Iranian Woes

Taking a break from travel logs, the news of the recent Iranian cabinet shuffle has intrigued me. In particular, it has confirmed for me that Ahmedinejad is a pretty inept administrator and leader, who prizes rhetoric and loyalty over competency (i know, i know, it sounds familiar). This particular quote from the Washington Post article today struck me as exemplary of the deteriorating situation within the Iranian government:

"In another move bound to anger critics, Ahmadinejad appointed the highly controversial Ali Kordan as special inspector on Sunday, according to the Mehr news agency. Last year, Kordan was impeached as minister of interior after his Oxford law degree turned out to be a fake. In his new job, Kordan will investigate cases of corruption and fraud within the government."

I mean, honestly. That's just plain idiotic.