The Butcher of Tehran is Dead

 

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Ebrahim Raisi, the president of Iran, more popularly known as the "Butcher of Tehran", is confirmed dead in a helicopter crash in NW Iran. Also dead is the Iranian foreign minister, other passengers, and the pilot. Prior to becoming the president of Iran, Raisi gained notoriety as a prosecutor for his role in the 1988 executions of thousands of political prisoners. 

In a moment reminiscent of Howard Stern and his "associate", Captain Janks, a French news correspondent from France24 informed his listeners about unconfirmed rumors going around that the crash was the work of a Mossad agent named  Eli Copter.

Equally ludicrous today was the UN Security Council holding a moment of silence for Raisi. US Deputy Ambassador to the UN, Robert Wood, dutifully stood in silence. Funny, I don't recall the UN holding a moment of silence for Saddam Hussein, the "Butcher of Baghdad" when he was hanged.