Yeah, That’ll Happen
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for a public, televised debate between himself and George Bush. I'm sure the White House staff will drop everything it is working on right away.
So they can roll around on the floor laughing.
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called on U.S. President George W. Bush to participate in a "direct television debate with us," so Iran can voice its point of view on how to end world predicaments.
"But the condition is that there can be no censorship, especially for the American nation," he said Tuesday.
Ahmadinejad blamed "special concessions" granted to the United States and Britain as "the root cause of all the problems in the world."
"At the Security Council, where they have to protect security, they enjoy the veto right. If anybody confronts them, there is no place to take complaints to."
His comments came during a news conference in Tehran, two days before a deadline set by a U.N. Security Council resolution for the Islamic republic to suspend uranium enrichment or face possible sanctions.
Although he did not directly address the U.N. deadline, Ahmadinejad said '"nobody can prevent" Iran from its right to a "peaceful, nuclear program."
"I think the time has passed to speak of the Security Council and the tools they can use to force a country to do certain things," he said.
Ahmadinejad said he would reject any suspension of enrichment, even if requested by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan during an upcoming visit to Iran.
Well, he's telegraphed his intentions quite clearly. Also his complete contempt for the UN. Kofi Annan will just love the guy.
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By AlwaysWatching, August 29, 2006 @ 12:10 pm
I agree with “The Political Pit Bull”.
By Gaius, August 29, 2006 @ 12:12 pm
Yup.