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Annan voices dismay at remarks about Israel attributed to Iranian president
2005-10-27
Voicing dismay at remarks attributed to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reportedly calling for Israel to be wiped off the map, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said the right of all States in the Middle East to live in peace will now top the agenda of his upcoming visit to Iran.
Hokay. Not to worry. Kofi's on it.
"Under the United Nations Charter, all members have undertaken to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State," Mr. Annan stressed in a statement issued by his spokesman. "He reminds all Member States that Israel is a long-standing member of the United Nations with the same rights and obligations as every other member," the statement added. "The Secretary-General had already decided to visit Iran during the next few weeks, to discuss other issues. He now intends to place the Middle East peace process, and the right of all States in the area to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force, at the top of his agenda for that visit."
Right. Give 'em a stern talking-to...
Posted by:Fred

#14  Look at how poorly Saddam played his hand. These guys are great bluffers and bs'ers but when it's time for the rubber to meet the road, they're flat.
Posted by: Angeath Wholuter8743   2005-10-27 18:20  

#13  Re .com's remarks -- I've been wondering the same thing about the playbook. If I were building a nuke the last thing I'd do is threaten people what I'm going to do with it once it's built. I seem to recall that there was an obsessive amount of secrecy associated with the Manhatten Project, and as a result the Japanese never knew what was coming. Or something like that.

This is either muzzie performance art, or the Mad Mullahs™ are trying to keep their own population occupied and not asking the most scary question ("ya know, youze guys are kinda stupid, who put youze in charge?"), or they're trying to buck up their standing with their fellow terr cronies.

I don't get it, but I have a feeling they're going to.
Posted by: Steve White   2005-10-27 18:03  

#12  nice timing - Kofi visits during the Israeli preemptive attack
Posted by: Frank G   2005-10-27 17:00  

#11  Annan can take his "dis-may" and stick it where it cannot be "dis-lodged."

This ineffectual pansy will do f&%k-all but fiddle while Rome burns.
Posted by: Zenster   2005-10-27 16:11  

#10  Ah, I remembered the ??? - Li'l Kimmie, of course. Sorry for the lapse.
Posted by: .com   2005-10-27 16:09  

#9  lh - I guess he had to, since even Annan was "dismayed".

Ahmadinejad may actually be doing the entire world a favor. I've long thought that, had they any sense, they would've stayed below the radar, built their suicidal nuke(s) and then, when the pkg was complete and ready to go, start waving their privates at the world.

But there's a bizarre foreign policy playbook in circulation, these days. The MMs, Chavez, ??? - all seem to be following it. Make wild threats and accusations. Repeat until a mantra. Seems self-defeating to me, but perhaps the point is to cow everyone who hasn't the wherewithal to actually stop you into, at least, not supporting those who do. Makes little sense in traditional Western logic -- unless the world MSM can be suborned into playing up the Chicken Little aspect to erode internal support, too. Regardless, it certainly must be a humdinger to the Muzzy Mind. An extension of the image over content philosophy so prevalent, today.
Posted by: .com   2005-10-27 16:08  

#8  even Saeeb Erakat condemned the Iranians.
Posted by: Liberalhawk   2005-10-27 15:51  

#7  However, if the tables were turned, and it were Israel calling for "wiping Iran off the face of the earth".......

could you imagine the uproar at the UN? I think Kofi would be express something more than "dismay." And he surely would have done it much more immediately, probably calling for an emergency session.
Posted by: PlanetDan   2005-10-27 14:55  

#6  Even the Eurabist BBC can't avoid the the blatancy of this Muslim Nazi. Maybe Bolton has spooked Kofi.
Posted by: Bardo   2005-10-27 14:53  

#5  Kofi's losing his mojo - now the mullahs tell him to come collect his cash in person.
Posted by: Jake-the-Peg   2005-10-27 14:27  

#4  Disagree. This is a necessary, if meaningless and in itself useless, step to smacking Iran. Kofi isn't going to get anything from Ahmadinejad and will have a hard time backing down from what he says here. This makes it easier to get UN sanctions, the next step to the big hit. It would be interesting to know the extent to which Bolton authored the statement.

And if Kofi is headed to the middle east for some jaw jaw, has his itinerary been made public? Al-Q might be interested. One stone could solve lots of problems all at once.
Posted by: Uliting Unaising5593   2005-10-27 14:23  

#3  Nothing that a bribe couldn't do to turn Kofi's frown upside down.
Posted by: ed   2005-10-27 14:21  

#2  "Dismay". What a scathing indictment.
When will this corrupt, useless, malignant little pygmy go away?
Posted by: tu3031   2005-10-27 14:19  

#1  Useless wanking. Only one way to solve this problem but everyone avoids taking the joint responsibility of doing so.

This is a situation were the outcome is known yet no one will act. UN = useless niggling.
Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom   2005-10-27 14:01  

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