His extremism makes Iranian emigres, businessmen and sophisticates cringe. But President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has won the hearts of his working-class countrymen with his constant visits to and increased spending in rural areas, as well as his muscle-flexing abroad.

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His extremism makes Iranian emigres, businessmen and sophisticates cringe. But President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has won the hearts of his working-class countrymen with his constant visits to and increased spending in rural areas, as well as his muscle-flexing abroad.

Authors Bio:

Russ Wellen is the nuclear deproliferation editor for OpEdNews. He's also on the staffs of Freezerbox and Scholars & Rogues.

"It's hard to tell people not to smoke when you have a cigarette dangling from your mouth."
-- Mohamed El Baradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency