Cartoon 140: Hardliners Only!

“The enemies of our revolution introduced the notion of ‘hardliner’ and ‘moderate’ from the first day…They used to think that the most hardliner of all was our honorable Imam [Khomeini] that day; and today, they think that I, the meager servant, am the biggest of hardliners. ‘Moderate’ is a beautiful word, but Islam does not talk like that,” said Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, only two days ahead of the February 26 elections in which the conservative Council of the Guardians, led by hardliner cleric Ahmad Jannati, severely disqualified reformist and moderate candidates.