The face of evil

Stare deeply into my eyes. I am the face of evil.

Seldom does a principal character on the world stage present himself as a clear image of the face of evil, but Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has done precisely that, revealing the true hatred and aims within his and the hearts of many in his twisted world with the following words:

"no doubt the new wave [of attacks] in Palestine will soon wipe off this disgraceful blot from the face of the Islamic world."

This sort of state-organized shiite occurs seemingly all the time. What does not typically occur is the visible participation of the leadership of those states. Apologists are attributing this to Ahmadinejad's inexperience, the newness of his position. This is, by far, the worst effort at explaining-away a horrific thought-crime since John Kerry's clearing up how he "voted for the $87 billion before" he "voted against it".

If nothing less, Ahmadinejad has given those calling for regime change in Iran their best ammunition in months.