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Ahmadinejad: Those who backed UN sanctions will soon regret it
Haaretz.com ^ | December 24, 2006 | Haaretz Service and Agencies

Posted on 12/24/2006 10:39:04 AM PST by edpc

A defiant Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday dismissed the United Nations Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program as "a piece of torn paper" that would not deter Iran from its nuclear activities.

"It is a piece of torn paper... by which they aim to scare Iranians... It is in the Westerners' interests to live with a nuclear Iran," the semi-official Fars news agency quoted him as saying.

In his first response since the 15-member Council voted unanimously Saturday to impose economic sanctions, the hard-line Iranian president said that the supporters of the resolution would soon regret their "superficial act," the Irna news agency reported.

"This resolution will not harm Iran and those who backed it will soon regret their superficial act," Ahmadinejad said.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; iraniansanctions; nuclearweapons
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To: halfright
I really hope they don't find out that Kerry relieved himself on 2 copy's of the Koran......using one to wipe himself. They might not be pleased.

Yeah, we'll all have to keep that rumor under our hat... :)

62 posted on 12/25/2006 9:46:16 PM PST by GOPJ
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