Posted on 09/25/2012 10:06:30 AM PDT by IbJensen
As world leaders gather at the United Nations building in New York, one can expect the... expected. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a turn at the podium on Monday and wasted no time blasting Israel and saying the country would be "eliminated." Israeli representatives walked out of the speech, but what about the Americans?
As reported by Reuters, "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday Israel has no roots in the Middle East and would be 'eliminated,' ignoring a U.N. warning to avoid incendiary rhetoric ahead of the annual General Assembly session."
Ahmadinejad also said he did not take seriously the threat that Israel could launch a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, denied sending arms to Syria, and alluded to Iran's threats to the life of British author Salman Rushdie.
The United States quickly dismissed the Iranian president's comments as "disgusting, offensive and outrageous."
Isn't that what Barack Obama and his administration said about the Internet video that they blamed for initially causing the death of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens while doing little else to protect him?
Just how outraged were U.S. representatives? Not enough to walk out of the speech in protest. As reported by Breitbart.com, as Israeli envoy Ron Prosor left Ahmadinejad's speech in protest, the U.S. delegation hung around to listen.
And there is more to come. This was only the warm up. Ahmadinejad's main speech is on Wednesday, so everyone can expect much more fireworks.
Ahmadinejad is due to speak at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met Ahmadinejad on Sunday and warned him of the dangers of incendiary rhetoric in the Middle East.
Ahmadinejad, who has used previous U.N. sessions to question the Holocaust and the U.S. account of the September 11, 2001, attacks, did not heed the warning and instead expanded on his previous rejection of Israel's right to exist. Western envoys typically walk out of Ahmadinejad's U.N. speeches in protest at his remarks.
"Iran has been around for the last seven, 10 thousand years. They (the Israelis) have been occupying those territories for the last 60 to 70 years, with the support and force of the Westerners. They have no roots there in history," he said, referring to the founding of the modern state of Israel in 1948.
It's too bad Barack Obama thought it was more important to be on The View than to be in New York with other world leaders. There are real issues going on around the world, Mr. President. Maybe you should be involved.
Palestinians claim the land of Palestine as part of their land from the time of the Assyrian’s control. They think they have the right to the land but it has been earmarked by God and it belongs to Israel. There will never be peace in Israel until the return of Jesus Christ.
May Muslims rot in hell waiting for their 72 virgins!
Barack Hussein Obama?
How in the hell did the satanic prophet saddle us with this clown? Barack indeed!
Cleanse America!
And if it is the end of time, God will step in and the enemies of Israel will be defeated.
Agreed.
(Not speaking for God, of course, but that’s what what happens to those that threaten the Chosen!)
It sure doesn't look like the U.S. will do anything other than write strongly worded apologies.
This is all the justification that Israel needs to destroy utterly the Iranian threat.
Israel is among the major powers of the Earth, these include the USA, Russia, China, France, Great Britain.... These are the powers that can deliver thermonuclear warheads upon any point of the globe..
Iran must be eliminated
Why is he allowed to speak to the Assembly? Do you know?
Perside delenda est.
Everything you say is true! So where are the US Jews? Why they are telling Israel to shut up while they help re-elect Obama. US Liberal Jews are a disgrace to their faith!
I agree!
U. S. Jewry is in the tank for socialism and are therefore on the plantation with the Africans for Obozo!
They don’t give a damn for Israel and a majority wouldn’t care if the Iranian madman wiped the small, productive nation off the map!
Africans always get to address the UN even if they speak gibberish.
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