A thought just occured to me. John Batchelor over at American Spectator's new blog is saying that Ahmadinejad and his cleric have both disappeared. They missed an important meeting a few days back and have since gone AWOL from Tehran. Two things occured to me:
1) Either they've been killed (unlikely, we'd be aware of the immediate power struggle that would ensue)
2) They're getting out of dodge, because they're expecting an imminent attack by Israel, or
3) They're awaiting some kind of terrorist attack or assassination which will result in some kind of retaliation on Iran.
After yesterday's Hamas victory, option #2 looks like it could happen and maybe within a week. The Israelis can deal with Iran's nuclear program and send a crystal clear message to Hamas that it hasn't gone soft in any way...
Just some thoughts.
Anyhow, check it out...
http://www.spectator.org/blogger.asp
Interesting thoughts. You can catch Bachelor tonight at 10:00 pm eastern time. Should be a good show tonight.
http://www.wabcradio.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.johnbatchelorshow.com
UPDATE
From American Spectator
ON THE NET
"Blog:
Ahmadinejad and big holes in the ground - Friday, January 27, 2006 @ 1:47:44 AM
Best source continues to report that Ahmadinejad is still missing, or disappeared, as of this hour. He has not been seen now for ninety-six to one hundred and twenty hours. Statement read in his name on TV -- donouncing the Brits for the Ahvaz explosions -- is the first time since his ascendance that he has not appeared in person to breathe fire.
Speculation about missing president is in two directions:
1. Ahmadinejad is out of sight as he participates as president in a war game exercise. This is consistent with intelligence reporting Iranians moving around air defense hardware, digging holes and trenches, testing apparatus that would be needed during an air raid from the Great Satan or the Junior Satan, otherwise known as the US and Israel. No name provided for war exercise.
2. Ahmadinejad is out of sight as he confers over the next step in the confrontation with the IAEA. This is consistent with the Iranian approach, which is to maneuver,betray, stall, manipulate, delay.
Of the two choices, the first is preferred. The Iranian air defense systems are undergoing elaborate and expensive updating. At the same time, they are digging some very big holes in the ground. Bunker mentality is the appropriate homely metaphor.
More soon."