President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here on Thursday labeled the Zionist regime as a "stinking corpse" and said those who think they can revive the corpse of this fabricated and usurper regime are in mistaken.

According to legend, Iran's president has threatened to destroy Israel, or, to quote the misquote, "Israel must be wiped off the map." Contrary to popular belief, this statement was never made.

... Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered a speech at a program, reportedly attended by thousands, titled "The World Without Zionism." Large posters surrounding him displayed this title prominently in English, obviously for the benefit of the international press. Below the poster's title was a slick graphic depicting an hour glass containing planet Earth at its top. Two small round orbs representing the United States and Israel are shown falling through the hour glass' narrow neck and crashing to the bottom.

Before we get to the infamous remark, it's important to note that the "quote" in question was itself a quote – they are the words of the late Ayatollah Khomenei...

The Actual Quote:
"Imam ghoft een rezhim-e ishghalgar-e qods bayad az safheh-ye ruzgar mahv shavad."

The Persian word for map, "nagsheh" is not contained anywhere in his original Farsi quote, or, for that matter, anywhere in his entire speech. Nor was the western phrase "wipe out" ever said. Yet we are led to believe that Iran's president threatened to "wipe Israel off the map." despite never having uttered the words "map." "wipe out" or even "Israel."

Word by word translation:
Imam (Khomeini) ghoft (said) een (this) rezhim-e (regime) ishghalgar-e (occupying) qods (Jerusalem) bayad (must) az safheh-ye ruzgar (from page of time) mahv shavad (vanish from).

Given the importance placed on the "map" comment, it would be sensible to present his words in their full context to get a fuller understanding of his position. In fact, by looking at the entire speech, there is a clear, logical trajectory leading up to his call for a "world without Zionism."

In his speech, Ahmadinejad declares that Zionism is the West's apparatus of political oppression against Muslims. He says the "Zionist regime" was imposed on the Islamic world as a strategic bridgehead to ensure domination of the region and its assets.

"...some people think if they accuse me of being anti-Jew they can solve the problem. No, I am not anti-Jew ... I respect them very much ..."

Originally posted by The Godfather of Conspira
Ahhh yes another fun fact in the "Iran Smear Campaign" series.

I wonder how long it takes this load of Western-propagated crap to be debunked? I personally give it two weeks..

Just like how Ahmadinejad supposedly said he wants "Israel wiped off the map"?

www.mohammadmossadegh.com...
www.juancole.com...
Oops... mistranslation. DEBUNKED.

Or that he was one of the hostage takers in the US Embassy Crisis in Tehran in 1979?
Even the CIA admitted there was no proof: www.cnn.com...
DEBUNKED.

Or that he hates Jews?

"...some people think if they accuse me of being anti-Jew they can solve the problem. No, I am not anti-Jew ... I respect them very much ..."

news.bbc.co.uk...
DEBUNKED.

Even links to Iraqi Shiite militias have not be proven with any substanial evidence: news.yahoo.com...

DE.........BUNKED!

Stop spreading these lies and disinformation people.
Take off your blindfolds, pull your fingers out of your ears and think for yourselves.

The Republicans and Bush are going through the same step-by-step process with Iran they used to fool the American public into thinking Saddam was a serious threat and some of you are actually falling for it AGAIN.

May god have pity on you manipulated, gullible souls..


[edit on 9/5/08 by The Godfather of Conspira]

Iran basically has Israel surrounded with proxies right now too.