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| Spain Apologizes to Iran Over Wedding Blunder |
| 2004-05-25 |
| Spain said it âregretsâ inviting the widow of the Iranian shah and their son to Prince Felipeâs wedding. The apology was made during a conversation with an Iranian deputy foreign minister on Monday, according to IRNA, Iranâs state news agency. Iran had announced its disdain for the presence of the relatives of the overthrown ruler at Saturdayâs nuptials and the Iranian foreign minister skipped a meeting with his Spanish counterpart in protest, according to news reports. No news of the apology was reported in Spanish media. |
| Posted by:TS(vice girl) |
| #18 I think they invited an Iranian Mullah as well, but the Guardia Civil was afraid to let his security detail carry loaded AK's into the reception. Everyone was scared that they would open up when the bouquet was tossed and nobody spoke Farsi so ... |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-05-26 12:55:17 AM |
| #17 Couldn't pry Zappy's lips off that Islamnist ass with a crowbar. Brevity is the soul of wit. Good shot, Raptor! |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-05-25 10:33:56 PM |
| #16 Jeez I love Spain, but ima slowly understanding how they lost the richest empire in history in an ablink. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-05-25 6:56:57 PM |
| #15 Couldn't pry Zappy's lips off that Islamnist ass with a crowbar. |
| Posted by: Raptor 2004-05-25 6:07:20 PM |
| #14 Great, Zappy. The Iranians got your back now? Sleep well. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-05-25 4:46:15 PM |
| #13 I guess they already forgot about Atocha. Rather short term memory..... |
| Posted by: Curious 2004-05-25 4:06:11 PM |
| #12 The Spanish are 'bent'...would someone PLEASE send them a jar of vasoline!! |
| Posted by: smn 2004-05-25 2:25:27 PM |
| #11 BruceBruce---Re: what's in it for Spain? They may not get boomed again for a while. No guarantees, Binny or whoever will think about it. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-05-25 2:10:36 PM |
| #10 Zap-zapping is all very fun, but I must have missed the memo which said that IRNA is an unimpeachable news source. Who's in charge of impeaching news sources around here anyway? |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2004-05-25 2:06:53 PM |
| #9 Did Zapatero attend some sort of European Academy of Groveling� While nearly intrinsic to every iota of free thought, offending the Iranians is such a simple task that apologies are pretty much overkill. If you have to say you're sorry to the Iranians, it should be for something more substantial; Like blowing the Guardian Council to Hades, or bombing their nuclear People who you could invite to a royal Spanish wedding that might offend Iranian sensibilities encompass a minimum of 99.9999999999999% + 0.0000000000001% of the world's population. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-05-25 2:06:02 PM |
| #8 So what's in it for Spain? Oil, gas, flying carpets? Proceeds directly to PSOE? |
| Posted by: BruceBruce 2004-05-25 1:51:59 PM |
| #7 Spain said it âregretsâ inviting the widow of the Iranian shah and their son to Prince Felipeâs wedding. Bwaaahahahahahahaaa!!!!!! Ass kissers!!!! So Mr. Zapatero, how did the taste of a feces-encrusted rectum suit you? |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-05-25 1:44:18 PM |
| #6 we are very, very, very, very sorry...and by the way where do we send the tribute? |
| Posted by: Dan 2004-05-25 1:38:31 PM |
| #5 Spain should have responded by reversing their troop withdrawal in Iraq. Back at you Islamoid! |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2004-05-25 1:37:19 PM |
| #4 Hey Zapatero get a CLUE! You offend them by living! Never mind about the party guest list. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2004-05-25 1:13:01 PM |
| #3 Is Zapatero going to measure the female members of his family for burkas so he doesn't "OFFEND" the Islamisists? |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-05-25 1:06:48 PM |
| #2 Saw the title and assumed this was going to be Scrappleface. Absolutely, disgustingly, pathetic. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-05-25 1:06:20 PM |
| #1 *Sigh.* More evidence that we've lost Spain . . . What's so bad about inviting who you want to a wedding? Do I have to apologize to the guy down the street if I invite his ex-wife to my son's wedding? |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2004-05-25 12:58:35 PM |