Iran’s Ahmadinejad: West opposes our nukes to let Israel live on

[ECH1969]

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that the circumstances were ripe for the “collapse of the Zionist regime” and that the West was highlighting the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program in the world arena in order to “divert attention away from the issue of Palestine”.

“The regime occupying Qods (Jerusalem) was set up to create insecurity and confrontation in our region. If one day tranquillity came about, it would mean the death of this regime”, Ahmadinejad said in the northern town of Ramyan during a speech broadcast live on state television.

“Our enemies on the one hand oppose our nation’s acquisition of nuclear energy and on the other hand want to divert the attention of other nations from the key issue of Palestine to give an opportunity to the Zionist regime to prolong its existence”, he said.

“One of the main reasons why the big powers oppose Iran on the nuclear issue is for the sake of the Zionist regime, so as to let this regime live on. But they are unaware that not only will the Iranian nation continue in the path of obtaining nuclear energy till the end, it will not even for one instant divert its attention from the issue of Palestine”.

http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=6286

[Behind the Aegis]

1. I am not at all surprised.

The death of Israel would suit many people, and not just "Iranian radicals." Of course, the "Diaspora" would be ignored, as it was ignored before. Seems there are still "acceptable losses," as long as they are...

[MrPrax]

2. Right Said...

Old Ahmadinejad must have gotten a media consultant...he's starting to make a coherent point.

All he needs is to drop in a ref. to Israel's political crisis and coming elections, and the editorial could run in the Guardian.