Iran President Hopes For Sharon's Death
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It may be interesting to speculate about what would happen now if the United States hadn't invaded Iraq. Despite the long running blood feud between Iraq and Iran, I can't help but hear the voices of Saddam Hussein and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in my head reciting in unison, "He who is the enemy of my enemy is my friend."
NEWSLINE
"Hopefully, the news that the criminal of Sabra and Chatilla has joined his ancestors is final," President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying by the semiofficial Iranian Students News Agency.
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Iranian President Hopes Sharon Perishes
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's president said Thursday he hoped for the death of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the latest anti-Israeli comment by a leader who has already provoked international criticism for suggesting that "Israel wiped off the map." Read full story.
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COMMENTARYIt may be interesting to speculate about what would happen now if the United States hadn't invaded Iraq. Despite the long running blood feud between Iraq and Iran, I can't help but hear the voices of Saddam Hussein and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in my head reciting in unison, "He who is the enemy of my enemy is my friend."
NEWSLINE
"Hopefully, the news that the criminal of Sabra and Chatilla has joined his ancestors is final," President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying by the semiofficial Iranian Students News Agency.
NEWSBYTE
Iranian President Hopes Sharon Perishes
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's president said Thursday he hoped for the death of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the latest anti-Israeli comment by a leader who has already provoked international criticism for suggesting that "Israel wiped off the map." Read full story.
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Iran firm on resuming atomic research: Ahmadinejad
TEHRAN (Reuters) -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday Iran would still resume atomic fuel research despite Western warnings that this would endanger efforts to find a diplomatic compromise over its nuclear plans.
Mideast Situation Grows More Uncertain
(AP) -- The list of uncertainties bedeviling the Middle East has grown longer and deeper: Palestinian factions fighting each other in the streets, the relentless insurgency in Iraq, the rising political clout of Islamic militants in Egypt, political uncertainty in Syria and Lebanon. Now there's another:...
World leaders hope Sharon recovers
LONDON (Reuters) - World leaders on Thursday expressed hopes Ariel Sharon would recover from his massive stroke but made clear the Israeli prime minister's dominance of Middle East politics was now over.
TENSION: Middle East
GRAVITY: Armageddon
Tags: terrorism, Middle East, Iran, war, nuclear
Global Tags: Washington DC, News and politics, News, Politics, Current Events, Current Affairs, Life
posted by Steven Moyer at 11:20 PM
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Saddam Hussein and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would either be the best of friends or they'd be happily going to war with each other.
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