Ahmadinejad lying about Iran’s Economy
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Khatami hints at comeback with censure of president’s ‘lies’
The problem is, Ahmadinejad, the bane of Bush and Cheney’s existance is about as popular as Bush is in this country. He hovers around 28-31% in approval rating in his own country. He, like Bush, has something to prove…that they are tough. Sadly, both the US and Iran are in the middle of this “mines bigger than yours contest”. Ahmadinejad, although he has his base and believers, is waning (see Bush), his people no longer trust him (see Bush) and the only way either one of these small men with huge egos can satisfy their insecuritites is beat the drums of war against each other. Very bad for any reasonable soul living in either country. Iran upon their next election will throw Ahmadinejad to the curb. Iran is the largest Democracy in the Middle East whose economy is suffering (inflation…debt) - (see Bush) under Ahmadinejad’s leadership, I suggest we wait and let the people of both countries take care of Ahmadinejad and Bush and BushLike, it would save alot of lives.
Iran’s former president Mohammad Khatami has fuelled speculation of a possible comeback by bluntly accusing his successor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, of peddling false statistics to hide rising inflation and unemployment. Mr Khatami, who was regarded as a reformist, said Iran’s worsening economic woes did not tally with the rosy picture painted by the government, and warned that officially endorsed “lies” would destroy Iranians’ trust in the Islamic system.
Speaking at the financial paper Sarmayeh, he said: “Unfortunately, it has become customary that the real issues are concealed and portrayed in some other ways. If there is inflation … it will not remove the reality if you say it doesn’t exist, or alter scientific standards to achieve a desired result. If society feels it is being told lies, it will damage mutual trust, not only between elites and decision-makers but also between people and the authorities.”
Posted on October 26th, 2007 by George Sand
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