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| Ahmadinejad says Israel will soon disappear |
| 2008-06-03 |
| Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad predicted on Monday that Muslims would uproot "satanic powers" and repeated his controversial belief that Israel will soon disappear, the Mehr news agency reported. "I must announce that the Zionist regime (Israel), with a 60-year record of genocide, plunder, invasion and betrayal is about to die and will soon be erased from the geographical scene," he said. "Today, the time for the fall of the satanic power of the United States has come and the countdown to the annihilation of the emperor of power and wealth has started." Since taking the presidency in August 2005, Ahmadinejad has repeatedly provoked international outrage by predicting Israel is doomed to disappear. "I tell you that with the unity and awareness of all the Islamic countries all the satanic powers will soon be destroyed," he said to a group of foreign visitors ahead of the 19th anniversary of the death of revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Ahmadinejad also again expressed his apocalyptic vision that tyranny in the world be abolished by the return to earth of the Mahdi, the 12th imam of Shiite Islam, alongside great religious figures including Jesus Christ. "With the appearance of the promised saviour... and his companions such as Jesus Christ, tyranny will be soon be eradicated in the world." Be careful what you wish for, Nutjob. Ahmadinejad has always been a devotee of the Mahdi, who Shiites believe disappeared more than a thousand years ago and who will return one day to usher in a new era of peace and harmony. His emphasis on the Mahdi has been a cause of controversy inside Iran with critics saying he would be better solving bread-and-butter domestic problems rather than talking about Iran's divine responsibility. Yeah, they're trying to figure out how to ditch Dinnerjacket and replace him with someone who at least knows when to keep his mouth shut. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #4 A Eureka moment! I can finally read, and understand Mendiolaish..... (or my meds need adjusting) |
| Posted by: USN,Ret. (from home) 2008-06-03 23:43 |
| #3 FREEREPUBLIC > RUSSIA CAN BE PART OF THE ANSWER ON IRAN. Methinks Osama, Moud + Radical Islam have already decided on the issue as per RUSSIA, CENTRAL ASIA, + PERIPHERALS ala 2008-2012/13, AND AREN'T TAKING "NO" FOR AN ANSWER??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-06-03 21:26 |
| #2 Consider: * IRAN's NUCDEVPROGS are in continuance - its only matter of time before Radical Militants get the NUCTECHS [iff don't have already]. * ISRAEL is being surrounded and contained. * NO US-IRAN WAR has yet occurred and the USA may not only stay put in IRAQ, but may actually downsize under a POTUS OBAMA. *PAKI is resisting a larger US presence there + is agz unilater US milactions in Tribal Areas. * IRANIAN INFLUENCE + RADICAL ISLAMISM is spreading in ASIA-PACIFIC + AFRICA, etc. * RUSSIA may become a Muslim-majority nation by 2030-2050 [read - RUSS NUKES]. NORTHERN INDIA + SE ASIA is being destabilized. * MCCAIN HAS WIN 2008 TO BECOME POTUS MCCAIN. *AFTER 2010 [2012?] > THE US-WEST MAY NO LONGER BE ABLE TO INITIATE ANY MAJOR INTERNAT MILACTION WIDOUT CONSIDERING AN ISLAMIST RETALIATORY NUCLEAR-WMD RESPONSE = MILSTRIKE/TERRSTRIKE. WHATS NOT FOR OSAMA, ZAWI, + MOUD, etc. TO LIKE -THE US = US-ALLIES IS TECHN WINNING THE BATTLES BUT HAVEN'T YET WON THE WAR??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-06-03 19:34 |
| #1 Oh? Disappear? "erased from the geographical scene?", he says ... I think Imanutjob has to quit smoking hashish and watching the old Gene Kelly flick, "Brigadoon" at the same time. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2008-06-03 19:11 |