You got to read this short article in a recent TIME issue:
"Inflating A Little Man" by Joe Klein [October 8th]:
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1665905,00.html
Joe Klein isn’t afraid of big, bad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad—but he’s certainly afraid of whoever has real power in Iran. In his commentary “Inflating A Little Man” [Oct. 8], Klein manages his rhetoric with attention-grabbing zeal that displays Ahmadinejad as a cynical leader with very little political muscle. Yet, Klein’s remarks still add fuel to the over-hyped neoconservative fire he’s allegedly trying to put out. Surprisingly, Klein clamorously writes that Iran does arm Hizballah; Iran does have an active nuclear program that may have hostile intent; and that Iran does supply weapons to U.S. enemies. These are all regurgitated statements that allow neocons to nod their head in palpable agreement. The U.S. has ceaselessly tried to handle these disturbing items through sober and productive means, but no success has been ascertained. So if Ahmadinejad has very little real power in Iran, who does? And whoever it is must be the one who really scares Joe Klein.
"Inflating A Little Man" by Joe Klein [October 8th]:
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1665905,00.html
Joe Klein isn’t afraid of big, bad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad—but he’s certainly afraid of whoever has real power in Iran. In his commentary “Inflating A Little Man” [Oct. 8], Klein manages his rhetoric with attention-grabbing zeal that displays Ahmadinejad as a cynical leader with very little political muscle. Yet, Klein’s remarks still add fuel to the over-hyped neoconservative fire he’s allegedly trying to put out. Surprisingly, Klein clamorously writes that Iran does arm Hizballah; Iran does have an active nuclear program that may have hostile intent; and that Iran does supply weapons to U.S. enemies. These are all regurgitated statements that allow neocons to nod their head in palpable agreement. The U.S. has ceaselessly tried to handle these disturbing items through sober and productive means, but no success has been ascertained. So if Ahmadinejad has very little real power in Iran, who does? And whoever it is must be the one who really scares Joe Klein.
