So Jimbo, win the revolution yet?

Here’s a basic (way too basic) overview of how Iran’s gov’t works. The President, currently (and debatably) Ahmadinejad, is supposed to be elected by the people of Iran. He’s the guy who runs most of the day to day operations. The Supreme Leader, Ayotolla Khamenei, is actually the big boss, representing the entire regime. He is APPOINTED by a little known group of people called the Assembly of Experts.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Before Ahmadinejad, there was Rafsanjani, a moderate who was ousted by the hardliners (in no small part due to “Axis of Evil” labels and similar American hostility). He is actually a Mousavi supporter (the main candidate besides Ahmadinejad who claims the elections were rigger) and it is a distinct possiblity that Rafsanjani might lead the Council to appoint a new supreme leader. Goodbye disputed elections, goodbye hardliners (for a while), and goodbye regime!

Is this going to happen? It is a distinct possibility. We do know that Ahmadinejad is losing public support, that the amount of people in the streets vastly outnumbers the security forces. We also know that his own police and military forces have begun protecting Mousavi supporters instead of beating them. While police are still raiding the ring leaders, it is clear that Ahmadinejad does not have bblind loyalty from all of his own people.

We also know that the Council of Experts has called for an emergency meeting. At the very least, this shows that the protests have somebody’s undevided attention.

I have lots of links in my Twitter page, so check them out, and I’d love to write more, but I’m busy micro-reporting and helping my friends in Iran.

Until then, keep fighting the power #iranelection #gr88

P.S. anybody who can translate Farsi, hit me up!