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To: mutley

the current President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is so focused on the predicted coming of the Islamic mystic called the Mahdi (Arabic for "guided one") that it is conceivable that he could declare himself to be the Mahdi.snip

His first name, Mahmoud, means "praised" or "praiseworthy." His last name, Ahmadinejad, is actually a compound name. It would be more properly presented "Ahmadi-Nejad." The second part of his last name, Nejad, is a Persian suffix that means "descendant of." The first part, Ahmadi, means "highly praised" or "most highly praised." So, every time he signs his full name, he looks down at the piece of paper and reads, "The Praised Descendant of the Most Highly Praised." Sounds almost like the title "Son of The Most High," doesn't it? Perhaps it isn't so far-fetched after all to think that maybe, just maybe, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad really does think that he is destined to become the Islamic king of the world.snip
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17 posted on 01/09/2007 9:06:36 AM PST by Vn_survivor_67-68
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To: Vn_survivor_67-68
You know, I've had a sneaking suspicion about that myself. Feller certainly has a megalomaniacal side to him. It'll depend largely on the opinion of one man, the Ayatollah Mesbah-Yazdi, as to whether Ahmadinejad takes the extraordinary step of declaring himself a messiah. By any religion's standards that's a pretty heretical step unless, of course, you really are.

If beard-boy emerges from a well on a stage elevator, we got problems.

19 posted on 01/09/2007 9:29:50 AM PST by Billthedrill
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To: Vn_survivor_67-68
Interesting.Ahmadinejad mentioned a February surprise.The actions of the parliament may hasten his resolve to do whatever he has planned before he loses power.
22 posted on 01/09/2007 9:58:13 AM PST by COUNTrecount
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