Iran softens anti-Israel comments

[Algorem]

(he meant Israel should be wiped off the map on the wall in his office)

http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/10/29/iran-israel051029.html

Last Updated Sat, 29 Oct 2005 08:43:37 EDT
CBC News

Iran has backed away from remarks by its president that Israel should be "wiped off the map," following sharp criticism from the United Nations Security Council.

A statement released on Saturday by Iran's foreign ministry said the country stands by its United Nations commitments and would not use violence against another country.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's rhetoric prompted governments across the world to summon Iranian ambassadors to explain the comments.

Israel demanded a special UN session on Friday, two days after Ahmadinejad made his comments at a student rally in Teheran...

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1. maybe ahmadinejad should come forward himself and retract

what he said

[Warren Stupidity]

2. Myabe the UN should have a special session anyway

and it should focus on nations that are using violence against other countries rather than just blustering about doing so.

[54anickel]

3. Interesting commentary in the Turkish Weekly

http://www.turkishweekly.net/comments.php?id=1805

The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad was addressing a conference in Tehran entitled "The World without Zionism", attended by around 3,000 students on Wednesday and the following day, we could find “Israel should be Wiped of the Map” title in nearly all of the news sources around the world. The remarks by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad prompted a chorus of international condemnation. Sometimes it seems easier to copy paste some parts of a speech or article and create a noisy atmosphere. Hence, it will be better to analyze all dynamics of this event and try to find out the missing points.

At the beginning, it will be helpful to explain the aim of this conference. In 1979, the Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini declared the last Friday of the Muslim month of Ramadan as an international day of struggle for the “liberation” of Jerusalem (in Arabic Al-Qods) and against occupier Zionist Regime. Henceforth, on “Al-Qods Day”, Muslims all over the world were to demonstrate against the existence of the state of Israel. Annually, the Iranian regime organizes a big Al-Qods Rally in Tehran and prior to this rally there is always a conference related to the Palestine Problem. “The World without Zionism” conference is also one of these organizations and the speech made by Mr. Ahmedinejad was aimed the liberation of Al-Qods and Palestinians.

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Anti-zionist policy has always been the “sine qua non” of Iran’s regime. Thus, using a part of Mr. Ahmedinejad’s speech that had been quoted from Ayatollah Khomeini’s declaration during the first years of revolution and introducing it as a new pronunciation is really worth thinking on it. At first United States, Israel and some European countries are looking for a gap and pretext to prove the dangerous character of Iran Policies to bring her file before the Security Council, prevent her uranium enrichment program and expose her to a plenty of sanctions. Thus; this was perceived as a chance to show that a country with such wishes will also produce nuclear bombs and will use these weapons to destroy Israel. But Even Mark Regev, an Israeli foreign ministry spokesman, said “Unfortunately this is not the first time that we've heard such an extremist message from the Iranian leadership. I think there is a growing understanding in the international community that the regime is not Israel’s problem alone, but a problem the entire international community must grapple with." This means that these kinds of expressions are not new.

If it is the arguments, they were there since the beginning of the regime, but if it is to wipe out Iran’s regime, it seems that even the wing flapping of a butterfly in Tehran is sufficient to find reasons to attack the regime.

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4. isn't it nice BushCo helped this lovely Iranian prez by Bush Iraq policies

that got rid of Saddam and put Shiite majority in power in Iraq, friendly to Mahmoud Madman.

IMPEACH THE CHIMP-IN-CHIEF!

[Algorem]

5. I've been pissed at Israel ever since they went and wrecked my country;

I was gonna start my own country and call it "Is Real",because my country would be REAL,man.But they said they'd sue me for infringing on their trademark!I didn't even know country names WERE trademarked.It put me off the whole idea.Pricks!Really burned my ass like a match held about so high.