It would be a shame if the Ahmadinezhad letter caused us to ignore the latest move by those noble mullahs to exterminate anyone who disagrees with them. The Rushdie paradigm still holds.

It is notable, I think, that one of the leading Azeri cultural icons has demonstrated his contempt for the mullahcracy. Now what is that I keep hearing about ‘no chance for revolution in Iran’?

Let’s hope the secretary of state can find the time to support this man.