Apparently the Irani government is trying to get a rise out of everyone who is not an adherent of Islam. I think they can reasonably check that action item off their their to-do list:
Several world capitals have condemned Iran's leader for saying Israel should be "wiped off the map," and Israel's vice premier has called for Tehran to be expelled from the United Nations.
During a meeting with protesting students at Iran's Interior Ministry, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad quoted a remark from Ayatollah Khomeini, founder of Iran's Islamic revolution, that Israel "must be wiped out from the map of the world."
Talk about the diplomatic version of sticking your tongue out at the US. Haven't these poor beknighted Persians had their face-to-face with Karen Hughes yet? Aren't they 100% behind our Preznit and his agenda. Apparently they have not gotten the memo, have they?
But wait, it's almost better...this just in from the Israelis:
Israel's Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres said Iran should be expelled from the United Nations.
"Since 1945, the establishment of the United Nations, no head of state which is a member of the United Nations ever called for the destruction of another member of the United Nations, publicly and clearly, as the president of Iran did," said Peres, a Nobel peace laureate.
Yeah, no one except maybe Preznit Mission Accomplished up to the spring of 2003. Now gee, which government, leader and country could he have wanted to destroy?
Gee Shimon, I'll take Mess O'Potamia for $1000 please.
posted by Jo Fish on 10.27.05 at 09:20 AM
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Under former presidents, we worked to lower the level of tension and foster peace in the Middle East. This guy raises the tension levels and the chances of war.
(Oh, and I used to be Frogsdong but I decided to change to a less silly name for blogging. Just so's you know.)
posted by: DBK on 10.27.05 at 11:27 AM [permalink]
Well, maybe it was just a bit of one-upmanship on the part of Iran. After all, Peres called for war with Iran in late January.
posted by: Len on 10.27.05 at 12:16 PM [permalink]
