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Originally posted by donwhite
Is ITE complaining, lamenting or just remarking?
posted by re IrvingTheExplainer
Everyone gets along. We share files, ideas, critique each others work, give away our hard work to those who need it. On this particular forum, everyone is encouraged to speak English. And usually apologize if their English isn't perfect. The worst English is usually from American teenagers. Anyway, the point is, if people wanted to really and true get along, they would. It really is that simple. Really. Individuals have always found some way to get along with each other . . “ [Edited by Don W]
I dunno ITE. I think your analysis is too superficial. Americans have no real deep shared traditions. We’re too new. Never had life or death times. We have been fortunate to have so much wealth here that even many of our poor can get by and some even can get ahead because we are less constrained than most other countries.
We cannot evaluate other countries based on our own experiences. Look at Armenia. Ireland. Jewish people. Those people have had bonding experiences. One poster here uses JudahMaccabees as his moniker. And remember, the word ‘Slave’ comes from the word ‘Slav.’
[edit on 7/12/2006 by donwhite]
Originally posted by Muaddib
Wrong, he wants to wipe off the map a whole country with all it's people in it... The coalition did not remove a whole country with all it's people in it, and that was never the goal...
Originally posted by Muaddib
He wants to destroy a whole nation and all it's people in it, and why is the Israeli government evil?... The Palestinians have done worse to the Israelis.
Originally posted by Muaddib
First of all....it "wasnt' the U.S. alone..... in the Afghan war most if not all countries in the world agreed...and they didn't go there to "wipe Afghanistan off the map with all it's people in it"....
Originally posted by Muaddib
Freedom of expression ends when the person making the speech is calling for the extermination of a whole nation, a whole people, race, ethnic group, etc, etc...
Originally posted by Muaddib
Who knows what's on his mind. He has stated that the goal of his regime is to pave the way for the 12th Iman, and according to their own prophecy, the 12th Iman will only return when the world is in chaos and it's the end of time.
The only way his regime can "pave the way for the 12th Iman" is to create chaos.
posted by IrvingTheExplainer
Well, I guess I was just remarking. I know it's a little fairy tail like, but, hey, I figured I'd give it a shot. I don't necessarily agree that the US isn't that deep, or hasn't suffered enough (if that's what you're saying). How did we start this country in the first place? [Edited by Don W]
Originally posted by Muaddib
Originally posted by proprog
he want to make just another evil regime become history. What's wrong with that?
He wants to destroy a whole nation and all it's people in it, and why is the Israeli government evil?... The Palestinians have done worse to the Israelis.
Originally posted by proprog
And about the earlier comments. Doesn't he have the right to say whatever he wants under the Freedom of Expression? DOUBLE STANDARDS Again.
Freedom of expression ends when the person making the speech is calling for the extermination of a whole nation, a whole people, race, ethnic group, etc, etc...
Originally posted by golemina
But you offer little in support of your viewpoint... 'Ceptin yur pure conjecture.
Originally posted by golemina
To turn this into an ad hominem doesn't do credit to this thread or your fellow ATSers.
Originally posted by golemina
Is just a little respect asking too much?
Originally posted by Muaddib
I already proved in another forum with Iranian links that the Iranian president not only hates Israel, but when he calls "for the destruction of Zionism" he is calling for the destruction of all Israelis.
Far from being the saviors of the Jewish People, the Zionists are the true self-hating Jews who have had nothing but contempt and outright hatred for the Jewish People and Judaism. Anti-Semitism has been the oxygen and lifeblood of the Zionists throughout the ages to the present day.
By contrast, we anti-Zionist Jews having been doing all we can to reduce hatred of Jews by proclaiming the true nature of the Jewish religion in contrast to the heresy and idolatry of Zionism. We hope this will help Jews awaken from the brainwashing of the Zionists.
Originally posted by Muaddib
Again subz....you are out of your mind......
Originally posted by TheBorg
The Israelis held off 6 countries trying to coordinate an attack on them in the 40s... yes, you read that right, SIX countries!!!
Originally posted by TheBorg
Made a booboo on the date. It shoulda been in 1967. Had my dates mixed up with the foundation of the Israeli independence. It happens. Sorry.
Originally posted by proprog
How could you wipe off a country you do not even recognize? Iranians use the term "Israel" as to refer to the zionist regime occupying palestine. In other words, there is no israel on the iranian map of ME.
Originally posted by proprog
Also nuking israeil will bring about the death of millions of palestinians he has vowed to defend against israeilis.
Originally posted by proprog
and you cannot just nuke a country, and get away with it. nuke fallout will affect your people including the leadership. not to mention it's a suicide.
Originally posted by proprog
Just count the number of dead, wounded and arrested/kidnapped from both sides, and you'll find it out that the ratio is something like 100 palestinians to 1 israeili.
Originally posted by proprog
yeah, US and allies (mongola, philipines, you name it).
The scope of coalition support is evident in Afghanistan. More than half of the 14,000 anti-terror troops in the country come from coalition countries. Canada, for example, has 2,025 service members in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Belgium, Jordan, Australia, the United Kingdom and many other allies have contributed troops, supplies or expertise.
Special operations forces play a critical role in the war in Afghanistan. Many countries have provided this capability including Australia, the United Kingdom, Norway, New Zealand, Denmark, Canada, France and Germany.
Originally posted by proprog
with 100 000+ civilians dead, no infrastructure, no economy, and a civil war, US has practically wiped iraq off the map.
min = 38,960
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Originally posted by proprog
your statement above is self-contradicting. There are no limits to the freedom of expression. I mean that's what it's all about. no limits.
Originally posted by proprog
And I don't think he ever said he wanted to exterminate jews.
SPIEGEL: The Europeans support the Palestinians in many ways. After all, we also have an historic responsibility to help bring peace to this region finally. But don't you share that responsibility?
Ahmadinejad: Yes, but aggression, occupation and a repetition of the Holocaust won't bring peace. What we want is a sustainable peace. This means that we have to tackle the root of the problem. I am pleased to note that you are honest people and admit that you are obliged to support the Zionists.
SPIEGEL: That's not what we said, Mr. President.
Ahmadinejad: You said Israelis.
Originally posted by proprog
Assuming your assumption about his goal is true, I guess he doesn't want to end up on the evil side, as destroying mosques in islamic faith is considered a major sin and will have severe punishments. so, I guess the first to be beheaded will be the one who paved the way for his reappearance.
KEEP IT REAL
"Our revolution's main mission is to pave the way for the reappearance of the 12th Imam, the Mahdi," Ahmadinejad said in the speech to Friday Prayers leaders from across the country.
"Therefore, Iran should become a powerful, developed and model Islamic society."
Ahmadinejad Quotes
"Anybody who recognizes Israel will burn in the fire of the Islamic nation's fury."
"Israel is a rotten, dried tree that will be annihilated in one storm."
"They have invented a myth that Jews were massacred and place this above God, religions and the prophets."
"In the near future we will witness the rapid collapse of the Zionist regime"
"The nations of the region will record the names of states that support the Zionist regime alongside the Zionist’s crimes"
Iranian fatwa approves use of nuclear weapons
By Colin Freeman and Philip Sherwell in Washington
(Filed: 19/02/2006)
Iran's hardline spiritual leaders have issued an unprecedented new fatwa, or holy order, sanctioning the use of atomic weapons against its enemies.
In yet another sign of Teheran's stiffening resolve on the nuclear issue, influential Muslim clerics have for the first time questioned the theocracy's traditional stance that Sharia law forbade the use of nuclear weapons.
One senior mullah has now said it is "only natural" to have nuclear bombs as a "countermeasure" against other nuclear powers, thought to be a reference to America and Israel.
He also said: "When the entire world is armed with nuclear weapons, it is permissible to use these weapons as a counter-measure. According to Sharia too, only the goal is important."
Originally posted by golemina
I must have missed that U2U from the ATS admin where calling people LIARS was showing respect to YOUR FELLOW ATSers.
Originally posted by golemina
That is an interesting and fine distinction you are making between who the Iranians what to massacre... help me out here... from your comments is it between Jews and Zionists.
We are against bloodshed, regardless of whether a crime was committed against a Muslim or against a Christian or a Jew.
Originally posted by golemina
So are you advocating that our fearless Iranian Ahmadinejad says its OK to exterminate Zionists.
Originally posted by golemina
I have got to ask you what exactly would your response be if GW said let's wipe out all of the Muslim regimes (or was it peoples )?
Originally posted by golemina
Now those military spending figures are quite interesting... I would say judging by the number of tanks the Egyptians lost in the Sinai... those certainly weren't circa 1967 dollars.
Originally posted by golemina
What do you think?
Originally posted by golemina
Hey, maybe it's just me, but maybe the two of you pro-Iran propagandists (Subz and Proprog) should coordinate the SPIN of the nonsense you guys seem so intent on feeding us apparently absolutely gullible Westerners.
I know that us Westerners are basically supposed to believe any nonsense that is spoonfed us... but come on you two... You're seriously pushing the envelope!
Originally posted by subz
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Who said they want to "massacre" anybody? I have direct quotes from Ahmadinejad himself from one of Muaddibs own sources where he says otherwise.
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TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran's new president has repeated a remark from a former ayatollah that Israel should be "wiped out from the map," insisting that a new series of attacks will destroy the Jewish state, and lashing out at Muslim countries and leaders that acknowledge Israel.
The remarks by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- reported by Islamic Republic News Agency -- coincide with a month-long protest against Israel called "World without Zionism" and with the approach of Jerusalem Day.
Israel will be annihilated in one storm, says Iran leader
By Tim Butcher, Middle East Correspondent
(Filed: 15/04/2006)
Your view: what should we do about Iran?
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran appeared to threaten Israel with a nuclear attack yesterday when he described it as a "rotten, dried tree" that would be annihilated by "one storm".
Originally posted by subz
Oh but wait a minute...I thought you said he wants to massacre entire nations? Oh dear, now that would make him quite contradictory wouldnt it? Or could it be that he has never said he wants to kill anybody. He wants to destroy the "Zionist regime" as in make it no longer existant.
posted by Dock6
Ahmadinejad is actually a jew . . .
[Edited by Don W]
Maurice Motamed has one of the loneliest jobs in the Middle East. When Iran’s president Ahmadinejad made his controversial Holocaust statements, the sole Jewish MP in Iran's 290-member Majlis (parliament) felt he had no option but to confront him . . "When our president spoke about the Holocaust, I considered it my duty as a Jew to speak about this issue." I asked him, 'Are you anti-Jew?' He said, 'I am not.' I said, 'Why not go to a synagogue to express regret for what Iranians have done to Jews?' He said, 'I have another idea, a better idea.'
Jews have been living in Iran (Persia) in large numbers since Cyrus the Great freed them from slavery when he captured Babylon in 539BC. Mr Motamed said there were about 14,000 Jews in Tehran, which has 20 active synagogues; 6,000-7,000 in Shiraz; 2,000 in Estafan and smaller groups scattered throughout the rest of the country. The Guardian, June 27, 2006 [Edited by Don W]
Originally posted by subz
Alas, still no proof to back up the claims. Why am I not surprised.
Originally posted by subz
Muaddib I find it illuminating how you'll readily believe a translation from a biased source but totally ignore another.