I detest Ahmadinejad and the regime he represents. But why take umbrage merely at the fact that he speaks for the Islamic republic instead of the faqih, or chief mullah? After all, the Queen is the head of state in Britain whereas the prime minister is the political leader. If Irish militants hate the British government, that is predictable. But should Irish militants complain that the Queen does not deal with them directly? What difference would it make to them?