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Bush, George H. W. •bikini-clad young woman plops in lap of, after which speedo-sporting young man sidles up to wife...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Preposterous Week! Paul Slansky's News Index | 6/12/2009 | See Source »

...being soft-spoken, but that is an exaggeration. He is whisper-spoken. His answers to our questions were cautious, precise, although surprisingly candid at times. He was most emphatic when we asked about the way Mahmoud Ahmadinejad conducted his campaign, which included a direct attack on Mousavi's wife, the famous artist and activist Zahra Rahnavard. "I think he went beyond our societal norms, and that is why he created a current against himself," Mousavi said. "In our country, they don't insult a man's wife [to] his face. It is also not expected of a President to tend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man Who Could Beat Ahmadinejad: Mousavi Talks to TIME | 6/12/2009 | See Source »

Have you been surprised by the kind of campaign President Ahmadinejad has conducted against you and your wife, and what's your explanation for his behavior? He has a particular [style], but I didn't think he would go this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man Who Could Beat Ahmadinejad: Mousavi Talks to TIME | 6/12/2009 | See Source »

...think he did? I think he went beyond our societal norms, and that is why he created a current against himself. In our country, they don't insult a man's wife [to] his face. It is also not expected of a President to tend to such small details. It is also expected that he speak based on statistics and numbers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man Who Could Beat Ahmadinejad: Mousavi Talks to TIME | 6/12/2009 | See Source »

...factor in changing the equation appears to have been Ahmadinejad's character assassinations of leading political figures and, especially, his insinuation that Mousavi's wife, Professor Zahra Rahnavard, had improperly gained her academic job. "That may have been the turning point," said former Vice President Mohammad Ali Abtahi. "He insulted Iranians' sense of decency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ahead of Iran Election, President's Rivals Gain Hope | 6/11/2009 | See Source »

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