Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Israel 'nothing more than a mosquito' to Iran
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[QUOTE](CNN) -- Ahead of upcoming nuclear talks, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad downplayed the threat Israel poses to Iran, comparing it to an annoying bug.
"Israel is nothing more than a mosquito which cannot see the broad horizon of the Iranian nation," he said Saturday in northeastern Iran's Khorassan province, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
Ahmadinejad said "regional states" were being duped into buying billions in arms from "arrogant and imperial powers," driven in part by all the talk surrounding a potential war involving Iran and Israel, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported. Such military purchases, he said, are unnecessary because there is no war on the horizon between those two nations.
The Iranian president alluded to "rulers" who sold "their petrol" for $60 billion worth in arms, though he did not mention by name either the purchasing or selling country. Saudi Arabia is in the midst of a 20-year, $60 billion arms deal with the United States, including nearly $30 billion for F-15 fighter jets announced late last year.
Ahmadinejad has long questioned the existence of the Holocaust and, months after taking office in October 2005, he participated in a lengthy protest called "World Without Zionism" and has repeatedly derided Israel.
"With the force of God behind it, we shall soon experience a world without the United States and Zionism," he said then, according to another IRNA report.
On Saturday, while seemingly backing away from the potential for an armed conflict, Ahmadinejad hardly signaled that Iranians should or will embrace Israel.
He predicted Israel could fall if regional powers cut ties -- particularly by refusing to sell oil to Israelis.
Tensions have ramped up in recent years over Iran's controversial nuclear program. Iran claims it is being developed for peaceful means, while Western powers and Israel say they think Iran is evading international inspections and intent on developing nuclear weapons.
This sentiment has led to sweeping sanctions targeting Iran's economy, government and its leaders.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been a particularly harsh, persistent critic of Iran's leadership and nuclear program, with rumors circulating for months that Israel may pre-emptively strike nuclear sites in Iran and possibly set off a regional war.
And Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, last Friday "blasted the U.S. war-mongering rhetoric against Iran," including President Barack Obama's assertion that "all options are on the table." He added war "can be 10 times more harmful to" the United States than Iran, according to a Fars report.
Even with all the back-and-forth, there has been an apparent shift recently in the tone, and manner, of dialogue between the two sides.
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton described nuclear talks last month in Istanbul, Turkey, between international and Iranian diplomats on nuclear matters as "constructive and useful."
And Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said last week that he was optimistic that there would be progress in continued talks with the United States, Russia, China, Germany, France and Britain -- the so-called P5+1, Fars reported.
Those parties are set to meet again May 23 in Baghdad.
Before then, discussions in Vienna, Austria, will be held on Monday and Tuesday to address "outstanding issues and remove ambiguities," Iran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency Ali-Asghar Soltanieh said, according to Fars.
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Source: [url]http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/12/world/meast/iran-ahmadinejad-israel/index.html?hpt=hp_t1[/url]
you keep waving that dick Iran
Now let's gather 'round for the sabre-rattling spectacle of the decade!
[quote][b]Ahmadinejad has long questioned the existence of the Holocaust[/b] and, months after taking office in October 2005, he participated in a lengthy protest called "World Without Zionism" and has repeatedly derided Israel[/quote]
oh its one of these people.
i don't get it why does the news media report on this sort of thing don't they know that what these people say don't matter? it's just dickwaving. now, what they actually DO -- that's another thing.
i mean they don't report on stupid things institutionalized people say because everyone knows that they're fucking crazy. same with conspiracy theorists, and this is just like that, except instead of a padded cell this guy runs a shitty country. whoop de fucking doo.
[QUOTE=DeathDoom;35934699]oh its one of these people.
i don't get it why does the news media report on this sort of thing don't they know that what these people say don't matter?
i mean they don't report on stupid things institutionalized people say because everyone knows that they're fucking crazy. same with conspiracy theorists, and this is just like that, except instead of a padded cell this guy runs a shitty country. whoop de fucking doo.[/QUOTE]
Because he's the president of Iran.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;35934722]Because he's the president of Iran.[/QUOTE]
Yeah that got me thinking. It's more likely that he's doing all of that just for propaganda/political bullshit, what with the whole "holocaust not real lalalala" deal. Or maybe not I don't know.
Still, it's kind of annoying hearing Iranian propaganda being reported by the news media. Not rapping on you, though, just CNN.
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On the other hand this is the sort of thing that people like to read about. I mean, got me to click on it so maybe it's not a bad idea after all.
Still annoying though.
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I don't know what I'm talking about anymore.
he has a point lol
israel does some drama threatening action in the middle east, arabs countries with oil housing US bases get pissed scared and buy stripped downed military hardware from the USA
[QUOTE=C47;35934745]he has a point lol
israel does some drama threatening action in the middle east, arabs countries with oil housing US bases get pissed scared and buy stripped downed military hardware from the USA[/QUOTE]
And then Iran does some drama threatening action in the middle east, and Arab countries housing US bases get piss scared.
[QUOTE=Laferio;35934665]you keep waving that dick Iran[/QUOTE]
its mighty small
IDK man, mosquitoes can fuck you up
You get bitten by a good amount of them and you'll be all bumpy and itchy for weeks
Sometimes you can even scratch the bumps too much and they break open and ooze everywhere
You don't want Iran to ooze, do you?
[QUOTE=DeathDoom;35934699]oh its one of these people.
i don't get it why does the news media report on this sort of thing don't they know that what these people say don't matter? it's just dickwaving. now, what they actually DO -- that's another thing.
i mean they don't report on stupid things institutionalized people say because everyone knows that they're fucking crazy. same with conspiracy theorists, and this is just like that, except instead of a padded cell this guy runs a shitty country. whoop de fucking doo.[/QUOTE]
I think he considers Israel hypocrites with Palestine and it being a "virtual concentration camp" and all that.
[QUOTE=zzaacckk;35934844]its mighty small[/QUOTE]
it probably looks like a mosquito
[QUOTE=Bound;35935079]it probably looks like a mosquito[/QUOTE]
Relatively speaking, mosquitoes do have rather large noses.
Aren't mosquitoes actually quite dangerous? I mean most of them carry malaria and that shit's fucking nasty.
Why don't Iran invade Israel then?
Oh wait, I forgot they're still armed with rusty AH-1 cobras and Chinooks.
Lol. Does he even know what Israel is capable of?
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;35934656]there is no war on the horizon between those two nations.[/QUOTE]
"NOPE, NO WAR HERE GUYS, PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE NUKE BEHIND THE CURTAIN"
yeah not buying it, Iran
[QUOTE=lavacano;35935685]"NOPE, NO WAR HERE GUYS, PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE NUKE BEHIND THE CURTAIN"
yeah not buying it, Iran[/QUOTE]
Yeah and what's Israel going to say? "Oh yeah don't worry, we don't have any nuclear weapons! Not any that we've declared anyway." *wink wink* *nudge nudge*
[QUOTE=Megafan;35935791]Yeah and what's Israel going to say? "Oh yeah don't worry, we don't have any nuclear weapons! Not any that we've declared anyway." *wink wink* *nudge nudge*[/QUOTE]
Yeah, they're both full of shit.
The only reason we're bothering to protect Israel is because if Iran nukes them, it could royally fuck up the Mediterranean Sea, as well as bits of Jordan, Syria and Egypt, and the whole shebang could pretty much sink the entire planet.
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(like, figuratively, not literally submerge everyone in water)
Israel is also a massive dick. Without US support, its would be obliterated.
The media rarely mentions the atrocities Israel does on its occupied/bordering countries.
[QUOTE=C47;35934745]he has a point lol
israel does some drama threatening action in the middle east, arabs countries with oil housing US bases get pissed scared and buy stripped downed military hardware from the USA[/QUOTE]
What does this have to do with Israel being a "mosquito"? You purposely made a stretch to connect the U.S. to the situation by mentioning arm sales to various Middle Eastern countries that have nothing do with with this conflict in an attempt to burn the U.S. or something.
[QUOTE=DeathDoom;35934699]now, what they actually DO -- that's another thing.[/QUOTE]
Well the last time a leader with that much influence threatened Israel that much it ended with the attempted invasion and war with Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Kuwait, Tunisia, Sudan, Pakistan and the PLO.
[QUOTE=DeathDoom;35934699]oh its one of these people.
i don't get it why does the news media report on this sort of thing don't they know that what these people say don't matter? it's just dickwaving. now, what they actually DO -- that's another thing.
i mean they don't report on stupid things institutionalized people say because everyone knows that they're fucking crazy. same with conspiracy theorists, and this is just like that, except instead of a padded cell this guy runs a shitty country. whoop de fucking doo.[/QUOTE]
[video=youtube;qy2aDpvF1-M]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy2aDpvF1-M&feature=related[/video]
Ahmainejad actually doesn't take such a black and white stance on it. He asks for more research on the event (which I don't think is really needed) and points out that Israel shouldn't use the event of the holocaust for the justification of its occupancy of another nation. The interview is actually interesting.
[QUOTE=Funcoot;35936530][video=youtube;qy2aDpvF1-M]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy2aDpvF1-M&feature=related[/video] Ahmainejad actually doesn't take such a black and white stance on it. He asks for more research on the event (which I don't think is really needed) and points out that Israel shouldn't use the event of the holocaust for the justification of its occupancy of another nation. The interview is actually interesting.[/QUOTE] I don't think Iran really cares that much about Israeli occupation of Palestine. Their rhetoric is mostly anti-Israel, versus pro-Palestine. They care about Israel competing with them over regional dominance, anything that undermines Israel's power is merely a means to an end.
[QUOTE=Funcoot;35936530][video=youtube;qy2aDpvF1-M]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy2aDpvF1-M&feature=related[/video]
Ahmainejad actually doesn't take such a black and white stance on it. He asks for more research on the event (which I don't think is really needed) and points out that Israel shouldn't use the event of the holocaust for the justification of its occupancy of another nation. The interview is actually interesting.[/QUOTE]
It at least proves that he is intelligent enough to understand that nothing will be achieved by taking the extremist approach, something that most politicians could learn from.
[QUOTE=King Tiger;35936369]What does this have to do with Israel being a "mosquito"? You purposely made a stretch to connect the U.S. to the situation by mentioning arm sales to various Middle Eastern countries that have nothing do with with this conflict in an attempt to burn the U.S. or something.[/QUOTE]
i was referring to the comments by the iranian president
[quote]
"Ahmadinejad said "regional states" were being duped into buying billions in arms from "arrogant and imperial powers," driven in part by all the talk surrounding a potential war involving Iran and Israel, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported. Such military purchases, he said, are unnecessary because there is no war on the horizon between those two nations.
The Iranian president alluded to "rulers" who sold "their petrol" for $60 billion worth in arms, though he did not mention by name either the purchasing or selling country. Saudi Arabia is in the midst of a 20-year, $60 billion arms deal with the United States, including nearly $30 billion for F-15 fighter jets announced late last year." [/quote]
too bad ahmadinejad can't do shit, he's a bitch under the supreme leader and his guardian councils and will stop his idiocy thanks to them
Ahmadinejad says there's no Holocaust?. Why Ahmadinejad say this?. If the Jewishers say 6 millions was gassed in Auschwitz then this must be true and anyone who don't believe it is an anti-Semite and a racialist and should go to prison and probably be shot or something too. This is how you make sure you protect the truth, see.
Ahmadinejad also say Iran will flatten Israel in 9 minutes. Oh my, I hope he's kidding.
Israels gonna nuke his ass. He better get his own nukes quick.
If China and Russia back up their buddy Iran we all gonna get nuked.
Folks gotta learn. You gotta keep the $ as international reserve currency. You gotta allow the Jewisher central banking and Israeli regional hegemony. You gotta give USA all your oil and $. Iraqi learn this good. Libya learn this too.
Why I post using my PS3?. None of your business really. But I am in my luxurious man cave hiding from the wife and kids and here I only got my PS3 but I got my massive TV here too and this combo is pretty cool for online shenanigans. In a minute I gonna smoke some fools in the BF3. manhaTTan is the bo$$ of the BF3 but only when his wife ain't looking.
You posted from a PS3?
what.
Nothing more than a mosquito? perhaps.
But there's that giant ass grizzly bear that is the U.S. of A standing right behind it, so yeah...
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