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Transcript of speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at "World Without Zionism" conference in Tehran

"Such people are using words like "it's not possible". They say how could we have a world without America and Zionism? But you know well that this slogan and goal can be achieved and can definitely be realised"

Iran has the highest rate of addicts in the world:

http://www.iranfocus.com/en/special-wire/iran-tops-world-drug-addiction-rate-list-report-03805.html

You really should step away from this topic -- you haven't got a clue. First life in prison and now just beat the tar out of them -- neither approach is effective. Prohibition doesn't work.

How can you say these things with a clear conscience? You're either misinformed or attempting to pull off one helluva a bald faced lie!

"Last I checked Iranians weren't training terrorists."

http://www.iranfocus.com/en/terrorism/exclusive-terrorist-training-camps-in-iran-05956.html - London, Feb. 27 – Iran Focus has obtained a list of 20 terrorist camps and centres run by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).

"And it is well known that Iran has actually not supported Hezbollah, contrary to popular American rhetoric."

Oh really? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah_of_Iran - "The Hezbollah, or Party of God, (also HizbAllah or Hizbullah) is an Iranian movement formed at the time of the Iranian Revolution to assist the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and his forces in consolidating power."

Or

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/18/world/africa/18iht-iran.2232363.html - "On Tuesday, Iran's rhetorical threats against Israel and its unswerving embrace of Hezbollah continued."

I'm trying to not be offensive but your viewpoint has left me incredulous! How do you say the things you do, which are in direct contradiction to well known and cited information, WITHOUT CITATION and then get modded to +5 insightful?

Help me out here.

You've got a lot of information, but you've got it wrong. The Bricks of cash on palets, mentioned here, among other places, were supposed to pay civilian contractors aiding in the reconstruction efforts. Accounting practices bordering on criminal have allowed some sickening war profiteering, and certainly some of that money ended up in Iraqi hands, but since the Iraqis are the actual workers, I'm not too concerned.

It is, after all, unavoidable when the goal of spending all that money is to rebuild Iraq.

There have been accusations of Coalition commanders paying off Afghani warlords to not attack their bases, and that, I agree with you, is entirely unacceptable. That no-one has been brought up on charges for the practice yet (to my knowledge?) - is something to be pissed about.

You've got no arguements with me over the scary implications of what Blackwater, or similar private mercenary groups, could do. I like to think they realize they stand a whole lot better chance of long-term business if their primary employer stays internally stable, but you never know.

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On to Iran:

New IED's Made in Iran. These are currently the most feared and effective weapons in the Iraq and Afghanistan theatres.

Terrorist training camps, In Iran. Remember we went to war in Afghanistan over this one.

"Israel will be Annhilated". This is a good enough reason for me why Iran shouldn't have nuclear weapons.

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While I agree with most of your points about how we should be watching our own government much more closely than we should be watching Iran, I disagree with your conclusions. We've had recurring problems in the Middle East because our economic concerns (competing with the Soviet Union, taking natural resources, etc.) - involve screwing over the Middle East at every oppourtunity. The leadership of the Middle East realizes this and is rightfully pissed off about it.

This is why major problems crop up every ten or twenty years, the goal of US foreign policy is to keep the middle east more or less destabilized.

Of course, every once in a while all this nonsense creates a situation that might actually be threatening to the US, like Afghanistan, or a nuclear-armed Iran. We have to deal with it.

That both things happened?

That they recognized it was a mistake?

Frankly, i found a link posted here by a fellow /. user, iranfocus.com, more disturbing, but the fact the iranians squeezed the censorship trigger and then backtracked is news, albeit not surprising.

Censorship of Google is the least problem there today unfortunately.

Well not anymore. They used to burn you at the stake, go on crusades, and generally kill anyone that was not christian.

You're absolutely correct. In order to get an equal comparison between Islam and Christianity, you have to compare modern-day Islam with medieval Christianity. Once you turn on the time machine solely for the Christians, then the two religions look pretty similar.

Though I don't remember the Inquisition ever choosing to execute victims of rape, so the comparison still isn't perfect.

No ... damn those governments that :

http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php? storyid=9243

Letting them have military influence is beyond stupid.

http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php? storyid=5184