Ahmadinejad demands US change 'behavior'

[A.Rahman]

Ahmadinejad demands US change 'behavior'
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Thu, 10 Aug 2006, 01:04

WASHINGTON: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the United States of harboring imperial ambitions and demanded the administration change its behavior, in an interview with a US television network.
The Americans "want to build an empire," said Ahmadinejad, according to excerpts of the interview published by the CBS network on its website Wednesday.

"And they don't want to live side-by-side in peace with other nations. The American government, sir, it is very clear to me they have to change their behavior and everything will be resolved," said Ahmadinejad.
The interview, which was to be broadcast in full on Sunday on the "60 minutes" program, coincides with rising tensions between Washington and Tehran over Iran's disputed nuclear program and Israel's offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

The hardline Iranian president said the administration of President George W. Bush had adopted a condescending attitude towards Iran over its nuclear program and criticized a UN Security Council resolution requiring Tehran suspend uranium enrichment activities or face the prospect of sanctions.
"Well, please look at the makeup of the American administration, the behavior of the American administration. See how they talk down to my nation. And this recent resolution passed about the nuclear issue, look at the wording."
The July 31 resolution was pushed through after Iran ignored a previous non-binding deadline and failed to respond to an international offer of a package of incentives in exchange for a moratorium on nuclear fuel work.

Ahmadinejad said Iran was still reviewing the package of incentives.
Western powers had "presented us with a package which we are studying right now," the president said. "We even gave them a date for our response. Ignoring that, they passed a resolution."

Ahmadinejad also expressed disappointment that the US administration had not responded to a letter he sent to Bush in May, which Tehran had presented as an important diplomatic initiative.

"Well, (with the letter) I wanted to open a window towards the light for the president so that he can see that one can look on the world through a different perspective," he said.

The Bush administration, however, dismissed the 18-page letter as little more than a rambling philosophical treatise that offered nothing new on the nuclear crisis.

Ahmadinejad scoffed at Bush for refusing his "invitation" in the form of his letter.

"We are all free to choose. But please give him this message, sir: Those who refuse to accept an invitation will not have a good ending or fate," he said.
"You see that his approval rating is dropping every day. Hatred vis-a-vis the president is increasing every day around the world."
CBS said the interview was conducted on Tuesday.

Source(©): AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

 

[A.Rahman]

what is this chap trying to do?

 

[Spring Onion]

may be he is thinking Bush has a mind

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

This bloke wants to project himself as the "Champion of the Islamic World".

He is appearing as a mere rabble rouser.

He is losing credibility since his statement indicates that he has no clue of international norms and it is dangerous to have a man heading a country who shoots of his mouth like a Wild West gangster's six shooter!

 

[Averroes]

He is simply candid in his words. Where is he losing credibility? He is breaking the taboo of not telling lies and deceipt, which is the essence of western diplomacy.

A man of the people with his faith and the intentions of prosperity for his fellowmen. There is no faith in international norms which are created for the strong to rule over the weak. Amply demonstrated in the manner which the west engaged Iraq against Iran, and their history. The United States is an imperial force, that is a fact, salim you may bow down to them in absence of any moral and spiritual guidance, but Muslims do not.

Ahmedinejad is the only honest Leader in the Islamic world, and for this is badmouthed by those who harbour animosity towards Muslims.

If anything, it's your hypocritical ignorant self-righteous mouth that's shooting off like a cowboy from the midwest.

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

The United States is an imperial force, that is a fact, salim you may bow down to them in absence of any moral and spiritual guidance, but Muslims do not.

If anything, it's your hypocritical ignorant self-righteous mouth that's shooting off like a cowboy from the midwest.

More than I bowing down to the US, you bow down much lower. If you could you would even hit the six feet under the ground level to please the US.

Waging a War on terror against your fellow Islamist is what? The Moral and spiritual guidance that you attribute yourself as if it is sole panacea of your toadying that you display so blatantly to kill your fellow coreligionists who claim that they are championing Islam?

Cut out as his high falutin stuff of Muslims do not bow etc. Are they some faristas from Heaven and not human beings? This is the type of humbug that rankles - your attributing to yourself some super human attributes that others are denied from! Utter tommy rot! You are as human as I or as anyone who has trod on Planet Earth!

Please note everywhere Muslim are bowing to the West. Yes, everywhere. Take the Arabs, take Pakistan. Imagine a US General Abizaid hectoring your President. Imagine Bush rapping the knuckles of Musharraf in Pakistan itself when he visited and Musharraf calmly accepting it like an errant school child! What is all that? Raising the Islamic head high because of the moral and spiritual guidance that is so exclusively yours? Is being subservient and weak the spiritual and moral guidance that you allude to? If that is so, then please have it. I don't wish to be possessed with such a guidance.

Come on, lets not delude or become ostriches.

Silly statements as yours does disservice to your religion!

Brainwashed.

Stop bringing in religion when there is no need to do so.

You get personal and I will also let you know the truth, the same type of truth that you attribute to Ahemdinjad.