Election Season in Iran Off to Troubling Start

Last week Mohammad Khatami declared he would be a candidate for the presidency of Iran in the June elections, setting up a race against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He served as president from 1997 to 2005 and was known as a pro-Western moderate. Yesterday a wild mob attacked him at the 30th anniversary celebration of the Iranian Revolution, shouting, "Death to Khatami. We do not want American government." This takes negative campaigning to a new level!