February 20, 2008
LYING MOCKER:
Row over Ahmadinejad Imam beliefs (Frances Harrison, 2/20/08, BBC News)
Iran's former nuclear negotiator, a cleric, has said that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government is encouraging superstitious practices.The remarks have intensified the debate over the return of the Shia saviour, the 12th Imam known as Mehdi. [...]
Iran's former nuclear negotiator, Hassan Rowhani, has complained about what he calls games, superstitions and trickery that make a mockery of the people.
Hassan Rowhani said Imam Mehdi himself made it clear that anybody who claimed to have seen him would be a liar.
Mr Rowhani asked how two or three years ago one person could have said Mehdi would return in a couple of years.
Although he does not mention his name it is clear Mr Rowhani is referring to President Ahmadinejad.
Posted by Orrin Judd at February 20, 2008 4:07 PM
I don't know about their superstitions, but ol' Mahmoud called Israel a "filthy bacteria" yesterday, and the Command-General of the Guards chipped in, calling them a "dirty cancer".
They must be trying to impress somebody.