Did you see Mike Wallace’s "60 Minutes" interview with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? I missed it but thought the CBS News report on the interview was interesting. Wallace tried without much success to get Ahmadinejad to discuss Iran’s support of Hezbollah, his opposition to Israel (does he really want Israel wiped off the map?) and his country’s reported support for the insurgency in Iraq. Ahmadinejad came across in the news coverage similar to how he reportedly did in the 18-page letter he sent to President Bush earlier this year: rambling, and not someone who should have a nuclear bomb.
Did he seem that way to those of you who watched the interview?
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He definitely was scary. Unfortunately there are MANY scary guys out there with nukes.
This guy “out-Georges” our George! That is scary and impossible, I used to think.
Gosh, he acted as if he were from a whole other world.D’oh!! He is!
He needs to go to the next one, ASAP!
Don’t you love the way the spin was put in by having him end on the note that he had to go to prayer?I wish God would quit speaking to nutballs, especially if they want nukes!
Darn it I missed that interview.
I think worrying about this guy getting a nuke is pretty silly. The largest stockpile of nukes on the planet is under the control the moron bush and his gang of nuts.
How dare you. We only got to see what CBS decided to cut and paste.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is intelligent and is not attacking anyone. But you want to chastise if he is helping the Iraqis rid themselves of murdering invaders who use Phosphorus on his fellow Arabs, while we gather any and all that will help-out with the killing of his fellow Arabs?
Thank God all Americans are not as two-faced as those I’m hearing from. You don’t even have enough morality to be ashamed of yourselves. GTH
Why Edward, I do declare,you sound a bit angry.
JR: Sometimes I think that you are just plain anti-American. To compare us with Iran is insulting. I know that you can’t really believe that.
But how reasonable you appear compared to Ed.
I think Ed’s GTH means”got the hiccups”.That’s why he quit there.
Outlander -Did your wife make it home from England safe?
She sure did Julie. A day late, but with some pretty good stories. Thanks for asking!
If Bush is so eager to give nuclear secrets to India despite India’s failure to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and their ongoing border conflicts with Pakistan, then why is he so worried about Iran getting nukes? It certainly can’t be for failure to sign a treaty. Oh yes, it must be the entire reason Pakistan was denied nuclear secrets, it’s a Muslim country.
So Iran is supporting Lebanon. One democratically elected government is supporting another democratically elected government against foreign intrusion. If Bush sells weapons to Israel then why is it a problem if Iran responds by selling weapons to Lebanon? There’s a double standard there.
Bush has made it necessary for Iran to acquire nuclear weapons. He’s already indicated he wants to invade Iran so now it has become a matter of self defense. Right before Bush invaded Iraq they told Iraq to disarm, which they did, and Iraq got invaded anyway. There’s no reason for Iran to trust Bush or the American government since it was the American government who overthrew Iran’s old democratic government and installed a cruel, despotic dictator who slaughtered thousands.
Tracy, When my mother was “disappointed” with me she called me EDWARD!
She was such a fine lady… passed away in 1969, God rest her soul.
She said: “Stand for what’s right and hold your ground.”
The Iranian president was somewhat evasive but that was to be expected. I also found the zionist Wallace to be smarmy and push, also expected. Damned jewish owned media!
As for nukes, it bothers me greatly that the insane, evil israeli zinoist have the bomb. MAD stopped India and Pakistan from having a mojor conventional war so maybe an Iranian nuke will teach the zionists some manners.
Also, the Iranian president now has his own blog, enjoy!
http://www.ahmadinejad.ir/index.aspx
Viva La raza Blanco!!
Doug – taking it further. After the rather convenient assasination of Rafiq Hariri we pressured Lebanon to expel Syrian troops who had kept the peace since Israel withdrew some time back. The Syrians had anti-aircraft that might have given Lebanon at least SOME measure of protection from terrorist homicide bombings. Instead, the Lebanese government was convinced to place their trust in the United States. I don’t think the Lebanese people will reward their government for that mistake.
okay Ed.A couple of qoutes for you.
What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?….Mahatma Gandhi
Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.Mahatma Gandhi, ‘Satyagraha Leaflet No. 13,’ May 3, 1919
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.Mahatma Gandhi, (attributed)
Ben you make a good point. Syria was also wanting to help America against Al-Queda since they were a threat to the government of Syria. Bush rejected that help because he’s more interesting in provoking a war with Syria than actually stopping terrorism. Diplomacy could have removed Syria from Lebanon forcing the disarmament of Hezbollah however that would have made for some stable governments in the Mideast. If there’s peace in the Mideast then oil prices would drop and the oil companies can’t be making money that way.
War is a cowardly escape from the problems of peace…..Thomas Mann
Wonder what would happen if US out of the blue decides to explore diplomatic normalization with Iran, instead of pursuing confrontation?
Goodnes Roo, we can’t have that. Without America to hate less people will vote for conservative candidates in Iranian elections leading to a more moderate, more secular government.
Thus the end would be near for Khameini and the clerical junta. But, isn’t that desirable from US point of view?
The question is, who SHOULD have a nuclear bomb?
Although . . . were the major powers to blow each other to ionized bits in a nuclear armaggeddon, it might give the remaining people a chance to survive what would otherwise be catastrophic global warming.
Tracy, All those sayings are real nice, now do you want to smell the rotting bodies of the Lebanese children while their mothers try to dig hole to bury them?
All the while the Jews were murdering those children, they were firing artillery shells into Gaza refugee camps, just killing away, in order to satisfy their “on their way to Hell souls.”
I don’t see a God in heaven approving of the Jews murdering women, children. young and old men and devastating a country which offered no threat to anyone.
Or that “the fingernail of a Jew is worth a million Arabs.”
It’s time to “Cut them Loose”
Ed:
Did not, Hesbollah (sp) attack Isreal first?
Who is to mourn, the Jewish mothers, for the loss of their children?
Tracy,
Ask the Europeans how war worked out fot them, now that they are not ruled by Hitler.
I mourn for all the children and innocents.
Amen RD
James – according to former US ally Saniora Israel carried out a number of cross-border incursions in the month prior to the Hizbollah retaliation against a military post. Then Israel retaliated for that by launching mammoth attacks against civilians (this also according to former US ally Saniora)
Ok…
Lets look at some common sense.
1. Israel has right now the military means to wipe out lebanon completely and the Palestinians too.
2. Israel has enough troops and weaponry that if they really wanted to could kill thousands upon thousands.
Why on earth woould Israel be wasting million dollar bombs and missiles to kill a few civilians here and there so they can: “satisfy their “on their way to Hell souls.”
It makes no sense. That is why you make no sense ED.
Ben (PR rep for terrorists),
They are not attacking civilians…
Ed,
Tracy is big on sophisty, egalitarian nonsense and wishful thinking! :)
V.L.R.B!!!
Nathan,
You operate on the faulty assumption that the zionists are rational, they are not!
V.L.R.B!!
The interesting thing about Ghandi…
He was dealing with a western civiliztion… aka Great Britain.
Any other 3rd world dictator thug would have killed Ghandi before anyone new his name.
He had a great philosophy and wise things to say, when dealing with a modern culture like Great Britains.
Something tells me his methods wouldn’t survive Darfur…
You enjoy the freedom you fight for, otherwise you will enjoy what little is given to you by your dictator.
Nathan (PR rep for Kach and the Stern gang) – tell that to Prime Minister Saniora – former ally to the United States.
I was under the assumption I was talking to you Ben, not a parrot.
Oh, And the G_D Jews give you a good count? You stupid ;ittle bastard……….
You were talking to me Nathan. So what is your problem with my truthful and accurate response? Tell Saniora that the US-proviedd precision munitions did not target civilians. Then maybe you can tell him why stripping his country of anti-aircraft defense capability at the urging of the US was such a good idea. And how being a US ally serves his people.
A western “civilization” did the massacre in Amritsar in Gandhi’s time.
Ben,
Perhaps he should spend more time wondering what it is Hezzbolah has done for his people and not us.
Like an anti air defense would have dont anything more than become more targets anyhow.
Perhaps if Hezzbolah was not hiding behind the civilians so many wouldn’t die.
Nathan – there were no Hizbollah fighters hundreds of miles from the front where food warehouses etc were deliberately targeted.
Anti-aircraft might have at least taken out a few terrorists.
Ben,
In any military operation you take out the enemies logistics. It is much harder to fight without food/water/supplies.
They are all tactical targets meant to destroy the enemies ability to fight effectively.
War is tragic and lives are lost. Thank God we don’t have to carpet bomb half a city to take out one factory anymore.
Now we can strike with more precision and limit the loss of civilian life.
Karl Rove had Harri murdered, had Rice blamed that on Syria to get Syrian troops and anti-aircraft out of Lebanon, then the Jews attacked, got their asses kicked and the “decider” declared victory.
Worst President ever { and declares the terrorist-Jews the victorious }.
Bush is a traitor.
Former friend saniora stronly disagrees with you. That is why he is now no longer a friend to the US.
It is unlikely that ANY Arab democracy (there are two – Lebanon and Palestine) will be friends of the US in the forseeable future.
Ben,
In the famous words of a Seinfield episode:
yada yada yada yada.
The entire middle east hates Israel, if they had the chance to wipe them off the face of the map they wouldn’t hesistate to take it.
And you are going to sit here talking to me like it is a big surprise and this happened all of a sudden?
The US has been backing Israel since day one. Now all of a sudden it will be doom and gloom for our alliances?
Sigh…
Did anyone pick up on the question from Mike Wallace about how long it has been since Iran had direct contact with U.S. Over 20 years!!!! They have been anit-US for OVER 20 YEARS!!!! NOT a recent, or even Daddy Bush era. I don’t expect Ed to get a clue because he is so hate-filled-biased, but folks, get a clue. Iran and Islamic-fascists have had it in for Western culture and economy for a long long long time. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad let that slip one slip out of his ‘intelligent’ (yeah, right, uh huh ED…NOT) big mouth. So, do you lefties want to revisit the diplomacy argument? 20 years of diplomacy with hundreds of terrorist bombings and all of those Iranian, Russian, Chinese and North Korean weapons now in Hezbollah’s and other terrorists inventory doesn’t seem like a match made in heaven. Even if there are 72 virgins waiting there for ED.
Stealing a line from kfg…
Jesus wept…
Well win
Maybe the Iranians remember that it was the UNITED STATES that gave them the brutal shah.
There is news here. A prominent investigative reporter (sorry I forgot the name) is now asserting that the bush administration gave Israel their marching orders on Lebanon as a prelude to a US bombing of Iran which bush wishes to carry out before he leaves office. No doubt a link will be posted as to this shortly. bush is going to keep us hated in that region forever!
One more thing, because the MSM pukes and ED would never tell you, before big bad Israel bombs a site or goes in with ground troops, they drop Aramaic language leaflets and send warnings across the Aramaic radio stations. Not sure that is a good idea, because the Hezzie’s use this as part of their strategies to launch missles while embedded in with civilians and most likely forcing them to stay. Now, do you think the Hezzies to the same to Israeli towns, and do Israeli troops embed themselves in with civilians. Hmmmm? I didn’t think so.
J R,No doubt another conspiracy theory designed to get you lefties and ED worked up so President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad can say, “see, I told you the American public is against Bush”. You lefties fall for Islamic-fascist traps everyday.
It is not possible for Hezzbollah to direct its fire win. Their technology (Katushka rockets) is WWII era stuff. This is all they have to fight with against the most modern armed military on the planet. AND THEY WON!
yea, win, then they target the fleeing refugees with their precision weapons. And they didn’t do that in Beirut or at the food warehouse until afterwards.
As for no contact with Iran it is the US who refuses, not the Iranians.
You stupid bastard, how can those old people and kids leave { no car } and above all why were the Jews dropping cluster bombs designed to kill kids thinking they were toys and mothers thinking they were food packets.
You can’t justify what’s be done to Lebanon, so GTH
All this to get two soldiers back when all they had to do was let the women and children out of their jails.
Is that why the Jews bombed the sewer-system and the TV stations and destroyed the rest of the country.
You make real people sick…..
JR…
How did they win? Or are you just so excited for them because some survived?
80% of Americans all say this bombing of Lebanon was an atrocity. They rest don’t know it happened.
The reporter I mention above is Seymour Hersh. His Article in the New Yorker (I think) is called “Washingon’s interest in Israels War” The video for the interview is at the MSNBC “Hardball” site.
If what he says is true, you cannot blame Iran for wanting a bomb!
Let’s review:
Iraq—-no bomb. invaded
North Korea—–has bomb. not invaded
The thing that really bothers me about the whole Middle East war, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel and Lebanon is this:
We wept when the terrorists destroyed the twin towers and thousands lost their lives. We have made movies about the heroism of ordinary people involved in rescues and the people who fought the terrorists on flight 93.
What we don’t hear about are the ordinary people in those countries involved in this war who are doing the same things. The innocent and innocents lost to “collateral” damage. The families destroyed by both sides because they happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. The callous way they are mentioned in news reports as nothing more than statistics. Nathans callous statement, “War is tragic and lives are lost. Thank God we don’t have to carpet bomb half a city to take out one factory anymore.”
Excuse me, Nathan, but they’re not your family, so they’re a statistic of war? What right does this country have to invade another country because some tin-pot dictator, such as Saddam, makes useless threats using toy airplanes? What right does this country have to virtually destroy a nation and leave it in ruins? What right do you have proclaiming the dead just a tragic part of war?
Tell me Iraq is better off today than it was when Saddam ran it and I will personally tell you you’re full of BS. Tell me we have slowed terrorism by invading Iraq, and I will tell you again you’re full of BS. Tell me the majority of the people of Iraq are happy we have bombed they’re country into the Stone Age, and I will personally tell you you’re full of BS.
Those families in those countries are, or were, real people . . . human beings with the same dreams we, the superior savages, have. They’re not some stupid morons as much as we would like to believe, or what Bush and his minions are trying to portray them as. The tears of every American would not be enough to wash away the damage we have done to our standing in the rest of the world, although every American should be shedding tears for the innocent lives lost, both ours and theirs.
Nathan, I love ya bro, and I would walk through the fire with you, but your beliefs and mine don’t see eye to eye.
Nathan?
Yes I am glad that Hezzbollah survived. Why should I not be?
I will not post on this board again.And I don’t care to hear your cute, condescending comments regarding my demise.
I can’t stand Ed Friedmann! This man is a sicko and if this board had any type monitor, they’d shut him down, for good. But, they don’t, so the rest of you will have to put up with his ridiculous, anti-semetic, vulgar, opinionated rants , character assinations, name calling, etc.
I don’t have to put up with him; I don’t know why, You all do, unless to humor the arrogant SOB!
I’m outta here! I expected nothing from this board and that’s what I got!
If you can’t stand the heat, then stay out of the kitchen.
I sometimes think I envy people like you. In a real firefight you can’t leave, no matter how badly you’re hurt, and you must carry or drag your comrades to safety, even make return trips.
You, will not be missed.
Hmmmm what to say here…..
Um… bye!
I broke my promise! You,– Ed, Will not be missed!
Bush and the Isreali prime minister are claiming victory for Israel. I am sure Hezbolah will also claim victory.
The above conditions were required before a cease fire could be agreed to. No big surprises here, I would say.
James, GFY
Hate to break your bubble win14gipr – wasn’t it Ronald Reagen and Daddy Bush in the 1980’s that first started this mess with Iraq and Iran? That was over 20 years ago!!!
Bush Sr., 1989 – 1993. Since you can’t do math, fedup, that’s coming up on 18 years. Maybe you are thinking of Regan. OR, maybe you don’t think at all. You just follow MSM pukes and the rest of the leftie BS. LOL
UP YOURS, ED!
Ed, simmer! You’re sounding like a Islamic fascist terrorist. Wait a minute….You are a Islamic fascist terrorst…or a wannabe Islamic fascist terrorist. Which is it, Ed?
James,
You said you were leaving so hit the bricks, coconut! Please don’t let the door hit ya in your zionist loving backside on the way out!
V.L.R.B!!
Daddy Bush was Ronald Reagan’s VP – was he not? Now figure up your math – or can you not count?
The main reason for Hezbollah’s existance is the annihilation of Israel. Why does that kind of stateless terrorist organization deserve to survive as an entity?
I don’t look for this ceasefire to hold because Hezbollah will not disarm.
James, sorry that you are giving up so quickly. But if you’re going to post here, there are some people that you have to ignore for sanity’s sake.
Win14thegipr,
We had diplomatic realtions with the Soviets and that regime murdered 60 million White Christians in the gulags. We have relations with red China despite the fact that they killed 100 million+, they are ethnically cleansing Tibet, they threaten Taiwan and engage in unfair trade practices.
As such, why shouldn/t we have realtions with Iran? Should they be shunned because their leader exposed the zionists and told the TRUTH about the so-called “holocaust”?
V.L.R.B!!!
Which is worse? MSM pukes or the Fox News fair & balanced BS? With choices like that – I see why you have a hard time knowing what the real story is. Smart people do not follow one source of news – to get the whole picture – you might want to look outside your own comfortable zone of Republicans are good – Democrats are bad.
Someone wanted to know the definition of “wacko”. Perfect examples – Ian Santiago and Ed Friedman. “so called holocaust”? You two are sick, and should be reported to Homeland Security. Do you realize that the Eagle tracks your IP address?
JR, thanks for mentioning Seymour M. Hersh’s article — it’s a must read.
‘Washington’s interests in Israel’s war.’http://www.newyorker.com/printables/fact/060821fa_fact
John Arquilla, a defense analyst at the Naval Postgraduate School:”Strategic bombing has been a failed military concept for ninety years, and yet air forces all over the world keep on doing it.
The warfare of today is not mass on mass. You have to hunt like a network to defeat a network.”—-Like Scotland Yard, et al did recently…Today’s LO has some of Hersh’s points, and covers the neocon reaction to UN’s cease-fire.http://www.liberaloasis.com/
Ian’s just bitter, he lost his family fortune when Castro took over, his father was too stupid to do a wire transfer, his hated for Jews most likely stems from the fact that his father lost his job as Meyer Lanskys “fluffer” when his hotel/casino went belly up. As for Ed, Freidman is that not a Jewish surname, My guess is that his hated of Jews stems from some sort of family dysfunction that has been transplanted into a general dislike of Jews altogether. An elder Freidmann probably molested Ed an older brother, Uncle, father. Or someother deep dark family secret.
Win14TheGipr,”You just follow MSM pukes and the rest of the leftie BS. LOL”
The laugh’s on YOU Win. Most of MSM is not “leftie”, but dysfunctional, and happily parrots RNC and other’s spin/lies.
Without the spin/lies from Faux, Rush, Coulter, Drudge, right-wing “think tanks” (sic) etc, your party would fall apart.
Dingus–
It’s Friedeman. Notice the e after the d.
I made that mistake too awhile back.
Thanks for posting the article Cosmos. I saw Mr. Hersh on Hardball.
If Israel attacking Lebanon WAS a test run for US attacking Iran, I think bush may think twice.
Oh who the hell am I kidding he doesn’t even think once!
Here and now I predict a bombing campaign against Iran……..oh say a couple months after the election depending on the result.
That is why the result is important.
Dingus, You stupid redneck bastard, you couldn’t figure your way out of your family’s whore house where they never could figure which syphilitic whore dumbed you on the floor. Your analytical prowess is only surpassed by either your ignorance or your room-temperature IQ.
Poor Ed, your pissed because I called you a Jew or because your father cornholed you? I’m the dumb redneck maybe so, But I’m not the dumbass that thinks that the Jews are planning to or already rule the world in some in some vast conspiracy. The protocols of the elders of Zion was debunked a hundred years ago, and you know what else, Hitler Lost. Maybe you could ease your paranoia with an active social life, spending 24’s a day blogging and reading over some fringe websites has to take up a lot of time. I know plenty of places to pick up a girl if you want.
Who the hell was “James”?
Lay off the sugar, bro…
Mike wallace is a kiss ass and should stay retired. I have never seen such a shabby ass kissing interview. What a waste of skin they both are
I’M THE ONLY ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE THE BOMB! WELL, MAYBE MY ISRAELI FRIENDS CAN HAVE SOME TOO!
ARMAGEDDON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!