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| Ahmadinejad pushes new world order |
| 2012-09-26 |
| Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that a new world order needs to emerge, away from years of what he called American bullying and domination. Ahmadinejad spoke to The Associated Press in a wide-ranging interview on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly — his last as president of Iran. He was to address the assembly Wednesday morning. The Iranian leader also discussed solutions for the Syrian civil war, dismissed the question of Iran's nuclear ambition and claimed that despite Western sanctions his country is better off than it was when he took office in 2005. "God willing, a new order will come together and we'll do away with everything that distances us," Ahmadinejad said, speaking through a translator. "I do believe the system of empires has reached the end of the road. The world can no longer see an emperor commanding it." "Now even elementary school kids throughout the world have understood that the United States government is following an international policy of bullying," he said. President Barack Obama warned Iran earlier Tuesday that time is running out to resolve the dispute over its nuclear program. In a speech to the General Assembly, Obama said the United States could not tolerate an Iran with atomic weapons. Ahmadinejad would not respond directly to the president's remarks, saying he did not want to influence the U.S. presidential election in November. But he argued that the international outcry over Iran's nuclear enrichment program was just an excuse by the West to dominate his country. He claimed that the United States has never accepted Iran's choice of government after the 1979 Islamic revolution. "Everyone is aware the nuclear issue is the imposition of the will of the United States," he said. "I see the nuclear issue as a non-issue. It has become a form of one-upmanship." Ahmadinejad said he favored more dialogue, even though negotiations with world powers remain stalled after three rounds of high-level meetings since April. He said some world leaders have suggested to him that Iran would be better off holding nuclear talks only with the United States. "Of course I am not dismissing such talks," he said, asked if he were open to discussions with the winner of the American presidential election. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #8 Jimmah is partially to blame. |
| Posted by: canalzone 2012-09-26 22:01 |
| #7 think it's an old political slogan from Pres. Bush. That's Bush senior. It was originally meant in a different context. |
| Posted by: Raider 2012-09-26 16:40 |
| #6 I hear the phrase "New World Order" a great deal from politicians and others. Where does that phrase originate? Dinnerjacket didn't invent it. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2012-09-26 14:17 |
| #5 I've got a new world order, too, Ah-a-dinnah-jacket. One that doesn't include YOU. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2012-09-26 12:59 |
| #4 If I was Ahmadinjad ... I wouldn't be going out and buying a new car, new home furniture, or even green fruit from the grocery outlet. The chances that he's gonna' survive long enough to make all the payments - are looking kinda' slim :-) |
| Posted by: Raider 2012-09-26 12:39 |
| #3 With HIM on top, of course. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2012-09-26 12:01 |
| #2 Blair's law. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-09-26 07:03 |
| #1 Ahmadinejad pushes new world odor |
| Posted by: Large Darling of the Antelope3345 2012-09-26 01:17 |