Thursday, October 4, 2007

The myth of the all-powerful Ahmadinejad

By Philip Giraldi
(A former Central Intelligence Agency officer)
Asia Times

"Despite what his detractors insist, Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad is no tinhorn dictator. He is an elected president with little power and not particularly popular within his own country, where he commands no military power. But there are many who make more of him as a near-satanic force, particularly the US Congress, which has recently given a virtual carte blanche for the White House to attack Iran at will......"

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