Well, well, well. It seems that some Iranians are totally convinced that not only is President Barack Obama (D) the messiah, he is stronger than other people's messiah. And not only that, former President George W. Bush (R) is also an equally powerful messiah.

Says who? Says none other than Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. According to Ahmadinejad, as reported in AlAribya, the US messiahs were so powerful they prevented the return of their messiah.

In the speech, broadcast live on state television and circulated in several media outlets, Ahmadinejad reiterated his accusations that the United States was hindering the return of the redeemer of Islam, the Mahdi, local media reported.

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While pointing out that the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which ousted the Shah and installed the current religious regime, is a prelude to the appearance of the Mahdi, Ahmadinejad argued that the arrogance of the United States is one the main obstacles to the Mahdi's coming.

"The United States is an arrogant country that plunders the wealth of nations by invading them. It is also a criminal state because it supports Israel."

Ahmadinejad accused the United States of planning and carrying out the September 11 attacks in order to gain the sympathy of the world.

Hmm, so Ahmadinejad is a 9/11 "truther" like other fringies in the US, Europe, many parts of the Arab and/or Muislim world and other places.

But what proof did he offer that Bush is a powerful messiah?

In an earlier speech he gave in Esfahan in December, Ahmadinejad claimed he had documented evidence that the United States invaded Iraq in order to prevent the coming of the Mahdi and stressed that the Iranian people would prepare the ground for his coming forming the Mahdi Army.

And Obama? He increased troop strength in Afghanistan.

"These attacks fed its propaganda and became an excuse for attacking Afghanistan under the pretext of fighting terrorism."

But their messiah is valiantly fighting back against our messiahs.

In a meeting he held with cleric Ayatollah Jawadi Amuli, Ahmadinejad claimed a halo of light surrounded him while he gave a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, attributing this to the Mahdi's support.

From that, it appears our messiahs are stronger than theirs.

hat tip: Elders of Zion