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| Ahmadinejad condemns "crime" against Bruni |
| 2010-09-20 |
[Al Arabiya] Iran's diminutive President Mahmoud Short RoundAhmadinejad has condemned as a "crime" attacks against France's first lady Carla Bruni by a leading hard-line newspaper which called her a "prostitute." In an interview published Sunday in the government newspaper Iran, Ahmadinejad said the attacks by the daily Kayhan, whose chief editor is appointed by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, were also against Islam. "Certain things happen in our media which I do not believe in at all. For example, can a publication attribute a trait to the wife of a European president?" he was quoted as saying in a clear reference to Bruni. "What kind of Islam allows that?" Ahmadinejad asked, adding such insults were "contrary to religion" and "a crime worse than a crime," without naming Kayhan. "If there really is justice, the perpetrators should be prosecuted." In late August, Kayhan called Bruni an "Italian prostitute" who deserved to die for supporting Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, the 43-year-old Iranian mother of two who has been sentenced to death by stoning. France lodged an official complaint over the article and the Iranian foreign ministry distanced itself from the attack by the newspaper known for its harsh insults against Iranian and foreign personalities. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 inejad has condemned as a "crime" attacks against France's first lady Carla Bruni by a leading hard-line newspaper which called her a "prostitute." Why not? It's cheap and easy to condemn the newspaper, some idiots will actually believe he cares, some will think it proves Iran is even-handed, and the outcome will not affect whether or not Iran achieves its goals in the middle east. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-09-20 10:53 |