Iran's Ayatollah to Ahmadinejad: Obey or resign

Source: CBS

While President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may be the public face of Iranian politics, make no mistake, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is the man in charge there. Khamenei is the Islamic Republic of Iran's spiritual leader and highest authority until he chooses to give up the post, dies, or is deposed. His veto is final in Iranian political affairs.

However, in an unusual public display of discord, Ahmadinejad has pushed back against Khamenei's authority in a dispute over the appointment of the country's intelligence chief. Khamenei has responded by telling the president to bend to his will or resign, according to several news outlets.

The dust-up is over the appointment of Heidar Moslehi as the intelligence minister. Ahmadinejad tried to fire Moslei from the intelligence post on April 17, but Khamenei reappointed him a few hours later, the BBC reports. Ahmadinejad then apparently spent nearly two weeks boycotting government meetings in protest.

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...but of course, we can be sure that Dinner Jacket's replacement won't be a pussycat.

In other news, John Bolton wants Israel to seize the moment and bomb Iran. Now, I haven't read this anywhere, but I know John Bolton--the man is a Israel-bombing-Iran machine.

Bad guys going down all over the place.

Ya gotta like it!

over what the President does.