In response to this recent post about former Iranian president Ali-Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani deciding to run for Iran's presidency again, commentor Ikram said my description of Rafsanjani was wrong, painting the ayatollah instead as a moderating influence, even calling him a "moderate conservative nationalist non-ideologue."
Ikram might want to check this out:
Hojatolislam Gholam Reza Hasani, a representative of Iran's supreme spiritual leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in Iranian Azerbaijan, has no doubts as to who to vote for in the next presidential elections on 17 June.
"You need to vote for Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani," said Hasani. "This way we will finally be able to have for ourselves the atomic bomb to fairly stand up to Israeli weapons," said Hasani.
I'm not sure if Ikram is on the mullah's payroll or just plain out to lunch, but he was definitely wrong on this.
(Hat tip: Stephen Taylor)
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 1:17 PM
