1938 Alert: “Iran Leader: Israel a ‘Tyrannical Regime,'” from AP, with thanks to JE:
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Iran’s president on Thursday intensified his attacks against Israel, calling it a “a tyrannical regime that will one day will be destroyed,” but also said he was ready to negotiate with the United States and its allies over his country’s nuclear program.
Oh, well then! Everything will be all right!
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has previously said Israel should be wiped off the map, told a cheering crowd of students in the Indonesian capital that it is every country’s right “” not just the United States “” to use new technology to meet energy needs.
He said his country was willing to negotiate, but that the United States first must drop its “bad attitude.”
“We are not only defending our rights, we are defending the rights of many other countries,” he said. “By maintaining our position, we are defending our independence.”
Ahmadinejad, known for his fiery rhetoric…
Oh, is that all it is?