Chancellor Merkel will apparently not be sending the usual congratulatory letter to Mahmoud. At a Berlin press conference on Monday, Merkel’s spokesperson Klaus Vater said:

        ”In view of his controversial re-election, the chancellor won’t be congratulating the Iranian president.”

Some thirty people have died, and numerous others injured, in the mass protests that have rocked Iran following the ‘victory’ of Mahmoud in the recent elections. Around 3,000 Iranians were arrested after voicing their anger at the results.

Merkel’s spokesperson has also stated that the Iranian government must release all the prisoners being held.

Now compare this forthright and principled stand with that of the Obama administration. When asked if Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the ‘elected leader’ of Iran, White House spokersperson Robert Gibbs answered:

                                                                           

                 “He’s the elected leader.”

 

Er, I think Iranians would beg to differ with you there, Rob.

Will Obama be sending Mahmoud a congratulatory letter…?

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