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| Ahmadinejad rejects criticism, justifies anti-Israel comments |
| 2005-10-28 |
| Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmandinejad on Friday rejected widespread condemnation of his remarks Wednesday calling to "wipe Israel off the map". According to Ahmandinejad, the comments were both justified and correct, Israel Radio reported. "They reflect the words of the Iranian people," he said. The hard-line leader added, "Israel and the United States believe that the entire world must abide by their rules although they are the ones that are responsible for destroying Palestinian families." The Iranian embassy in Moscow, however, tried Friday to soften the impact of Ahmadinejad's remarks. "Mr. Ahmadinejad did not have any intention to speak in sharp terms and engage in a conflict," the Iranian embassy in Moscow said in a statement following a wave of international criticism. It added that Ahmadinejad "underlined the key position of Iran, based on the necessity to hold free elections on the occupied territories." Israel's Ambassador to the UN Dan Gillerman, meanwhile, began trying to build a coalition Thursday in favor of expelling Iran from the UN, as governments around the globe condemned Iran for Ahmadinejad's comments. UN mathematics indicate that no such coalition could possibly prevail, but Israel is understood to be pursuing the effort nonetheless - both out of a sense of obligation and in the faint hope that the almost impossible might somehow happen. |
| Posted by:Captain America |
| #9 "00:20 Iran official says counting on Venezuela`s Chavez for support amidst crisis (Reuters)" LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO I love Haaretz flash tonight. |
| Posted by: Thaique Ulith6641 2005-10-28 18:21 |
| #8 Looks like a mother back down to me. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-10-28 17:10 |
| #7 We're sending over a care package for you Mahmoud. What's that? Iran wants nuclear power, we'll give you all the nuclear power you can handle, enjoy! EP |
| Posted by: ElvisHasLeftTheBuilding 2005-10-28 13:33 |
| #6 "18:42 President Bush calls Iran and Syria `outlaw regimes` (Reuters)" Shit: this is fan, fan: this is shit, OK now go at it! |
| Posted by: Thaique Ulith6641 2005-10-28 12:40 |
| #5 Well his words could not have been clearer. I don'think it's possible to wiggle out of it either. Now that they really want nukes of their own what might the future hold for Iran? They already wage war against Israel through proxies and crude attacks on civilians. Methinks they'll beget a whole lot of martyrs at home if they seek to follow through in the grand sense. |
| Posted by: MunkarKat 2005-10-28 09:19 |
| #4 Any body know how to say "Up Yours, A**hat!!" in Farsi? |
| Posted by: anymouse 2005-10-28 08:52 |
| #3 The hard-line leader added, "Israel and the United States believe that the entire world must abide by their rules although they are the ones that are responsible for destroying Palestinian families." This guy cares about Palestinians about as much as I do, which ain't much. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-10-28 08:41 |
| #2 Ya Frank, this is gittin'GOOD. |
| Posted by: ARMYGUY 2005-10-28 08:31 |
| #1 keep digging, asshole |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-10-28 08:29 |