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The Fox

Sunday, November 20, 2011 7:29
PMFrom: "TABBY"
All is not as it seems in the byzantine world of Iranian politics. Positions of power and titles have little meaning in this world. It maybe stating the obvious that Mr Larijani is one of the small group of men that do wield true power in Iran. There were several give aways during the interview that denoted such power and they were his use of the word "We" in describing a national policy decision. and when he described his loss of his seat in parliament and that he "could serve elsewhere." This meant that his loss of his seat in parliament didn't decrease his power by one iota, he just changed job descriptions. If one wanted to effect Iranian policy one would call Mr Larijani.

Further during the interview Mr Larijani was not shy about contradicting Mr Rose, which left Mr Rose stuttering and grasping for words at times. This denotes a man who is secure within himself about the power that he wields. This lack of deference on the part of Mr Larijani might be a statement that Iran is denoting weakness in American power and is now asserting there own power. .

With regards to the Iranian power structure the US tends to bark up a tree thinking that they have the fox cornered when in fact the fox is hiding up another tree all together. One might also add much to the Iranian delight. Therefore one has long thought that President Ahmadinejad is merely an administrator, so that the true leaders of Iran are not bothered with keeping the lights on nor the garbage picked up. Also that President Ahmadinejad's outrageous rhetoric is in reality meaningless deflection of attention much as a magician performs to accomplish his illusions.. It is only when the western hierarchical bureaucratic structure figures this out that a real discussion with Iran can begin.


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