isn't it sad that most of america still believes ahmadinejad said he wanted to "wipe israel off the map"

Question

when it's really not even possible to say those words in the persian language?

one of the things most people don't know about that speech was that it was about the palestinians and israelis coming together in a democratic and peaceful manner.

http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/january2007/260107offthemap.htm
http://www.albionmonitor.com/0605a/iranmisquote.html
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/jonathan_steele/2006/06/post_155.html
http://www.antiwar.com/orig/norouzi.php?articleid=11025

Answer 1

As the Imam said, Israel must be wiped off the map," said Ahmadinejad, referring to Iran's revolutionary leader Ayat Allah Khomeini.

His comments were the first time in years that such a high-ranking Iranian official has called for Israel's eradication, even though such slogans are still regularly used at government rallies.

http://english.aljazeera.net/English/archive/archive?ArchiveId=15816

On October 26, 2005 Ahmadinejad gave a speech at a conference in Tehran entitled "World Without Zionism". According to widely published translations, he agreed with a statement he attributed to Ayatollah Khomeini that the "occupying regime" had to be removed, and referred to it as a "disgraceful stain [on] the Islamic world", that needed to be "wiped from the map."[11]

Ahmadinejad's comments were condemned by major Western governments, the European Union, Russia, the United Nations Security Council and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.[128] Egyptian, Turkish and Palestinian leaders also expressed displeasure over Ahmadinejad's remark.[129] Canada's then Prime Minister Paul Martin said, “this threat to Israel's existence, this call for genocide coupled with Iran's obvious nuclear ambitions is a matter that the world cannot ignore.”[130]

The translation of his statement has been disputed. Iran's foreign minister stated that Ahmadinejad had been "misunderstood": "He is talking about the regime. We do not recognise legally this regime."[131] Some experts state that the phrase in question (بايد از صفحه روزگار محو شود) is more accurately translated as "eliminated" or "wiped off" or "wiped away" from "the page of time" or "the pages of history", rather than "wiped off the map".[132] Reviewing the controversy over the translation, New York Times deputy foreign editor Ethan Bronner observed that "all official translations" of the comments, including the foreign ministry and president's office, "refer to wiping Israel away".[133]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmadinejad

Answer 2

And isn't it sad when people try linguistic gymnastics to "explain away" what he said as "He was just asking for a regime change like the fall of the Soviet Union" when they totally ignore his numerous other statements on the subject that make it clear what his views actually ARE. Regardless, even if you try to accept the "charitable interpretation" that that's what he meant, well, how exactly would Ahmadinejad effect a "regime change" in a democratic country except through warfare?

Answer 3

Nejad DID NOT Say "Wipe Israel Off The Map" Those words are LIES and Propaganda Repeated 24/7 By IDIOTS-The REAL Enemy, such as: Bush-Ghouliani-Cheney- and The Israeli-ZIONIST-Jews which are The MAJORITY of U.S. Govt. Official Positions and Policy >> AIPAC, PNAC, JINSA, FEMA(Michael CherJerkoff) Wolfowitz, Bolton, William"TheFLAMER"Kristol, Joe"LickMe"LIEberman, Abrams, Zoellick, Wurmser, Gaffney, Phillip"Director of 9/11 COVER-UP"Zelikow, Douglas"Strapponzz"Feith, Ari "BottomsUp"Fleisher, Jerome Cohen, Leslie H. Gelb, Richard"Terror Inc" Haass, Noah Feldman, Maurice R. Greenberg, NORMAN PODHORETZ, and MANY Others, who are Simply ZIONISTS-SCUMBAGS, Who RULE Over the AMERICAN People, and who have NULLIFIED The Bill of Rights, and Who. Other EVIL Forces Rule, Like the SELF APPOINTED "Decide-ictator" . a Real anti Constitutional, anti American, Pro-Zionist, Pro-Luciferian, NaziFascist-SLIMEball. //// Anyone reading this PLEASE ASK-NOTIFY the Bush-Fan-Club, that Their HERO is a MEMBER of a SATANIC CULT, called The SKULL and BONES SOCIETY. ASK the BushBACKERS if That Means Anything to THEM?? http://freedomdomain.com/secretsocieties/skull01.html

Answer 4

His exact quote was - " The Imam said that this regime occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the page of time . " Many in the Arab world believe he was referring to Zionism .

Of course since most Americans listen to propaganda { one or all the alphabet networks } they believed the nonsense .

Answer 5

Thanks for posting that. Zionism is going to kill many many Jews with it's twisted foreign policy.

Little known fact. Modern day terrorism as we know it was invented and perfected by Zionists Jewish extremists. Crimes against Muslims are too numerous to list but do a Google search. They have no trouble killing their own (Jews) or their allies (Brits, Americans ect).

Answer 6

Ah Ha Right! Tell us another Funny,He didn't mean to Deny the Holocaust existed, at His little grilling at Columbia U either.He Loves Israel.Just Like Arafat did,and Jimmy Carter Does.

Answer 7

Yeah, if you say so. I find it incredibly pathetic that an American (Oh, how I hope you are not!) would actually be defending this antisemitic lying Persian. He said, maybe not in those exact Persian words but the meaning was exactly the same. Anyone who defends this guy, wants to do the same thing to Israel. I guess he didn't say that the Holocaust didn't happen, either, right? Pahleeze!

Answer 8

Most of America doesn't pay attention to such matters after the commercial break.

Answer 9

American media and Christian extremism. its amazing how scared americans are of muslems now.

anyone that thinks all Christians are peaceful look.
www.godhatesamerica.com

Answer 10

Yes sir,it is the dumbing down of America