H/T Jihadwatch"Western states must pay respect to Muslims' holy book, the Qur'an, as much as they show interest in maintaining strong ties with Middle Eastern countries and their oil," Fars News Agency quoted Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi as saying on Monday.
Behold the total lack of respect for the freedom and sovereignty of western nations. The Soviet Union, in possession of a vast conventional and nuclear arsenal did not dare go this far.
"Obama should distance himself from the desecrators of the Qur'an," he added.
His enormity has not been following the news. Obama, Petraeus, Rasmussen et al have not only 'distanced' themselves from Jones, they have condemned him.
Maj. Gen. Firouzabadi further said the current situation in the United States obligates Obama to fulfill the pledges he made during his presidential campaign.
On March 20, the American evangelical preacher Wayne Sapp set fire to a copy of the Holy Qur'an in a small church in Florida. Terry Jones, the head of Dove World Outreach Center who planned to burn the Qur'an last year on the anniversary of September 11, 2001 attacks, was also present during the event.
The Dearborn mosque where Jones was denied permission to demonstrate is a Shiite mosque affiliated with the Iranian regime. That's why Jones appeared on their radar.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned the repeated desecration of the Holy Qur'an, saying that "such actions cannot be condoned by any religion."
The senior Iranian military commander also touched on the recent popular uprisings in the region and said, "Through this uprising and the [Islamic] Awakening movement, regional nations will soon gain independence and self-esteem."
Obama and American elites must cut back on military and security budget, and stop sending US taxpayer money to support Israel if they want to give the US administration and nation a chance to survive, Maj. Gen. Firouzabadi said.
"Obama and his aides must make the right decision before it gets too late," he concluded.
Immediately after 9/11 the Iranians were so scared that they suspended their 'Death to America' ceremonies.
But now it has become obvious that the west has turned itself into a finlandized joke. His enormity has no reason to hold back. Threats against the west carry no risk.
Finland was a comparatively weak nation that had to appease an unfriendly superpower so they had little choice. What is our excuse?