The Iranians seem to be accusing us of fomenting their post-faux election unrest:
Iran's leadership has been trying to erase any lingering doubts about the legitimacy of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election by portraying the unrest as sparked by foreign meddling.
"It has to be asked whether the actions of (Mousavi and his supporters) are in response to instructions of American authorities," said Hossein Shariatmadari in an editorial appearing in the conservative daily Kayhan.
Shariatmadari doesn't hold a government position but is the powerful director of the Kayhan newspaper group and a close adviser to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He added that Mousavi was trying to "escape punishment for murdering innocent people, holding riots, cooperating with foreigners and acting as America's fifth column inside the country."
He called for Mousavi and former reformist president Mohammad Khatami to be tried in court for "horrible crimes and treason," adding that there were "undeniable documents" proving Mousavi's foreign links.
Wow. Good thing our president didn't meddle in their internal affairs by standing with the protesters. I mean, the Iranians might have blamed us for their problems and tainted the protesters as American stooges.
At some point, will our Left admit that we aren't the problem and that thug regimes are the problem? In the past it was mostly academic. But the Left is in charge now, so it would be nice if reality became the basis for their community.
