CNN: Israel's Dep.Prime Minister "[Ahmad] didn't say wipe Israel off the face of the map"

[V3n]

I was watching CNN International yesterday and noticed this interview between Christiane Amanpour and Israel's Ehud Barak.

http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1204/19/ampr.01.html

They both admit Ahmadinejad did not say what CNN has been reporting for years (as fact) and tried to use against Ron Paul in countless debates/interviews. Read on..

AMANPOUR: One of the things that people always ask me and makes them worry for Israel is about what President Ahmadinejad was said to have said a few years ago, about, quote-unquote, "wiping Israel off the face of the map."

Many Iranian officials who I've interviewed, including just now recently, have said that is not what he said, nor is it the policy of the Iranian government to have any military attack on Israel. Your own minister, Dan Meridor, said that, yes, that is not what Ahmadinejad said. He didn't say wipe Israel off the face of the map. Do you accept that? Or do you still believe that Iran has a military design on you?

BARAK: I think that we are focusing too much on the nuances of the topic, rather than --

AMANPOUR: This is really important, because everybody talks about this.

BARAK: No, no, I would tell you exactly what he said. He said, and others said in public many times, that the Zionist entity -- it's a code name for Israel -- is something unnatural in the Israeli -- in the Middle East and should be removed at this point. That's what he said.

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Interesting the things you see on CNN International that you don't see on CNN in the US.

Looks like everyone agrees, Ahmadinejad never said that.

[Republicanguy]

I remember that back in 2005 that was said. I didn't know much about politics at the time, I do remember joking to my teacher at college that jewish kids were throwing stones at his window or something.

[jmdrake]

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[Lishy]

To be honest, although Ahmad doesn't want to wipe off Israel, doesn't his superior?

I honestly believe Iran is a threat to Israel. But I do not support war.

[GeorgiaAvenger]

Iran surely does want Israel wiped off the map whether the leaders stated it or not. Islamic/Jewish tensions have been going on for centuries.

I do believe Iran has rational leaders, and they rationally want to destroy Israel. If they were irrational they would strike Israel for no reason, but they do have their religious reasons.

[jmdrake]

Iran surely does want Israel wiped off the map whether the leaders stated it or not. Islamic/Jewish tensions have been going on for centuries.

I do believe Iran has rational leaders, and they rationally want to destroy Israel. If they were irrational they would strike Israel for no reason, but they do have their religious reasons.

Rick Santorum disagrees with you.



The rational reason the Iranians want nuclear parity is that so they don't get wiped off the map. We haven't attacked North Korea because North Korea has nukes. The Iranians put out the olive branch of peace when Bush was president but were rebuffed. Now that they see what happened in Libya (we backed Al Qaeda against Khadaffi), they probably thank Allah that we wouldn't negotiate with them for peace.

[GeorgiaAvenger]

The rational reason the Iranians want nuclear parity is that so they don't get wiped off the map. We haven't attacked North Korea because North Korea has nukes. The Iranians put out the olive branch of peace when Bush was president but were rebuffed. Now that they see what happened in Libya (we backed Al Qaeda against Khadaffi), they probably thank Allah that we wouldn't negotiate with them for peace.

That is a rational reason to get nuclear weapons, but it doesn't mean that it is Iran's rational reason.

Read the Iranian Constitution: http://www.iranonline.com/iran/iran-...itution-1.html

[Kluge]

That is a rational reason to get nuclear weapons, but it doesn't mean that it is Iran's rational reason.

Read the Iranian Constitution: http://www.iranonline.com/iran/iran-...itution-1.html

Scary!

Article 13

Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian Iranians are the only recognized religious minorities, who, within the limits of the law, are free to perform their religious rites and ceremonies, and to act according to their own canon in matters of personal affairs and religious education.


Article 14

In accordance with the sacred verse; ("God does not forbid you to deal kindly and justly with those who have not fought against you because of your religion and who have not expelled you from your homes" [60:8]), the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and all Mu slims are duty-bound to treat non-Muslims in conformity with ethical norms and the principles of Islamic justice and equity, and to respect their human rights. This principle applies to all who refrain from engaging in conspiracy or activity against Islam and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

[jmdrake]

That is a rational reason to get nuclear weapons, but it doesn't mean that it is Iran's rational reason.

Read the Iranian Constitution: http://www.iranonline.com/iran/iran-...itution-1.html

Well that's pretty much the same constitution our government helped get written for Iraq. So what's your point? Oh, and I didn't see "Wipe Israel off the map" in there. Did I miss it?

[Kluge]

To be honest, although Ahmad doesn't want to wipe off Israel, doesn't his superior?

I honestly believe Iran is a threat to Israel. But I do not support war.

When's the last time Iran invaded another country pre-emptively? When's the last time the US and/or Israel did?