Weapons of Mass Distraction Found in Iran
(I drafted this a few weeks ago, saving it for a time like now when I wouldn't have time to write anything new and/or interesting)
While Iran's role in the international community is ambiguous, the country has taken a huge step forward in the blogging community. Yes, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a blog. He's no Scott Feschuk, but I did browse through his archives and found some rather interesting posts of his, which I've transcribed below:
July 14, 2006: I spent the day touring a pistachio factory where we are not secretly developing nuclear weapons. I was very pleased to only see delicious pistachio nuts and NOT uranium in this factory.
July 17, 2006: Got in a fight with the wife tonight. I wanted to stay in and rent Lethal Weapon but she was adamant that we watch What Women Want. Eventually we decided on the wacky hijinx of Maverick.
July 25, 2006: I have been offered an interview with Liberal leadership hopeful Stephane Dion! I'm not really sure what country he's from or who he is, but I'm very excited about this as I imagine this is an honour reserved for a select few bloggers. Please e-mail me any questions you think I should ask him.
July 28, 2006: Well that sucks. With "The One" cancelled, how am I going to spend my Tuesday evenings?
August 1, 2006: Just a reminder that everyone has until Tuesday to vote in my "Greatest Satan" contest, with number 2 seed Israel, holding their own against top seeded USA.
August 5, 2006: Still trying to pick out a birthday present for Kim Jong-il. But what do you get for the fellow Axis of Evil member who has everything? Any ideas?
August 6, 2006: I have joined the "Bloggers for Ned Lamont" blogroll.
August 9, 2006: A lot of people have written in saying that my campaign motto from the last election of "Death to Israel" is too vague. As a result, I'll be running under a "results for people" slogan next campaign. Admittedly, this will be results for heterosexual, male, non-Jewish people but that kind of goes without saying.
August 14, 2006: As a blogger, I feel it is my duty to weigh in on the major issues of the day. To say things which might not be popular. So here's my take on the big issue: Yes, I'm not surprised Maurizio dropped out but I just don't understand why he's supporting Bob Rae.
While Iran's role in the international community is ambiguous, the country has taken a huge step forward in the blogging community. Yes, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a blog. He's no Scott Feschuk, but I did browse through his archives and found some rather interesting posts of his, which I've transcribed below:
July 14, 2006: I spent the day touring a pistachio factory where we are not secretly developing nuclear weapons. I was very pleased to only see delicious pistachio nuts and NOT uranium in this factory.
July 17, 2006: Got in a fight with the wife tonight. I wanted to stay in and rent Lethal Weapon but she was adamant that we watch What Women Want. Eventually we decided on the wacky hijinx of Maverick.
July 25, 2006: I have been offered an interview with Liberal leadership hopeful Stephane Dion! I'm not really sure what country he's from or who he is, but I'm very excited about this as I imagine this is an honour reserved for a select few bloggers. Please e-mail me any questions you think I should ask him.
July 28, 2006: Well that sucks. With "The One" cancelled, how am I going to spend my Tuesday evenings?
August 1, 2006: Just a reminder that everyone has until Tuesday to vote in my "Greatest Satan" contest, with number 2 seed Israel, holding their own against top seeded USA.
August 5, 2006: Still trying to pick out a birthday present for Kim Jong-il. But what do you get for the fellow Axis of Evil member who has everything? Any ideas?
August 6, 2006: I have joined the "Bloggers for Ned Lamont" blogroll.
August 9, 2006: A lot of people have written in saying that my campaign motto from the last election of "Death to Israel" is too vague. As a result, I'll be running under a "results for people" slogan next campaign. Admittedly, this will be results for heterosexual, male, non-Jewish people but that kind of goes without saying.
August 14, 2006: As a blogger, I feel it is my duty to weigh in on the major issues of the day. To say things which might not be popular. So here's my take on the big issue: Yes, I'm not surprised Maurizio dropped out but I just don't understand why he's supporting Bob Rae.
posted by calgarygrit at
3:34 p.m.
8 Comments:
The headlines about Iran defying the United Nations is obscuring the basic facts that Iran faces a nuclear bully in its neigbourhood; Israel.
How long before someone figures out which Liberal leadership candidate Joe Green is working for? ;)
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The Invisible Hand, at 5:26 p.m.
How did a humourous post turn into the predictable US/Israel bashing so quickly? How many people sit in front of their computers anxiously waiting for any chance to trot out their tired cliches and talking points?
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nuna d. above, at 5:32 p.m.
Yes, clearly poor little Iran needs to defend itself from the massive shadow of Israel. That tiny fleaspeck of a country which somehow casts a shadow larger than that of the former USSR. Clearly their president's calls for genocide and ramped up nuclear programs make sense in that situation. Lord, some of you Liberals need to put down the Koolaid and the Noam Chomsky screeds and take a long walk back towards reality.
Ahmadinejad is crazier than a barrel full of monkeys, the fellow actually wrote a letter to the Chancellor of Germany attempting to convince her that it was a "mythical" holocaust being used to keep Germany down.
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Chris, at 6:28 p.m.
chris,
nice to see that good ol' myth being recycled here...The Iranian President never called for a "genocide" on Israel...that was infact a nice mis-quote cycled around the mainstream Western Media...
Isn't Israel the country that just killed 1000 civilians in a neighbouring country? mmmmm.....
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Sean S., at 7:57 p.m.
Heh heh - Bart, keep on rocking, my man.
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Jacques Beau Vert, at 9:04 p.m.
heh you lefties and loving your murderous despots. I'm sure Joe Green someone just like you was claiming that Stalin and Mao were only being misunderstood and those starving ukrainians had it coming. As far as I can tell you just looking for statements to excuse terrorists and sundry crazies. Do I really need to do a google news search to drag up the fact the president of Iran has declared his desire to wipe Israel off the map. Its not like the fellow isn't on the public record saying so repeatedly. Considering he's building nuclear weapons I wonder what his plan of action is on that one.
I mean really, does a sane politician suggest to Germany that the holocaust was all a clever scheme to undermine Germany's place in ther world. http://www.farsnews.com/English/newstext.php?nn=8506060558
Really, anyone who pays any attention to the middle east knows at this point Israel just wants to be left alone. They went out of their way to try to make peace with the Palestinians and neighboring states but the assorted "death to the jews" types there refuse to play nice. Interesting how the only victems the left doesn't embrace are Jews.
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Chris, at 8:29 a.m.
Joe Green to quote you... "grow up!"
There is a quote to respond to your comments:
"If every Arab soldier tomorrow laid down his arms, there'd be peace. If every Israeli soldier tomorrow laid down his harms, they'd be slaughtered"
Disarming Israel will allow for their ultimate destruction. Iran will not give up their weapons program simply even after Israel is completely annhilated. Why? Because they see Israel as "little Satan" and the US as "great Satan". So do you propose disarming the US as well?
How many times have the Arab states attempted to destroy Israel? Like it or not, Israel exists and has a right to exist. Its opponents are not focused on simply 'righting historical wrongs' but rather wish the destruction of every Jew in that nation. Hezbollah's leader even encouraged Jews to move to Israel to make it easier for them to kill them.
Iran's President has called for the destruction of Israel many times and only the blind or willfully stupid could ignore the evidence and facts that are mounting. Consider only his recent statement that the destruction of Israel is the solution to the Mideast problems.
Your comments about the 'third rung' of nuclear contries is absurd since no one even knows how many nukes Israel has. They might have one, they might have 100000000. Get your facts straight.
Iran has existed for the last 30 years without an attack on its sovereignty by Israel. So tell me again how Israel 'threatens' Iran? It doesn't. Period.
On the contrary, Iran has been supplying Hezbollah with weapons and money to continue a guerilla war against Israel for the last 20 years. DESPITE THE FACT THAT ISRAEL HAS WITHDRAWN FROM LEBANON COMPLETELY.
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Eric, at 7:32 p.m.
Joe Green to quote you... "grow up!"
There is a quote to respond to your comments:
"If every Arab soldier tomorrow laid down his arms, there'd be peace. If every Israeli soldier tomorrow laid down his harms, they'd be slaughtered"
Disarming Israel will allow for their ultimate destruction. Iran will not give up their weapons program simply even after Israel is completely annhilated. Why? Because they see Israel as "little Satan" and the US as "great Satan". So do you propose disarming the US as well?
How many times have the Arab states attempted to destroy Israel? Like it or not, Israel exists and has a right to exist. Its opponents are not focused on simply 'righting historical wrongs' but rather wish the destruction of every Jew in that nation. Hezbollah's leader even encouraged Jews to move to Israel to make it easier for them to kill them.
Iran's President has called for the destruction of Israel many times and only the blind or willfully stupid could ignore the evidence and facts that are mounting. Consider only his recent statement that the destruction of Israel is the solution to the Mideast problems.
Your comments about the 'third rung' of nuclear contries is absurd since no one even knows how many nukes Israel has. They might have one, they might have 100000000. Get your facts straight.
Iran has existed for the last 30 years without an attack on its sovereignty by Israel. So tell me again how Israel 'threatens' Iran? It doesn't. Period.
On the contrary, Iran has been supplying Hezbollah with weapons and money to continue a guerilla war against Israel for the last 20 years. DESPITE THE FACT THAT ISRAEL HAS WITHDRAWN FROM LEBANON COMPLETELY.
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Eric, at 7:32 p.m.
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