Many observers of Iranian politics have been writing off President Ahmadinejad's chances for re-election for months. The conservatives are riven by factions that can't agree on how to fix the economy and other matters of national import. Some of these observers have even gone as far and predicted a win for the "moderates" or "reformers."Well Ahmadinejad is far from through. Using some of his allies in Parliament, Ahmadinejad has accused several of the highest ranking and most influential ayatollahs of corruption. A close ally of President Ahmadinejad has accused 44 leading members of the Iran's old guard of corruption, among them several prominent ayatollahs. The unprecedented accusations are seen as a daring challenge to Iran's ruling establishment by the intensely ambitious president as he strives to secure more power for himself and his office. The incendiary "disclosures" were made by Abbas Palizar, a member of a parliamentary investigative...(Read Full Post)