Posted on 01/05/2006 10:12:21 AM PST by Flavius
ran Focus
Tehran, Jan 05 Irans hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a crowd of theological students in the holy city of Qom on Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has joined his ancestors and others will soon follow suit, according to the state-run Mehr news agency.
The Butcher of Sabra and Shatila has joined his ancestors and others will soon follow suit, Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying. The same report appeared on the website Khedmat, which is run by members of the Iranian presidents entourage.
Ahmadinejads announcement of the death of the Israeli Prime Minister comes at a time when Sharon was reportedly fighting for his life on Thursday after a massive brain stroke.
Irans state-owned media and newspapers have been reporting the Israeli leaders deteriorating health condition with evident glee. In a statement put out by state-run news agencies, the Headquarters for the Commemoration of Martyrs of the Global Islamic Movement said the death of Sharon brings joy to the hearts of Muslims.
The ultra-conservative president told the radical Shiite Islamists, many of whom have come to Qom from different Muslim countries, that Islam did not restrict itself to geographical borders.
We must believe in the fact that Islam is not confined to geographical borders, ethnic groups and nations. Its a universal ideology that leads the world to justice, Ahmadinejad said.
We dont shy away from declaring that Islam is ready to rule the world, he added.
Ahmadinejad dwelled on his recurrent theme that the return of the Shiite Messiah, the Mahdi, is not far away and Muslims must prepare for it.
We must prepare ourselves to rule the world and the only way to do that is to put forth views on the basis of the Expectation of the Return, Ahmadinejad said, referring to the Shiite Muslim belief that the Mahdi, on his return, will establish justice in a world consumed by chaos and corruption.
If we work on the basis of the Expectation of the Return [of the Mahdi], all the affairs of our nation will be streamlined and the administration of the country will become easier, Ahmadinejad said.
Some politicians think we had a revolution so that some could hit others in the head and have one party ruling for some time and another party in opposition for some time. But we had a revolution to achieve a lofty goal, on the basis on the Expectation of the Return, he said.
Ahmadinejad said Divine Providence was helping Irans Islamist regime, as the turn of events around the world picked up speed.
Our interpretation is that the hand of the Almighty is putting every piece of the jigsaw puzzle of the future of the world in place in line with the goals of Islam, the hard-line president said.
Ahmadinejad cited the United States occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, both Irans neighbours, as proof of his assertion.
The Global Oppressor [the U.S.] occupied these countries with the aim of putting pressure on Iran, but God let the fruit of this fall on the lap of the Iranian nation, he said.
Don't forget that in this speech he said that Islam is "ready to rule the world." Sounds like a threat, to me....
Realistically, yes we will need to take on Iran. But we have neither the political will or the supplies in place for an invasion. And if Iran really has nukes (which is sounds like they do), putting a battle group in the region would give him a big target.
This guy truly believes that the Shiite messiah is coming soon. That is what old Osoma also said. There is no way to rationally guess what will happen now.
Unless he doesn't return, in which case you will run your country into the ground and take others along with you.
This guy is trying to isolate Iran just like North Korea is isolated. It is his strategy.
He wants to be isolated, then make his nukes in peace and then start threatening his neighbours with them. And that is the best case scenario. Worst case he gives a few to Iraqi insurgents, a few to Hamas and whomever else is on his list.
I am sorry to say, that methinks we are going to have to take him out. Perhaps Bibi will get to be Prime Minster and will be a good ally in the act. But the US is going to need a draft and we are going to have to occupy the whole region with 5-8 million troops.
I am sure a Democrat as President will handle that just fine /sarcasm.
I have been waiting to hear denunciations of fascist theocracies with imperialist policies from anywhere.
Instead, I hear he is a "funny guy", he is a "strange man" and the usual sprinkles of "loon".
What EU countries can be hit from Iran with their present capacity?
We don't have the large number of young men to do that kind of thing anymore. You can't send over grandpa or grandma very often, and stripping all able bodied men out of the country would not work that well.
Look at all the problems the Reserve call up has caused. If the President did that, there would be a mass revolt. We don't want a conscript Army, to many morale and training problems.
Anybody doubt that an attack on Iran would gain 75% support of the American people in the early going?
Unfortunately, it appears the liberals and the MSM have done an effective job at stopping the Bush Doctrine. Iran should have been taken care of long ago, but now I feel the President is too hesistant to take this one on.
I'm sorry but all your doubts and hand wringing will look like so much deer in the headlights blindness to the obvious, AFTER the first atom bomb goes off here at home. I can just see all the brilliant commentary: "Gee, I guess we really didn't learn the lessons of 9-11."
If it got 50%, I would be surprised. Face it, we talk in an echo chamber here. There are a lot of non Freepers who have bought the MSM line. Many believe that the Gulf war was all about getting oil to Haliburton, no matter what facts you show them.
I mean Bush almost lost to a treasonous guy who looked like a less emotional Lurch from the Adams Family. Bush knows that the only way he could get the majority to support a war with Iran is after Iran strikes first.
Which is very bad.
Yeah, the Anti-Christ.
This guy is a piece of dog crap stuck to the shoe of the world.
Well put. I didnt want to say it, but I really do fear that we will see him launch a blitzkrieg (i was gonna say "offensive", but i think your choice of wording is better!), be it terrorist attacks, cruise missiles, or (Heaven forbid) a nuke.
"Who cannot rule himself, how should he rule others?" - Confucius, Analects, c.400 BC.
"If the tongue have no fear, words are hard to make good." - Confucius, Analects, c. 400 B.C.
After Iraq started, you can find countless quotes by the liberals about how horrible and crazy it would be to attack Iran or Syria. Their agenda has been to protect those villains from the beginning. They know that finishing the job effectively would help republicans, plus the democrats are almost all left wing Kool Aid guzzlers at this point.
But he doesn't think of himself as the "messiah" or mahdi. There is someone coming he says.
yeah, sounds like it to me too. That's nothing new though...it's in the Koran. any land that falls under Muslim rule becomes Muslim land. Any land that is take back from Muslim rule is still Muslim land, but is being occupied. That's the main beef with Israel. There can be no compromise because it was once under their rule, so they are there illegally.
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