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2008-09-10 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by tu3031 2008-09-10 12:06|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran has protested to the United Nations over an Israeli minister's suggestion that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad be abducted and dragged before international justice, the official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday.

"The threat of force and committing crimes such as abducting a member of the United Nations is a clear violation of international rights and is contrary to the UN charter," Iran's UN representative Mohammad Khazaei was quoted as saying in the protest letter.

Khazaei also denounced remarks by Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak, who said in August that Israel would use "all options," against Iran's nuclear programme.

He demanded "firm action" by the UN Security Council over the threats from Israel, regarded by Iran as one of its main enemies along with the United States.

"Firm action" by the UN Security Council? Good luck with that...

Posted by tu3031 2008-09-10 12:21|| 2008-09-10 12:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Eitan doesnt matter and everybody knows it.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-09-10 13:07|| 2008-09-10 13:07|| Front Page Top

#3 Sounds like a versatile man- can yank a chain with his tongue in his cheek.

Posted by Grunter 2008-09-10 13:08|| 2008-09-10 13:08|| Front Page Top

#4 Ahmadenijad ran to the UN to tattle that Israel is saying mean things to him? That certainly makes him look the strong man to me.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-09-10 13:10|| 2008-09-10 13:10|| Front Page Top

#5 Imanutjob is facing internal political complications, from the not quite as overtly nutso faction among the mullahs, and hes trying to change the subject.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-09-10 13:20|| 2008-09-10 13:20|| Front Page Top

#6 Would anyone miss the little twerp is he were kidnapped? Seems like a lot of people would think it was a good thing. Wasn't he active in the takeover of our embassy back in 1979?

Posted by JohnQC 2008-09-10 17:41|| 2008-09-10 17:41|| Front Page Top

#7 Which airport is he flying into later this month? We could just point the Israelis in the right direction and do the "hear no evil, see no evil, ..." bit for ten minutes or so.

Posted by AzCat 2008-09-10 20:43|| 2008-09-10 20:43|| Front Page Top

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