Ahmadinejad in Trouble

Here we go again.

Ex-Leader of Iran Mohammad Khatami has entered his resumé for the job again, the New York Times reports. It's not surprising, since he's been talking about it for quite some time, recently saying “I never had any doubts... is it possible to be indifferent?” He will be challenging current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for the spot.

People who originally supported Ahmadinejad, say that though they don't completely agree with some of the stuff he's done, they will go for him over Khatami.

Ali Motahari, a leading conservative member of Parliament, said in a newspaper interview that he would "prefer a reformed Ahmadinejad to Mr. Khatami."

The idea seems a bit ridiculous to me, and I'm sure the Iranian people must be pulling their hair out: you have two options, the guy who is in charge now, or the guy who was in charge a couple years ago.

Better yet, the guys both have the same first name, just different spellings.

I sincerely hope that a new candidate prevails. It's getting a bit redundant over there.

Sincerely,
Lucas Biespiel