A bit more on Iran’s president-to-be via the London Sunday Times :

“Ahmadinejad has described nuclear energy as “the scientific achievement of the Iranian nation”, declaring: “No one can deprive the Iranian nation of this right.” The question will be: is Iran returning to earlier days when Khomeini foresaw it as the country that would export Islamic revolution to the world, or will it continue to pursue the more pragmatic policy that it has followed since Khomeini’s death in 1989? Ahmadinejad, who looks back proudly on his role during the revolution as a member of the Office for Strengthening Unity, the student group that staged the seizure of hostages at the US embassy, has made no secret of his distaste for America or the United Nations — which he has described as “one-sided and stacked against the world of Islam”. It is on domestic affairs that he is certain to make his mark, though. As mayor he has made clear his distaste at all things western, famously ordering the removal of advertising billboards featuring David Beckham, the only foreign face to appear in Iranian advertising since the Shah’s days.”

It’s sometimes the small details that reveal the presence of the fanatic.

David Beckham?