Posted on 02/12/2006 5:31:50 AM PST by conservativecorner
Tehran (dpa) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday that the Palestinians and "other nations" will eventually remove Israel from the region.
Addressing a mass demonstration in Tehran - one of many organized throughout Iran to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the Islamic revolution - he once again questioned the Holocaust "fairy tale".
"We ask the West to remove what they created sixty years ago and if they do not listen to our recommendations, then the Palestinian nation and other nations will eventually do this for them," Ahmadinejad said in a ceremony marking the 27th anniversary of the Islamic revolution.
"Do the removal of Israel before it is too late and save yourself from the fury of regional nations," the ultra-conservative president said. He once again called the Holocaust a "fairy tale" and said Europeans have become hostages of "Zionists" in Israel.
He also accused Europeans for not allowing "neutral scholars" to investigate in Europe and make a scientific report on "the truth about the fairy tale of Holocaust."
"How comes that insulting the prophet of Muslims worldwide is justified within the framework of press freedom, but investigating about the fairy tale Holocaust is not?" Ahmadinejad said.
"The real Holocaust is what is happening in Palestine where the Zionists avail themselves of the fairy tale of Holocaust as blackmail and justification for killing children and women and making innocent people homeless," Ahmadinejad said.
The president said that the results of the parliamentary elections in Palestine and the victory of the Hamas group "clearly showed what the people really want."
"You (the West) want democracy but do not respect the outcome," Ahmadinejad said, referring to the election results in Iraq and Palestine.
"It seems that you (the West) only want that form of democracy whose results just repeat your standpoints and only follow your policies," he said.
Ahmadinejad once again called on the West to adopt the "simple option" and allow Palestinians to voice their political will through a referendum.
Mass demonstrations organized by the state were held throughout Iran on Saturday as the nation commemorated the 27th anniversary of the revolution that established the Islamic Republic in Iran.
According to state media, hundreds of thousands of people came into the streets to show their solidarity with the government over pursuing the country's nuclear programmes and voice their protest against publication of cartoons deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammed.
While chanting "Death to America", "Death of Israel" and "Nuclear energy is our undisputable right", the crowd walked toward the Azadi (Freedom) Square in Tehran where Ahmadinejad held his annual speech.
In his speech the Iranian president warned that in case of harsh measures against Tehran over its controversial nuclear programme, the country would revise its commitment toward the Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
"The policy of Iran has so far been pursuing nuclear technology within the framework of the NPT and IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency)," he said.
"But if you (the West) continue efforts to deprive the Iranian nation from this (nuclear) right, then we would reconsider this policy," he warned.
Ahmadinejad asked the crowd in the Azadi square to tell the world its message and show its willingness to continue the nuclear programmes despite Western pressure.
"The era of military force is over, today is the era of nations, logic and worshippers of God," the president said.
He also referred to remarks by United States President George W. Bush who had said that the Iranian people were different from the Islamic government in Tehran, saying there was no distinction.
"Look, this is the third generation standing here and they are even more religious, more informed, more enthusiastic and more resistant (than the first generation) to defend the ideals of the revolution," Ahmadinejad said.
The president also referred to the cartoons and called it a "Zionist plot" against not only Muslims but also those genuinely committed to Christianity and Judaism.
"Those who insulted the prophet should know that you cannot obscure the sun with a handful of dust. The dust will just get back and blind your own eyes," he said.
The crowd replied to his remarks with "Death to Denmark" slogans.
So much for speaking in the language of diplomatic nuance.
Don't think we'll allow that to happen.
Ahmadinejad: Israel 'will be removed'
Um, diudn't "reginal nations" already tried removing Israel once before and lost chunks of their country to the Israelites?
every time I read this guy's comments I see images of Hitler in the 30's. It is uncanny.
How 'bout this; we have nucs, Iran is only dreaming of them.
Nuc em 'til they glow, and then shoot 'em at night. End of Iranian problem.
SFS
"How comes that insulting the prophet of Muslims worldwide is justified within the framework of press freedom, but investigating about the fairy tale Holocaust is not?", Ahmadinejad said.
Hmmm, well Pat Buchanan seems to get a lot of airplay.
BINGO BUMP! Sand to glass!!
We are talking with this lunatic and kissing his feet WHY?
What good is talk.
The only message that should be sent is thousands of precision weapons raining down on key nuke sites ASAP.
Time for the Great White Light ove Terhan!!
I have always thought the Palestinians people are being used as the tools of the Arab world (oil money) to accomplish it's goal of ridding the middle east of Israel.
Once that is accomplished the Palestinian people will be removed themselves.
It is common knowledge the Arab world thinks of the Palestinians people as it's "white trash"
The Arab world will "Kelo" the Palestinian people once they are done using them.
This article does nothing to make me think different
And if that happens the 'Lame Stream Media' will side with the Muslim nations that do it and just say the 'Palestinians' couldn't run their own country so 'so somebody had too'!
This guy is in dreamland, a real psycho. The Israeli Defense Forces could crush the Iranian military at the drop of a hat, and that goes equally for Syria.
Nobody seems to get it.
Ahmadinejad wants the US to attack. That's why he's making provocative statements that lend themselves to misinterpretation by US media.
An attack will strengthen his position within Iran. Iranians will rush to support their leader when the bombs start falling.
Almost the entire world will see the US as the aggressor.
It will look like we are attacking Iran because Ahmadinejad gave us some lip. They won't believe Iran was (or is) on the verge of testing a nuke. It will promote, in European countries especially, a fusion among anti-war movements, supporters of free speech, and revisionists. You can already see this happening, especially in Germany.
It will radicalize Pakistan, a real nuclear power. An alliance between Iran and Pakistan could place Israel immediately in the range of Pakistan nuclear missiles.
It will enable Ahmadinejad to start infiltrating large numbers of Iranian soldiers to strengthen the insurgency in Iraq without having to worry about public opinion at home or globally.
Ahmadinejad is a lot smarter than Saddam or Osama. He will emerge from this as the world leader of Islam. In the minds of many muslims he will be the Mahdi.
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