Tuesday, May 11, 2004
A Conversation with Khomeini's Grandson
The professionally abrasive Christopher Hitchens has interviewed the grandson of the Ayatollah Khomeini, who, interestingly, believes the days of the Iranian theocracy are numbered.
Young Khomeini is convinced that the coming upheaval will depend principally on those who once supported his grandfather and have now become disillusioned. I asked him what he would like to see happen, and his reply this time was very terse and did not require any Quranic scriptural authority or explication. The best outcome, he thought, would be a very swift and immediate American invasion of Iran.
Wow.
Unfortunately, Slate forgot to include the graphic.
(Christ on a crotch-rocket, do I have to think of everything around here??)
Young Khomeini is convinced that the coming upheaval will depend principally on those who once supported his grandfather and have now become disillusioned. I asked him what he would like to see happen, and his reply this time was very terse and did not require any Quranic scriptural authority or explication. The best outcome, he thought, would be a very swift and immediate American invasion of Iran.
Wow.
Unfortunately, Slate forgot to include the graphic.
(Christ on a crotch-rocket, do I have to think of everything around here??)
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