Here’s the latest, from the Supreme Leader’s website.
As you see, it alleges a meeting with unnamed “Iranian officials and executives.” No numbers.
To review the bidding: he was supposed to have met with all Muslim ambassadors to the Islamic Republic, but did not. He was supposed to have met with a Pakistani delegation that came to Tehran for the sole purpose of talking with him. The meeting did not happen.
We see from the Iranian news services that Ahmadi-Nezhad is being hammered as a failed president.
This is all part of the great war within the regime over the succession to Khamenei, who is either dead or presumed dead or soon to be dead or “as good as dead.”
Iran today is without an effectively functioning Supreme Leader, and may be without a living Supreme Leader.
Here’s the report from Khamenei’s blog:
Leader Receives Officials and Executives in Charge of Hajj Pilgrimage
January 16, 2007
The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei received a group of Iranian officials and executives in charge of the hajj pilgrimage on Tuesday, January 16.
Speaking at the meeting, the Leader expressed his appreciation for the positive measures taken during the hajj season by the officials in charge of the hajj pilgrimage.
Ayatollah Khamenei told the audience that the hajj season provides a valuable opportunity for cultural activities. He stated that efforts should be made and new initiatives should be sought to propagate Islamic values among the hajj pilgrims and raise their awareness.
Elsewhere in his remarks, the Leader of the Islamic Republic described cultural activities as the source of intellectual growth and stressed the significance of utilizing modern means of propagation in promoting Islamic and spiritual values among the hajj pilgrims.
At the beginning of the meeting, the Leader’s representative for the hajj affairs and caretaker of the Iranian hajj pilgrims Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Mohammadi-Rayshahri presented a report about the great hajj congress.
Hojjatoleslam Mohammadi-Rayshahri further referred to the cultural activities carried out during the hajj season such as the holding of international seminars.
He said that the achievements of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the field of nuclear energy and also the victory of the Lebanese Hezbollah in the face of the Zionist regime’s aggression have increased the interest of hajj pilgrims from other countries in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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El Jefe Maximo:Maybe I have missed it, but do you have an explanation for all the different spellings of Mr. Mahmoud “Mad Jad” Ahmadinejad’s or “Ahmadinezhad’s” “Ahmadi-Nejad’s,” “Ahmadi Nejad’s,” Ahmady Nejad’s,” or “Ahmadi-Nezhad’s” last name ? Is there an preferred transliteration from Farsi to English, or is it a case of “I say Qadaffi you say “Gadaffi.”
All pretty daffy to me, but I do want to spell the Bad Man’s name correctly.
ML:
Do I look like Webster to you? Jeez.
Everyman his own speller. And let’s not get into the “where-do-you-put-the-accent” game…
Jan 18, 2007 - 9:33 pm El Jefe Maximo:Okay, okay, point taken. Maybe next time the Bad Man does some gassing for the world press, somebody can get him to issue an English naming fatwa. Helps to keep the villians straight.
Jan 19, 2007 - 10:50 am Baroness Wyszynski:Oh for Pete’s sake.
Jan 19, 2007 - 10:55 am Anthony (Los Angeles):It’s I’m-a-majordope.
He looks so much like Bob Denver with a (bad) beard, I just refer to him as “President Gilligan.”
Kind of hard to picture Maryann and Ginger in chadors, though.
Jan 19, 2007 - 1:12 pm kourosh:The buzz in Iran these days is mostly around how to maintain order after Haj Ali Supreme Moo-La is officially announced dead.
One of the two approaches discussed below are being considered:
1) Either Moo-La Akbar Rafsan-Jani assumes the top leadership without exact title of Supreme Moo-La. The reason being despite efforts by certain media outlets in Iran and Europe, to elevate him to Ayatoolehsip, people simply don’t regard him as a religious leader. Rather he is known for his corruption and questionable business dealings. For this case they are pushing for Seyed Khatami to become a Moo-La President again.
2) Or, realizing that Interpol has issued an arrest warrant for Rafsan-Jani, Ali Khatami becomes a defacto Supreme-Moo-La title wise. In this case power stayed with
Rafsan-Jani under a new title (Guardian of Revolution) who actually controls Khatami.
People believe, since certain circles were promoting Khatami in recent months (DC and UK visits), the second scenario is more likely. However, both scenarios have been challenged by more radical elements and Ahmadi-Nejad camp.
ML:
I should say, lest anyone be suspicious of kourosh, that he has not been a source of mine. Just a commenter.
Jan 19, 2007 - 3:39 pm Frieda:UFO are back in Iran..again!
source in Farsi: http://www.baztab.com/news/58318.php
I am telling you UFO’s are acting better than us
Jan 19, 2007 - 10:33 pm Azad Andish:Dear El Jefe Maximo
The correct spelling is Ahmadinezhad as Doctor Ledeen has put it. “zh” sounds like “-ge” in “garage’ or “ge” in “beige”or “su” in “pleasure”. and that is excatly how we spell and pronounce the name of Iran’s “charming”(?? ) president.
Jan 22, 2007 - 6:53 am Amir:Let no one underestimate the power of the regime in creating spritual figures from little known men. Koorosh’s opinion in demonstrates the lack of basic common sense and political awareness that makes Iranian people so easy targets for the brainwashing of the regime. I ‘m much mistaken if in no time at all we see the emergence of another holy figure ( probably little known till now and for a good reason too ) in place of Khamenei.
Jan 22, 2007 - 9:03 pm