https://pjmedia.com/michaelledeen/2007/02/10/well_hello_there_dear_ali/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 02:05:38 -0400<![CDATA[I&#8217;ve received two nastygrams from the Supreme Leader in the past few days, for which I am most grateful. First, making a brief, menacing and decidedly live appearance before a military audience, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei remarked, &#8220;Enemies of the Islamic system fabricated various rumors about death and health to demoralize the Iranian nation.&#8221; Actually I thought the news would have brought considerable uplift to the Iranian people, but no matter, I fully accept his point. He&#8217;s still with us. My source (and several others, by the way, who in recent days have insisted he was dead) was wrong, and I won&#8217;t use him or the others again. Then The S.L. continued, referring to me and the others who believed my source: &#8220;but they did not know that they are not dealing with only one person in Iran. They are facing a nation.&#8221;]]>Sat, 10 Feb 2007 18:24:55 -0500<![CDATA[Michael Ledeen]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-ledeen/2007/02/10/well_hello_there_dear_ali-n185495