Originally posted by bj229r
Guy sure gets misquoted alot:rofl
Show me the original text, I'll have it translated for you and you can decide for yourself.
They simply dont have the same expressions, or idioms... someone decided:
This: "The Imam said that this regime occupying Jerusalem must [vanish from] the page of time "
Best translated to this: "wiped off the map"..
1st "wipe off the map" mis quote was reported by Reuters and re-printed 100's of times as a wire story, even though the Iranian .gov corrected his statement.
He also didn't say Iran has no homosexuals, he said they don't have as many... and he also wasn't always taking about re-investigating the "holocaust" as was reported, he did mention re-investigating the 9/11 attacks several times...
There are lots of Jews living peacefully in Iran, they even have representation in the .gov.... they don't hate Jewish people, they are against a Jewish state based on one argument it wasn't fair to take away land from the people who lived there and give it away... and they spew a-lot of rhetoric aimed at removing the Israeli .gov.
Also consider Ahmadinejad is a politician, he lies, rallies his "base" with fiery rhetoric, and paints the west as a menace, an enemy, then portrays himself as the "decider" who can best combat these evils... JUST LIKE the liars in our .gov do with low budget speeches about fears of doom, mushroom clouds, WWII, crazy Arabs, the sky is falling, and the possible danger of a nuk-ler eye-ran.