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Irans president will end up like Saddam, claims Shimon Peres
 Israeli veteran statesman Shimon Peres, responding to the latest verbal attack on the Jewish state by Irans president, said on Saturday that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would end up like Iraqs Saddam Hussein. In a speech to a conference on the Palestinian issue on Friday, Ahmadinejad said: The Zionist regime is a decaying and crumbling tree that will fall with a storm. Peres, in a statement quoted by Israel Radio, called Ahmadinejads comments a direct threat to Israels existence. His statements are reminiscent of those voiced by Saddam Hussein. Ahmadinejad will end up like Saddam Hussein, he said, referring to the Iraqi leader ousted by a US invasion in 2003 and on trial for the killings of 148 Shiites two decades ago. Ahmadinejad represents Satan, not God, Peres said. History has denounced the madmen and those who waved the sword. Posted by: Fred 2006-04-16 |
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