THE BETRAYAL - AT 6:21 P.M. ET:  It took President Obama long enough to give grudging support to the freedom fighters of Iran.  Now Banafsheh Zand-Bonazzi alerts us to the current American policy toward the Iranian government, as AP reported:

WASHINGTON — White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is "the elected leader" of the Islamic republic.

Gibbs was asked Tuesday if the White House recognized Ahmadinejad as the country's legitimate president.

"He's the elected leader," Gibbs responded.

Iranian opposition to Ahmadinejad's re-election claimed he stole the vote, and there have been massive street demonstrations that have shaken the religious leadership of the country. Ahmadinejad reports to the religious establishment. Dozens of demonstrators were killed or wounded in the uprising.

COMMENT:  Gibbs could've used some diplomatic language like "the de facto president," or "the local authority."  To refer to Ahmadinejad as the "elected leader" is a gratuitous insult to Iran's freedom fighters.  He is not the elected leader if the election, as charged, was rigged.

Again, the Obama administration shows its supreme contempt for democracy. Obama comes from an "intellectual" crowd that makes little distinction between democracy and dictatorship, as long as "cultural sensitivity" is maintained.

Disgraceful.

August 4, 2009