THE TENSION: Iran's President: Holocaust? What Holocaust?

WORLD/MIDDLE EAST

COMMENTARY
UPDATED Need we go any further to find undeniable proof that governments and religions should remain separate? The kind of hostile rhetoric coming out of Iran makes the so-called war on Christmas in the US into child's play. It seems simple enough, there will never be any peace with these folks as long as the world's energy needs supports the oil economy.

NEWSLINE
"An extremist with a microphone can be dangerous enough; an extremist with nuclear weapons poses a danger to the entire world."

NEWSBYTES
Iranian President: Move Israel to Europe
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Iran's hard-liner president, who has called for Israel's destruction, said Thursday that the Jewish state should be moved to Europe if the West wants to make up for the Holocaust. The remarks drew an angry reaction from Israeli officials, Jewish leaders and the United...

Iran's Ahmadinejad Calls for Jewish State in Europe
TEHRAN (Reuters/CNN) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday expressed doubt that the Holocaust occurred and suggested that Israel should be moved to Europe.

US condemns Iranian leader's comments on Holocaust
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad expressing doubt about the Holocaust and suggesting Israel be moved to Europe are appalling and reprehensible, the State Department said on Thursday.