Posted on 1/4/2006, 4:20:10 AM by Flavius
Tehran, Iran, Jan. 03 – Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad renewed his call for the “removal” of Israel from the Middle East on Tuesday and said his string of attacks on the Jewish state and denial of the Holocaust were part of a “deliberate strategy” aimed at winning the hearts and minds of young Muslims.
“Some in Iran and abroad thought that we were making these speeches without a specific plan and policy, but we have been pursuing a deliberate strategy in this regards”, the Iranian president told a group of Islamist student activists, according to the Persian-language website Khedmat, which was launched by Ahmadinejad’s campaign team during the presidential elections last year and continues to be run by his aides.
“The wave [that these speeches created] has a lot of supporters among young people in the Muslim world and it will continue to move forward”, Ahmadinejad said.
Ahmadinejad told a joint meeting of his cabinet and Majlis deputies on Tuesday, “Those who defend today the crimes of the Zionists must be held accountable and sentenced. Of course, they claim that they are very strong, but this is one of their big lies”.
“The revival of Islam is whipping the frail body of the Global Hegemon”, Ahmadinejad said in a reference to the United States. “This Global Hegemon will soon be toppled”.
Ahmadinejad, who has been a top commander in Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards, told the Majlis deputies that is was “unbearable” to witness “international butchers” make accusations against the Islamic Republic.
He rejected the authority of a United Nations mandate that declared the state of Israel to be legitimate.
“You who claim that there was a Holocaust are today repeating such a thing in Palestine”, Ahmadinejad said, adding that Tehran did not fear retribution for its stance.
Ahmadinejad had recently called the Holocaust a “myth” and said that Israel must be “wiped off the map”.
“We do not fear their screams. The more they shout, the more they show their own weaknesses”, Ahmadinejad said in reference to the international condemnation his comments received.
His remarks were twice condemned by the United Nations Security Council.
Nothing new. The Western world is at war with Islam...so how much longer does this maniac continue to exist ??
My God.. That's why all the liberals get so thrilled with these culture of death wackos.. They're close to one in the same.. Lie to your people to make them follow whatever concepts you have to impart. Truth doesn't matter, only the winning of 'hearts and minds.'
I'd say that the people will be ticked when they realize their leadership is lying, but likely just like the liberals, they just choose to ignore the truth to believe the myth.
This guy must be delusional or devoid of facts. If and that is a big if, Iran was able to wipe Israel of the map, Iran would become a parking lot.
You're right, this does sound like a threat: “The revival of Islam is whipping the frail body of the Global Hegemon”, Ahmadinejad said in a reference to the United States. “This Global Hegemon will soon be toppled”.
Oooh, I'm scared.
We're at war? Well we'd better start kicking some ass then. Big Time!
Yet folks abound, some right here at FR, who get itchy & irritable when you quote the plain words of those whom stock the top ranks of Islamic "leadership" around the world: they get highly indignant at the suggestion that there isn't a billion nascent Thomas Jefferson's skulking just below the surface of such expressed ugliness.
I expect that this imbecile Ahmadinejad is likely going to see a bit more of the weaknesses of the West and the Israelis in particular.
It will happen not soon enough from this seat.
HEGEMONY: The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
This is a hilarious choice of words Mahmood, if you take a moment to think about them... The United States, a democratic nation with Citizens, including IRANIAN-AMERICANS, arguably freer than any other nation on earth has hegemonic influence over Iran, a rigid theocracy!?!?! Mahmood, yours is a totalitarian state that closes down its countrymen’s newspapers for trivial reasons. Yes Mahmood, FREEDOM is a hegemon over tyranny! This is the natural state of human affairs. You and your system of Valeyat e-Faqhe are the hegemon. You are the Islamic imperialists. You are the hypocrite for trying to hide your hegemony by claiming freedom is tyranny. Prepare for your day of reckoning. That day comes to every tyrant and you hasten yours with every ignorant word you speak.
AMEN!
Well THAT sure seems to be slowing him down!
It looks like until we raize their cities, and salt their fields and kill their livestock....
Well THAT sure seems to be slowing him down!
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Absolutely! When Kofi and his accomplices speak, the world shakes in fear!!!
One keeps hoping that this modern day Haman will suffer the same fate as his ancient predecessor, as described in the book of Esther!
That's funny. Israel has a deliberate strategy as well. To exist at ALL COSTS.
The tyrants in Iran need to be overthrown, either from within or without.
That steaming heap of bull excrement needs to be flushed straight into history's cesspool of failed dictators and depraved thugs who didn't understand that they are all worthless parasites........
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
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