Iran: Israel doomed to 'destruction'

[ECH1969]

Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, declared Sunday that Israel had "pushed the button of its own destruction" by launching its military campaign against the Iranian-backed Hizbullah in Lebanon.

"Britain and the United States are accomplices of the Zionist regime in its crimes in Lebanon and Palestine," said Ahmadinejad.

Last week, Ahmadinejad sent a letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel that contained statements about Israel and the Holocaust that are "not acceptable," said German officials.

In Teheran, the government has sanctioned billboards showing Hizbullah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah and a message that it is the duty of Muslims to "wipe out" Israel.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=115329197634...

[bemildred]

1. Ahm-an-idjit needs to shut up for a while, nt

[april]

14. US IS INVOLVED SENDING BOMBS!

WASHINGTON, July 21 — The Bush administration is rushing a delivery of precision-guided bombs to Israel, which requested the expedited shipment last week after beginning its air campaign against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, American officials said Friday.

NY TIMES

[kamtsa]

15. Excellent!

Accurate munition = more terrorists dead and more innocent civilians live.

[bemildred]

23. No shit?

How does Ahm-an-idjit running off at the mouth help the situation? Maybe if Israel had more of the warm-puppy feeling they would not quite so belligerent and stupid? I'm not defending this war or Israel, I'm just saying one belligerent asshole is no better than another. Ahm-an-idjit is fun to watch at times, but the truth is he's just another blowhard politician.

[Codeine]

16. Part of a deal made quite a while back.

Speeding up delivery might help lower casualties as well. Your caps lock is stuck.

[gorbal]

22. Yeah, it has worked so well for us:(

I was just reading how more than 3,000 Iraqi civilians were killed in June alone. I doubt there is an Iraqi left alive who hasn't had someone close to them killed by US bombs. How can we ever expect peace from hearts so rightfully angered?

[barb162]

24. for about 60 years

[davidinalameda]

2. duty of Muslims to wipe out Israel

sounds like a declaration of war by the Iranians

I for one would have no problem with the wiping out of Ahmadinejad and his regime

[BayCityProgressive]

4. I agree.

I would be happy if this asshole was dead tomorrow. He has to keep the anti-Jew base all riled up so that the student democracy movement can't take hold.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. I don't get this guy, really

He talks, talks, talks about destruction but never does something about it with his own military. Is he waiting until they have a bomb, or is his game something else? Ideas?

[BayCityProgressive]

5. Partly

he just says shit to whip up his anti-Jewish base, and partly he wants Israel gone because they are the only competition they have in the area. He is using Hezbollah to goad Israel into a wider scale conflict and keep the focus off of Iran. He is a fucking nut.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

25. However, I have read

where Iranians are speaking out against their government's support of Hezbollah. That, in fact, was one of the reasons I didn't get why he was doing this.

[barb162]

28. I would surmise he really wants Israel gone. He says it too often

not to believe him

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

30. He wants Sufis gone too

he sent the army to a Sufi center, destroyed it, arrested about 2000 peaceful demonstrators, calling them heretics with ties to the West (Sufi orders tend to be international). Some were tortured, and some have not been seen since.

[ananda]

6. Yes, it strikes me that..

.. Iran and Syria are hiding behind Hezbolla. I must say that really annoys me and I see it as totally cowardly. It gets my hackles up against those two governments.

But definitely, war is not the answer.

To deflate and defuse Hezbolla, we have to address the very human concerns in the whole region, peacefully and thoughtfully.

Sue

[Boojatta]

10. Hiding behind Hezbollah? They're hiding behind the people of Lebanon

who are Hezbollah's human shields. Of course, the people of Lebanon aren't actually functioning as protective shields. Instead, they die. Their deaths help the anti-Israel side in the war of words.

Hmmm. Maybe the President of Iran should spend his time in a vulnerable part of Lebanon, with no physical shielding. Then he will know that his death will help the anti-Israel side in the war of words.

[kamtsa]

13. What part of 'we want to destroy Israel' you don't understand?

Throwing the jews to the sea has been a declared goal of many Arab leaders since the state of Israel was established in 1948. Check for example the speeches of Gamal Abdel Nasser.

At that time the West Bank and Golan heights were in full control of the Arabs.

[Pharaoh]

7. He is merely preaching to his base

Politics.

[BayCityProgressive]

9. That is right

Syria and Iran want the destruction of Israel but don't want to fight that war on their own soil. So they infiltrate a fledgling democratic state (Lebanon) that cannot defend itself to do the fighting. It is very sad. This is smart on their part because if Israel made a strike on the nations that are truly behind this, they would face international condemnation. if they attack their proxy they are also condemned. Israel is stuck in a no win situation..

[barb162]

26. And he seems to just love that anti- Jew/Israel preaching

an awful lot. He sure does it lot. He has to be taken seriously.

[Massachusetts]

8. Tango

It takes TWO to Tango! Damn, Diplomacy is "hard work". Neanderthals still rule......

[Igel]

31. Yes, it does.

But it takes only one to commit genocide.

In the dance of the Hutus and Tutsis, one party decided *not* to tango.

[madrchsod]

11. the organ grinder walks the street

with his monkey doing tricks for change...mahmoud is a monkey boy just like george

[nashville_brook]

12. i'm actually surprised it took this long to get a rise out of him

bush has wanted this for a long time. bring it on.

[PCIntern]

17. Pharaoh: Israel Doomed to Destruction

Hitler: Israel Doomed to Destruction

[Biernuts]

18. My mon taught me never to throw rocks at anyone with nukes n/t

[PCIntern]

19. An excellent point...

which I have been making for years now...

Only a fool walks up to someone built like Lawrence Taylor and punches out his girlfriend.

[barb162]

27. Your mom is pretty smart

[MrPrax]

20. Next Time

can you note the 'snip' part.

These are the first 2 paragraphs:

Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, declared Sunday that Israel had "pushed the button of its own destruction" by launching its military campaign against the Iranian-backed Hizbullah in Lebanon.

Ahmadinejad didn't elaborate, but suggested Islamic nations and others could somehow isolate Israel and its main backers led by the United States. On Saturday, the chairman of Iran's armed forced joint chiefs, Maj.-Gen. Sayyed Hassan Firuzabadi, said Iran would never join the current Middle East fighting.
_______________

Why choose paragraphs 1, 5,8 and the first line from the last paragraph without noting your editing...did you think that the article wasn't slanted enough?

[cali]

32. Oh for pity's sake

Are you so biased that you have to desperately parse Ahmadinejad's words so that they don't sound quite so demented?

[Radioactive]

21. The man is loopy

He's like the Arab worlds GWB. Crazy man.

[davidinalameda]

29. Bush looks nearly presidential next to this guy