Ahmadinejad Resignation Coming?

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Ahmadinejad Resignation Coming? Speculation Over Internal Rift Intensifies

A growing rift between Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has bubbled to the surface recently, fueling speculation that the president will resign.

The schism began months ago, but came to a head in recent weeks when Ahmadinejad dismissed Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi. Khamenei, who has final authority on all political decisions, immediately re-instated the minister in a move widely perceived as a rebuke to the president.

In retaliation, Ahmadinejad skipped two Cabinet meetings, but by Sunday, May 1, he signaled he was stepping down from the fight. According to the AP, he ended "his apparent boycott of Cabinet meetings and accusing the U.S. and Israel of exaggerating internal rifts."

However, the bitter power struggle continues. On Thursday, the battle took a strange turn as allies of Ahmadinejad found themselves slapped with charges of sorcery. As the Guardian reports, several people, including the president's chief of staff, were charged with being "magicians." Abbas Ghaffari, one of the men arrested, was described as "a man with special skills in metaphysics and connections with the unknown worlds" by an Iranian news website.


more:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/06/ahmadinejad-resignation-ayatollah-iran_n_858773.html

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1. wonder if he will have his own show on fox? /nt