Mullahs ... wounded bulls in a China shop

Uless you are visiting from another very far-away planet, where even electromagnetic waves take years- mortal years that is- to reach the Earth, it should be abundantly clear that what we are witnessing with the mischiefs brought upon us by the Iranian mullahs are the actions of the proverbial bull in a China shop. See the mullahs for what they are: the maniacal and yes, now wounded, bulls that will toss and turn and in every turn, injur and maim whoever comes into contact with them.

In every instance of internal weakness, the mullahs have lashed externally to achieve a twofold goal: divert attention from their brutality within and intimidate the gullibles without. Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan, and now perhaps Bahrain are examples- in the latest round of parliamentary elections in Bahrain, the main Shiite opposition group, allied with the mullahs, stood for 17 seats and won 16 of them/out of 40 seats (November 26, 2006).

It is only the "ism" that has changed. Whereas previously it was the "ism" in communism that evoked fear in the West, it is now the "ism" in fundamentalism that brings horror. Where there is a hint of Shiite activism, one would have to imagine a mullah's hand.

The clerical hegemony in Iran began with a non-clerical president- Bani Sadr- and will surely end with another non-clerical despot- Ahmadi-nejad.