The Iranian leadership divide deepens

Remember how the Iranians leadership have been worried about Ahmdinjad and wanted to rein him in because of the shit he pulls? Ahh, that situation doesn't seem like it's gonna get resolved anytime soon. Iran is facing political paralysis as its newly elected president purges government institutions, bringing accusations that he is undertaking a coup d'état. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's clearout of his opponents began last month but is more sweeping than previously understood and has reached almost every branch of government, the Guardian has learned. Dozens of deputy ministers have been sacked this month in several government departments, as well the heads of the state insurance and privatisation organisations. Last week, seven state bank presidents were dismissed in what an Iranian source described as "a coup d'état". An informed Iranian source with first-hand knowledge of all the main political and clerical figures in the country said: "Ahmadinejad is defying everybody. He does whatever he wants and considers it to be right. This is not how things are done in Iran." [...] In a sign of divisions at the top of the clerical establishment, the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has until now supported Mr Ahmadinejad, said "irregularities" in the government's behaviour would not be tolerated. Ok, now here is the problem. The supreme leader has absolute power amongst the celrical establishment, but A.J. is part of the revoloutionary guard and backed by them. The Revoloutionary guard are also those who are keeping the government in power, so.. yeah.. in case of an open confrontation, there is the danger of A.J. starting a take-over and sacking the clerical council all together. And he could do it with popular support, because the clerics have grown corrupt and greedy. Now imagine an Iran where A.J., with his views, has absolute power over everything. Yeah, war, not good. Potential confrontation in Israel, more backing to the terrorist in Iraq, more funds going to Hezbollah and more support to Bashar's regime in Syria. So, as you can see, this situation in Iran, unless it gets defused somehow, has the potential of messing things up in this part of the world big time. Like things are not messed up enough as it is. sigh...