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Hardliners turn on Ahmadinejad for watching
 President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, who flaunts his ideological fervour, has been accused of undermining Iran's Islamic revolution after television footage appeared to show him watching a female song and dance show. Looks like they think he has served his purpose and has dug his own grave deep enough. The famously austere Mr Ahmadinejad has been criticised by his own allies after attending the lavish opening ceremony of the Asian games in Qatar, a sporting competition involving 13,000 athletes from 39 countries. The ceremony featured Indian and Egyptian dancers and female vocalists. Many were not wearing veils. I'll bet he didn't even know he was digging his own grave. Women are forbidden to sing and dance before a male audience under Iran's Islamic legal code. Officials are expected to excuse themselves from such engagements when abroad but TV pictures showed Mr Ahmadinejad sitting with President Bashar Assad of Syria and Ismail Haniya, the Palestinian prime minister, during last Friday's ceremony in Doha. Religious fundamentalists, usually Mr Ahmadinejad's keenest supporters, are asking why he attended a ceremony that violated his own government's strict interpretation of Shia Islam. Just because Ahmanutjob's supporters are keen doesn't mean that he is. The Baztab website, considered close to Mohsen Rezaee, a former revolutionary guard commander with links to powerful sections of Iran's political hierarchy, said Mr Ahmadinejad's presence had offended Shias in Iran and elsewhere. "The failure of Ahmadinejad to object and his constant presence has damaged the image of Iran's Islamic revolution and its commitment to Islamic rules in contrast with the Arab countries in the Gulf," it said. No, he was actually starting to make a bit of progress. You're the ones who are screwing it up. The president's aides insist he was not present during the singing and dancing. His press secretary, Ali Akbar Javanfekr, claimed Mr Ahmadinejad had left for Doha airport before the performance. See, he knows the difference between piety and perversion! However, Baztab posted footage which purported to show Mr Ahmadinejad in his seat after the show. Jalal Yahyazadeh, a rightwing MP, said: "We have heard from some sources that Ahmadinejad was in the stadium at the time. Those who created the conditions for his presence should be investigated as quickly as possible." Nice knowin' ya, Nutjob. It'll be interesting to see who else they have decided have served their purpose but have to go. You know, it will be interesting to see how serious they really are about this. If Ahmanutjob just gets excused from his post and has to say 10 Hail Marys, we'll know it was just political and the rulers there are full of $hit as we all expect. However, if they really care, they'll have him executed. Cough cough. Posted by: gorb 2006-12-06 |
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