT resign but make sure your speculation is conveyed as fact or else you'll never get an interview with Fox News!

there's been talk of conflict between Khomeni and Ahmedinejad for a long time now

[Gwynplaine]

Changes nothing, the Ayatollah is the real power in Iran.

Pretty much. The Supreme Leader in Iran's government has the real power. The revolving door of figureheads including Ahmadinejad are of moderate importance.

[tyven]

YO THIS COUNTRY NEEDS DEMOCRACY

[tyven]

ALSO SOME CAPITALISM

[bigrougabagel]

It needs jesus first, preferably riding a skateboard that looks like a cross.