https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/06/15/follow-the-money/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-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:37:00 -0400<![CDATA[Spengler asks the crucial question. If the candidates in Iran did not represent &#8220;reform&#8221; versus the &#8220;status quo&#8221; (even though the election itself was used as a vehicle for protest) then why didn&#8217;t the Ayatollah&#8217;s put forward the candidate the media insists on describing as &#8220;reformist&#8221; instead of Ahmadinejad. &#8220;The mystery about the Iranian elections, writes my old friend Daniel Pipes, is why the religious authorities who run the country decided to declare a massive victory for the crude and brutal Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, rather than advance the slick and deceptive Hossein Moussavi.&#8221;]]>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:11:49 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2009/06/15/follow-the-money-n188531