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December 8th, 2011 | 
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Please note that it was made 6 years ago.
Israel is certainly no angel, and both its politicians and its army make their fair share of mistakes.
But regardless of whether you’re pro or anti Israel, you’ve surely got to admire its upside and wish that other countries could or would achieve the same positive results.
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Supreme Leader Ups Ahmadinejad Fight – TIME
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Supreme Leader Ups Ahmadinejad Fight
TIME … Oct. 19, 2011 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers his speech under portraits of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah ALi Khamenei (L) and Iran's founder of Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (R) on the eve of the 22nd anniversary …Iran's Supreme Leader Warns Ahmadinejad's Post Could Be Removed A strange vision of Ayatollah |
Iranians see Ahmadinejad as disconnected from alleged plot – Washington Post
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Iranians see Ahmadinejad as disconnected from alleged plot
Washington Post Vahid Salemi/AP – In front of portraits of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, sings Iranian national anthemin June. By Thomas Erdbrink, TEHRAN — As … Will the Washington Bomb Plot Force Obama Into War With Iran? Iran's Act of War US Moves to Isolate Iran, Push Stronger International Action |
Iran’s Supreme Leader Warns That Ahmadinejad’s Post Might Be Removed
Iran’s most powerful figure recently warned that the post of "elected president" might have to be scrapped, which was equal to bringing out the big guns!
Since the mere mention of eliminating Iran’s highest elected office shows the severity and scope of the ongoing power struggle that’s taking place between Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The Background To The Statement
For months, Iran’s ruling theocracy has been putting more and more pressure on Ahmadinejad, as well as arresting many of his allies for attempts to challenge the near-absolute authority of the cleric-ruled system that has controlled Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
The Khamenei Theat Is Serious!
The blunt words by Khamenei on Sunday suggest a twofold agenda:
Diminish Ahmadinejad.
Demonsrate to those in the wings that Iran’s rulers are ready to take drastic measures if they deem it necessary!
Views From Inside
Mehrzad Boroujerdi who follows Iranian affairs at Syracuse University says:
"There is bad blood, Khamenei is trying to make it very clear that the system can only handle so much discord and that he holds the stronger cards".
And this is one of the first clear hints from the ruling clerics that they’re ready to use hardball strategies during the parliamentary elections in March.
Khamenei and his allies are expected to use their many tools, including the ability to vet and block candidates, to steamroller Ahmadinejad’s backers, and to push Ahmadinejad, who was once Khamenei’s protege, further into the political margins.
Huma Rights And The Nuclear Program
The ruling power structure in Iran, which includes not only hard-line clerics, but also the hugely influential Revolutionary Guard, appears increasingly eager to stop the internal bickering.
This squabbling is viewed as a very unwelcome distraction at a time when the country is confonting critical issues, such as whether to restart nuclear negotiations with the West, complaints about its human rights record, and most recently U.S. allegations that a special unit of the Guard was linked to a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington.
"This is not a time when Iran wants anything that will rock the boat".
said Boroujerdi.
The Political System
Under Iran’s Islamic republic system, both the president and the parliament are elected, but the system is overseen by an unelected clerical hierarch that vets candidates for office; is also in charge of the powerful judiciary; and is tightly linked to the Revolutionary Guard.
"The president is elected by direct vote of the people, which is a good and effective method,"
Khamenei told a gathering in the western city of Kermanshah.
"But if someday, probably in the distant future, it is felt that a parliamentary system is better, there will be no problem to change the current structure".
How Would It Work In Practice?
In theory, cutting out the elected president post would streamline the ruling clerics’ control by allowing them to weed out everyone that was not allied to the parliament.
The lawmakers, in turn, would then presumably pick a less confrontational prime minister.
The History
After the Islamic Revolution, Iran’s system included a prime minister as head of government and a president, but it was then seen as a merely ceremonial position.
The prime minister’s post was already dropped once however, in 1989 by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini after internal bickering that was similar to today’s.
The Future
Although Khamenei made no mention in his speech about the unraveling of the former system, he did say:
"Rrefreshing" the political order. It means changing policies, which can prevent stagnation".
Khamenei didn’t however raise any objections to the forming of new political parties in Iran, which already has dozens of factions and blocs that effectively serve as parties.
But his comment should perhaps be seen as a subtle nod towards a more aggressive party-style campaign in the upcoming parliamentary races.
William O. Beeman, who is a University of Minnesota professor that has written on Iranian affairs says:
"The supreme leader has fired a clear warning shot. He is telling anyone trying to challenge the system, ‘Look, we are tired of this and we are willing to turn the clock back if needed’".
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