Forget "Abraham, Martin and John," now we have Hugo, Jesus and Mahdi because Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is convinced that Chávez will return to the earth with the redeemer of Islam, 12th Imam Mahdi's personal deputy Jesus Christ.  Extolling Jesus as Mahdi's deputy is unusual coming from a man that despises Jews, which is precisely what Jesus the 'deputy' is.  Maybe Mahmoud is just a little confused and thinks Jesus, who the Shias call Isa, is Roman Catholic like Hugo. Either way, one thing is for sure: Iran's president believes Hugo Chávez's stature is such that he'll be returning on "resurrection day" with religious figures Mahmoud believes are Islam's allies -- even if they're not.  Grief-stricken over Chávez's death, Iran's president wrote a letter of condolence to Venezuela's interim president, Nicolás Maduro, in which he spoke in glowing terms about the dead dictator.  According to crazy-as-a-loon Mahmoud, although Hugo is very much dead, he believes...(Read Full Post)