Thursday, January 24, 2008

IRIB: "the enemy intends to wipe Palestine off the world map"

The actual title is "Bush try to topple some Arab leaders"--savor the Irangrish. The use of the phrasing "wipe . . . off the world map" is very interesting. That is what Ahmadinejad said about Israel according to the IRIB archives--although only Neocon swift-boaters would prefer the word of native Persian speakers to that of Juan Cole, right? If Iran is defensively trying to turn the phrasing into a counter-accusation, it implies that they accept it as a good rendering of what A said, doesn't it? And yes, I know he was echoing an older statement from the Ayatollah.
IRI Head of Committee to Support Intifada of Palestinian Nation said on Wednesday if American President George W. Bush and the Zionist Premier Ehud Olmert would be successful in defeating Palestinians, they would soon try to topple some Arab leaders, as well.

Former interior minister Ali-Akbar Mohtashamipour made the comment at National Conference on Palestine, titled "Palestinian National Rights, National Unity, Liberation Path, and Repatriation" at Sahari Conferences Complex of Damascus.

He added, "The Muslim nations should not permit American and the Zionist regime's leaders to come up with the dangerous conclusion through which they can divide the limbs of the Islamic body."

Mohtashami said that severe scarcity of fuel, medicine, and foodstuff in Gaza is already a human catastrophe, asking the various Islamic countries to take advantage of the various levers at their disposal aimed at ending the sad situation speedily.

"He said that the brutal Zionist regime has deprived the Palestinians of fuel to warm their children in the cold season, and of medicine to heal the victims of the inhumane Israeli Army's brutal attacks against civilian elderly folks, women, and children."
Because otherwise they wouldn't need medicine.
The Head of Iran-based International Committee to Defend the Intifada of the Palestinian nation added, "By creating endless problems for the Gaza Strip's residents, the enemy intends to wipe Palestine off the world map, but the Zionists had better know t hat the Palestinian resistance gets stronger with the passage of each newday."

The political activist said, "The Islamic Republic of Iran heartedly supports resistance forces in Palestine and Lebanon."

900 Palestinian personalities, including members of resistance movements, civil and popular groups, repatriation committees and independent personalities, as well as 300 distinguished foreign guests from various countries around the globe are attending the National Palestine Conference.
Crossposted on Soccer Dad

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