* Official says attack on nuclear installations is ‘highly improbable’
MADRID: Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said neither Israel, nor the United States, would dare attack the Islamic Republic over its nuclear programme, a Spanish newspaper quoted him as saying in an interview.
The Iranian president was responding to a question on a recent article by Britain’s Sunday Times that Israel had secret plans to destroy Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities with tactical nuclear weapons. “They well know the power of the Iranian people. I don’t think they would ever dare to attack us, neither them nor their masters. They won’t do such a stupid thing,” Ahmadinejad told El Mundo during a visit to Nicaragua, referring to Israel.
Conservative Iranian leaders, such as Ahmadinejad, see Israel as a stooge of the United States in the Middle East. Iran does not recognise Israel and Ahmadinejad has previously called for Israel to be “wiped off the map”.
“That regime wants to hurt the Iranian people. They have many dreams but they are not all powerful,” said the Iranian leader.
Israel has refused to rule out pre-emptive military action against Iran along the lines of its 1981 air strike against an atomic reactor in Iraq, although many analysts think Iran’s nuclear facilities are too much for Israel to destroy alone.
Asked about whether he wants to see Israel destroyed, Ahmadinejad avoided a direct answer, but seemed to refer to an earlier statement in which had said that Israel would be wiped out “just as the Soviet Union was wiped out.” The UN Security Council voted unamimously last month to impose sanctions on Iran to try to stop its uranium enrichment programme, which Tehran insists is peaceful.
The United States, which suspects Iran wants nuclear weapons, says it wants a diplomatic solution to the deadlock but military force remains an option. Israel has said it will not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons. reuters
Iran believes that a military strike against its nuclear installations is “highly improbable” but has nonetheless taken the necessary precautions in case it is attacked, a top official said on Wednesday.
“We think that it is highly improbable that our nuclear sites would be bombed but we have taken the necessary precautions even for this,” said Mohammad Saeedi, vice president of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, according to the ISNA agency.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Underestimating Idiocy: Ahmedenijad Challenging Moron
Israel, US would dare not attack Iran: Ahmadenijad
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Ahmadenijad is a hard core muslim. He is an islamofascist dictator. He employs ways to perpetuate the 80% illiteracy rate in the country he holds hostage.
Yes, he looks and sounds good on the Mike Wallace, 60 Minute interview.
But it would be wrong to discuss Ahmadenijad in a praise worthy way. He is a dirty dog. He suffers from a severe mental disorder called "Islam," which translated means, "submission." And I would guess the submission he mostly values is having all Iraneans bow down to him at the point of a gun.
As far as Bush goes, you seem to project the idea, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend." That would be a mistake with Ahmadenijad. He's just another thieving, murderous crackpot who through a bunch of dark age Imams came to power largely as a figure-head.
I have devoted my later career to finding the unvarnished truth and this guy ain't it. Ahmadenijad values truth even less than he values pork.
On this one you got me all wrong. I was going to entitle this, "Who is more stupid?". I think Ahmedinejad is mildly retarded for baiting the moron. And his Islamic fairly tales are similarly not persuasive to me. It just shows how low we are when we have to ask who makes more sense: a third rate, third world, petty dictator of a religous fundamentalist state or the President of the United States: and to me it is a photo finish.
Sorry if you think I am praising Ahmedinejad. I would hardly stand for a minute thinking of life forever in Iran.
Hope this clears things up.
(and just for the record, but Soc you already know, Christianity and Judaism are equally full of shit, as well)
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