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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Ahmadinejad allies arrested for using black magic
2011-05-06
Close allies of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have been accused of using supernatural powers to help institute his policies amid a bitter power struggle between him and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Several people said to be close to the president and his chief of staff, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, have been nabbed in recent days and accused of being "magicians" and invoking djinns.

An Iranian news website, Ayandeh, described Abbas Ghaffari, one of the arrested men, as "a man with special skills in metaphysics and connections with the unknown worlds".
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#11  IOn Iran today arrested the Hidden Imam-Madhi for displaying divine powers not approved by the Supreme Cleric-Author the Ayatollah Khamenei + the Tehran Govt.

Film at eleven.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-05-06 23:30  

#10  Bring on the WitchFinders!
Posted by: Water Modem   2011-05-06 23:29  

#9  Hitler and his close personnel were big believers in the occult. The Ba'ath political party was modeled after the Hitler model. I believe the occult would be part n parcel.
Posted by: Dale   2011-05-06 22:47  

#8  He'd not be in the fix had he stuck with Obamanism.
Posted by: Besoeker   2011-05-06 21:43  

#7  Paging Lord Blackwood.
Posted by: Omiting the Younger   2011-05-06 18:37  

#6  "Amongst our weaponry is..."
Posted by: borgboy   2011-05-06 18:25  

#5  Nobody expects the Iranian Inquisition
Posted by: European Conservative   2011-05-06 17:01  

#4  Ahmadinejad is openly obsessed with what he believes / hopes will be the imminent return of the Hidden Imam. I'm guessing the recent movie about the Hidden Imam and current events set off a lot of alarms among the Mullahs, especially when combined with events in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria...

Apocalyptic sects tend to emerge at times of geopolitical upheaval and to clash with established clerics in many religions, as medieval Europe amply illustrates. Apart from challenging the current Turbans in Charge for immediate control of policy, Short-Round is really threatening the broader power structures with the potential to unleash end-of-times mob hysteria.
Posted by: lotp   2011-05-06 16:37  

#3  Good.
As they live in 1432 it' about time to start a Medieval type Inquisition!
Posted by: Willy   2011-05-06 13:12  

#2  How many of them really and truly believe in all this superstition?

Does it matter?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2011-05-06 11:53  

#1  Highly entertaining reading. How many of them really and truly believe in all this superstition?
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2011-05-06 11:37  

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