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2006-06-07 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

World Cup 06: Ahmadinejad Likens Iran Football Team To Nuke Scientists

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Posted by Fred 2006-06-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 AhMad is a publicity whore who knows how to stroke his Euro audience.

Posted by Captain America 2006-06-07 01:13|| 2006-06-07 01:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Yep, one never knows when they'll explode over Berlin.

Posted by ed 2006-06-07 01:17|| 2006-06-07 01:17|| Front Page Top

#3 Mahmoud is definitely a publicity whore on the level of Chavez. Thank G*d Venezuela didn't qualify. These guys's biggest concern is not so much Bush but the idea that the world's attention and spot light might be off of them for 3 whole weeks. Gotta insert yourself into the picture somehow. I wouldn't be surprised if Hugo pulls off some stunt to get his name back in the papers. Originally I was pulling for Portugal and Mexico to crush the Iranians. Now I'm hoping that the Iranians make it thru to the elimination round and Mahmoud turns up, annoys and distracts everyone with more lunacy, obstructs his players and Iran gets bounced easily as a result.

Posted by Monsieur Moonbat 2006-06-07 01:33|| 2006-06-07 01:33|| Front Page Top

#4 The Cup would be a prime opportunity for a little nasty sectarian action with maximum press effect.

Yo, Zarqi - wiping out the Iranian Team would be a masterstroke. Make Carlos proud.

Posted by flyover 2006-06-07 01:42|| 2006-06-07 01:42|| Front Page Top

#5 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday likened the national football team to Iran's nuclear scientists saying it could be "the great surprise" of the World Cup starting in Germany on Friday. He also vowed to travel to Germany to watch the team play should it qualify for the second round of the Cup.

Well that's not so hard to figure out. He thinks there is going to be a "surpise".

I hope the security services are paying attention to his threat.

Posted by 2b 2006-06-07 05:14|| 2006-06-07 05:14|| Front Page Top

#6 surprise

Posted by 2b 2006-06-07 05:14|| 2006-06-07 05:14|| Front Page Top

#7 Planning on blowing themselves up if they're behind in the second half?

Posted by Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-06-07 06:58|| 2006-06-07 06:58|| Front Page Top

#8 I always thought joining "the atomic club" meant a country either operating a nuclear power plant or having functional nuclear bombs.

Which one is it? or is U enrichment sufficient to join the club?

Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2006-06-07 10:42|| http://radio.weblogs.com/0103811/categories/currentEvents/]">[http://radio.weblogs.com/0103811/categories/currentEvents/] 2006-06-07 10:42|| Front Page Top

#9 I'm off to Frankfurt on Saturday to drink my body weight in German beer and throw plastic chairs round a public plaza. </sarcasm> Will be too drunk to know if a bomb's gone off. I have the feeling Iran will do surprisingly well. Man, you should see how hot their cheerleaders are.

Posted by Howard UK 2006-06-07 16:16|| 2006-06-07 16:16|| Front Page Top

#10 You'd be hot too, if you had to wear a chador all day in the summer. ;-)

Posted by lotp 2006-06-07 18:46|| 2006-06-07 18:46|| Front Page Top

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