COLONEL NICHOLSON, I PRESUME?:

Ali Khamenei warns of 'collapse' after Iran referendum calls (Julian Borger, 7/20/09, guardian.co.uk)

Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, warned today that continuing divisions would lead to the collapse of the country's ruling elite, after a former president called for a referendum on the government's legitimacy.

It's like the end of River Kwai, when Alec Guinness finally realizes what he's been doing as the structure collapses around him.

Posted by Orrin Judd at July 20, 2009 2:53 PM