Kamangir (Archer)

Ahmadinejad’s Holy Saliva

Kamangir | January 7, 2008 | Category Humour, Iran, Islamic Republic

When I was writing the post “Do Ayatollahs Fart?” I had no idea how wrong I was.

Today, Ahmadinejad went to the parliament to present the budget for the next year (the Persian new year is approaching). This was the first time many MPs saw him since his return from the Hajj pilgrimage. Aftab continues [Persian],

A large group of MPs were lined up in order to greet him. Some of the MPs who had not seen him since his return would touch his cloths [because they considered them blessed]. One MP went as far as drinking the remaining water in a glass Ahmadinejad had used. He then splashed the water on his clothes.

Now, you tell me. When Ahmadinejad’s saliva is so blessed, is it not totally silly to question the “holification” of the couch the Grand Ayatollah used to sit on?

IRGC likes to see “President” Hillary Clinton?

Kamangir | January 7, 2008 | Category Iran, Islamic Republic, US, War

One of the top news of the day is the event of IRGC warships trying to provoke US Navy ships (CNN). The Iranian blogger Haji Washington, who writes from the US, has an interesting idea about the incident [Persisn].

If the US is telling the truth and if IRGC vessels have gotten close to the American ships, without any legitimate reason, I would argue that the IRGC likes to see Hillary Clinton as the next president of the united states of America. But why do I say so?

When Clinton voted in the senate for the recognition of the IRGC as a terrorist organization, Obama criticized her for helping those who like to start the war. The same criticism was made by Edwards and had a great impact on increasing the popularity of Obama against Clinton,. Now that Obama has won Iowa and is leading with his 39% popularity, as opposed to Clinton’s 29%, and is going to win in New Hampshire on Thursday, this report can be the winning card for Clinton.

I do hope that Clinton’s aides do not get the point.

The picture is from a military show in the Persian Gulf in September 2007.

p.s. Nikahang Kowsar’s take on the incident [source: Persian].