Two of the many unflattering characteristics that describe Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are as follows: (1) He tries to present an upbeat and supremely confident image of himself to the outside world at all times, even when he is standing on shaky ground; and (2) even though he is supposedly a devout and pious Muslim, he never hesitates to lie in order to promote that image. These two features were in plain view to the public on Friday, August 28, when Ahmadinejad spoke at Friday Prayers at the University of Tehran.
After Mohammad Ali Rajai and Dr. Mohammad Javad Bahonar, Iran’s president and prime minister respectively, were assassinated on August 30, 1981, the government named the week between the end of August and beginning of September (the first week of the month of Shahrivar on the Iranian calendar) as the week of the government. It was on this occasion that Ahmadinejad gave a speech yesterday.
