Ahmadinejad calls Israel ‘germ of corruption’ to be ‘removed soon’.
Posted by Carlos C. on Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 at 1:09 pmIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is calling Israel a “germ of corruption” that will be “removed soon.”
The comments were posted Wednesday on his presidential Web site. They appear to be part of an effort to defuse criticism by hard-liners over recent remarks made by a high-level official.
Last week, Iranian media quoted Vice President Esfandiar Rahim Mashai as saying Iranians were “friends of all people in the world - even Israelis.”
The comments were rare from a government official in Iran. They sparked domestic criticism of Mashai, with some officials calling for his resignation.
I believe that the Iranian people are good and honest, just like the Iraqi people. It’s the majority of the Iranian government that keeps the Iranian people in check and tells them how to think, how to feel, and how to love. The Iranian government kills gay people and any other dissident. I won’t be surprised if Vice President Mashai is removed from power by Ahmadinejad.
Also, Gateway Pundit is reporting Ahmadinejad stated, “We will witness (the) dismantling of the corrupt (Zionist) regime in a very near future.” Ahmadinejad made these comments at the 6th Annual World Mosque Week.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the 6th Annual World Mosque Week.
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