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Adios, Ahmadinejad!

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by secretariat, May 6, 2011.

  1. Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously Well-Known Member

    Took me awhile to get it, IJAG. Then I went back to sleep and forgot. Now, I don't care. I want to know Marvin Berry's role in this.
     
  2. Lugnuts

    Lugnuts Well-Known Member

    Seconded. He hasn't been this good since somebody stole his screen name in the Wipeout of '03.
     
  3. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    If this is true, it seems to me that this is a sign that the clerics running the place are scared. They see the power in the countries run by dictators around them falling. Don't forget it was the "election" of Ahmadinejad that was the first sign of any unrest in the area. This is a desperate attempt to sacrifice him to try to keep the unrest in Iran from becoming worse. Given how those kinds of tactics are working elsewhere--when it was a plan for Mubarek to hand over power to someone hand chosen for example--this is just desperation. They are realizing that they are one good uprising away from being overthrown. Ahmadinejad was never anything but a front man. I can't imagine getting rid of the front man is going to quell the unahppiness.
     
  4. Lugnuts

    Lugnuts Well-Known Member

    Front man or not, he's still an asshole of the highest order.
     
  5. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Hooray. That pretty much leaves the world with no bad guys. Happy days are here again.

    I just let MSNBC know as they seem to be unaware.
     
  6. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    The internal politics of the Iranian government are more than slightly complex, so this could be for any number of reasons. Ahmadinejad was not just a front man. Although he didn't have the power his office implied, he had some and was itching to get more. There has been significant dissatisfaction with him among the most powerful clergy even before the election mess.
     
  7. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    They'll get to it soon.

    They just need to do a couple of more segments about Mika's new book and promote her book tour.

    She'll be near you later today. I'm hoping for a live report.

    http://www.morningmika.com/
     
  8. suburbia

    suburbia Active Member

    Qaddafi is still in power in Libya.
     
  9. rmanfredi

    rmanfredi Active Member

    The original source for the "resignation" story seems to be an Examiner.com article using "Arab TV" as a source.

    Your mileage may vary.
     
  10. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Gitmo will be closed before Ami leaves at this rate.
     
  11. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Still waiting.....

    Sec must have gotten a tip from Ilmago
     
  12. Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously Well-Known Member

    In this case, would it be kilometerage?
     
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