Iran Pledges a 'Crushing' Response to US Critiques

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Source: AP

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Saturday to make the U.S. regret its criticism of Iran's postelection crackdown and said the "mask has been removed" from the Obama administration's efforts to improve relations.

Ahmadinejad — with his internal opponents virtually silenced — all but dared Obama to keep calling for an end to repression of demonstrators who claim the hardline leader stole re-election through massive fraud.

"You should know that if you continue the response of the Iranian nation will be strong," Ahmadinejad said in a speech to members of Iran's judiciary, which is directly controlled by the ruling clerics. "The response of the Iranian nation will be crushing. The response will cause remorse.

Ahmadinejad has no authority to direct major policy decisions on his own — a power that rests with the non-elected theocracy. But his comments often reflect the thinking of the ruling establishment.

The cleric-led regime now appears to have quashed a protest movement that brought hundreds of thousands to the streets of Tehran and other cities in the greatest challenge to its authority in 30 years. There have been no significant demonstrations in days, and the most significant signs of dissent are the cries of "God is great!" echoing from the rooftops, a technique dating to the days of protest against the U.S.-backed shah before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

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[LaurenG]

1. Ahmadinejad is gonna get it!

Obama can out talk him any day and put him in his place before he ever knows what hit him. This should be interesting.

[BlooInBloo]

2. You're a joke, loser.

[whirlygigspin]

3. what an asshole

You would think he had more important things to do besides trying to pick a fight with Obama, you know, like killing the youth and women like dogs in the streets.

Your a brave man Mahmoud, i'm sure god loves ya, now get back to work killing your kids.

[Cha]

9. I'm wondering if he wants the US to be the

boogie man again like in the bush days so the people won't be thinking along lines of Democracy?

[babylonsister]

4. He's beginning to sound like NKorea. Whine, threaten, whine.

I'm glad Obama is laughing this clown off.

[timeforpeace]

6. The Asses of Evil™ strike again.

[Adsos Letter]

5. "The response of the Iranian nation will be crushing."

In other words, whackadoodle is about to try to blame Obama for the undoubted massive punishment about to be meted out on the protestors by their murderous, repressive regime.

[Warpy]

7. The more hard line and rigid that little banty rooster gets

the less support he'll enjoy in Iran.

Allowing the election of the only slightly more moderate Mousavi was a golden opportunity for them to institute a few cosmetic reforms and keep the whole scam for the clerics going nicely.

Now they've all been exposed as men who are wedded to power, not Islam and certainly not god.

Even if they crush the young this time, their days are numbered and they are short.

[Cha]

8. Well, this will make fucking mcain, lindsey,

and lie-berman happy..etc, etc, etc.

[lame54]

10. Obama's been served