Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday said that Israel is trying to bully the United States into attacking Iran unprovoked and that Americans should feel insulted if their government takes marching orders from Israel.
“I look at it from the outside, and I see that a few occupying Zionists are threatening the government of the United States,” Ahmadinejad said, according to the Washington Post.
“Is it the Zionists who must tell the United States government what to do, such as form a red line on Iran’s nuclear issues, and the United States government must make such vital decisions under the influence of the Zionists?” Ahmadinejad asked.
Indeed, much of the debate in the US over the Iran issue has been centered on whether or not Israel, particularly Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, would succeed in pressuring the Obama administration into a more hawkish, pro-war posture towards Iran.
The Obama administration has placated Israel’s inflated fears about an Iranian nuclear weapons program by heaping harsh economic sanctions and beefing up American military presence in the Gulf, surrounding Iran. But the administration has also adamantly reiterated the US intelligence consensus that Iran has not had a nuclear weapons program since 2003.
Ahmadinejad also claimed Iran doesn’t take the threat of an Israeli strike very seriously. “We, generally speaking, do not take very seriously the issue of the Zionists and the possible dangers emanating from them,” he told the Post.
When asked if he thought Netanyahu was bluffing, Ahmadinejad responded in the affirmative, adding that this was a “common consensus.”
Seems very rational doesn't it and a fair assessment of the entity that controls US mid-east policy. Contrast this to the hysterical Netanyahu, Barak and traitor to America Alan Dershowit
I hope that Ahmadinejad was applauded because this is the pure truth:the noise producer Bibi ,known also like the liar is doing what he called once:"we can push America in the right direction",namely in the direction of war against Iran.Israeli media already named Ahmadinejad speech "slur".Wait to listen the speech of the demented Bibi in next days to see what are slurs,hysteria ,dementia.
what he is saying is an obvious fact to anyone, who is honest.
We do feel insulted! Also, ashamed, disgusted, and royally pissed off!
Ahmadinejad is right on point, and was clearly the more rational during his interview with Piers Morgan on CNN. Morgan is a pathetic stooge for Israel, and the plutocracy killing the US.
Ahmadinejad spoke truth to power, for which he is certain to be ridiculed by Western Media and centers of power.
His comments pertaining to the need for restructuring the UN General Assembly and Security Council were right on.
ISRAEL, let my people go.
an American
well and then there is truth…..
I agree with the other poster's here concerning Ahmadinejad's comments. They are an accurate assessment of reality. Unfortunately, they are also provocative. Netanyahu's statements over the past year, and especially in the last month, are not rational. Perhaps he started out bluffing but recently he is coming across as totally unhinged which could be the sign of clinical psychosis. Confronting a psychotic with reality, especially by an enemy who is challenging his fantasies, can result in a mental breakdown.
We all know that Netanyahu has control of over 200 nuclear warheads — it could be tragic in the extreme if he should suffer a break right now where he feels forced to confirm his own sense of reality.
As most of the readers here I have been watching this for a number of years. The actions of Israel for the past 64 years is open for anyone with eyes to read what they have done to other people of that region and continue to do as we write our comments. I don't care for either candidate that wants to be president of this country for the next four years as both of them show they are being handled by the Zionist regime. One word of caution to those that follow what these Zionist are calling themselves. Jews — It is written in the book of Revelation that there would be a people that call themselves Jews, but are not, but are of the synagogue of Satan. I believe that everyone out there reading this could say that we are seeing just whom those people are that are spoken about in that scripture.
That is no secret. The world at large can see thru the transparent terrorist shenanigans of the empire and its evil bastard son.
truth hurts.
It speaks volumes about the integrity of US and Israeli leaders when the President of Iran is the most lucid, most logical, and most honest man in the room. A far cry from the 'wild-eyed Islamist fanatic' portrayed in the Western media, indeed.
I think there are about 30000 Jews in Iran largest population of Jews in a middle east country after Israeli. And they have a representative in the parliament of Iran. So the can't be anti Jews. He is ant Zionist like those Jews who protested against Israeli in new York this week. But as long as he us congressman and senators are selected by Zionist you can't have a free and liberated country
Yes, Mr. Ahmadinejad, we ARE outraged and disgusted being puppets of the Zionists. We are faithfully awaiting the day when the REAL perpetrators of 9/11 will be brought to justice.