Ahmadinejad Discovers That Fanatics Tend To Consume Their Own

Hat Tip: The Corner

We already noticed that Iran's patience with Ahmadinejad is running thin.
Now, apparently, Ahmadinejad has annoyed his fellow hardliners:

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, who flaunts his ideological fervour, has been accused of undermining Iran's Islamic revolution after television footage appeared to show him watching a female song and dance show.

The famously austere Mr Ahmadinejad has been criticised by his own allies after attending the lavish opening ceremony of the Asian games in Qatar, a sporting competition involving 13,000 athletes from 39 countries. The ceremony featured Indian and Egyptian dancers and female vocalists. Many were not wearing veils.

...Religious fundamentalists, usually Mr Ahmadinejad's keenest supporters, are asking why he attended a ceremony that violated his own government's strict interpretation of Shia Islam.

This is what passes for scandal in Iran--and of course no scandal is complete unless you have an attempted cover up:

The president's aides insist he was not present during the singing and dancing. His press secretary, Ali Akbar Javanfekr, claimed Mr Ahmadinejad had left for Doha airport before the performance.

However, Baztab posted footage which purported to show Mr Ahmadinejad in his seat after the show. Jalal Yahyazadeh, a rightwing MP, said: "We have heard from some sources that Ahmadinejad was in the stadium at the time. Those who created the conditions for his presence should be investigated as quickly as possible."

Ahmadinejad could be disgraced and removed from power without either Israel or the US having to raise a finger.

But that still won't solve the issue of Iran acquiring nuclear arms.

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