Ahmadinejad Poison Pen Threat: Security Warns Iran's President

The Guardian:

The restless nature of Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has long been a headache for the bodyguards charged with preserving his safety.

Not content with plunging into crowds during his frequent public appearances, Ahmadinejad has been known to drive alone and unprotected at night to deprived neighbourhoods to meet families who lost relatives during Iran's 1980-88 war with Iraq. He has dismissed advice that his habits could make him a sitting duck for potential assassins.

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Comments

[wadenelson1]

Ahmadinejad has switched to contractor's pencils just to be on the safe side.

[chaos4700]

Contractor's pencils? Like from KBR? Doesn't that mean he's in danger of electrocution from shoddy wiring now?

[AngieMom57]

C. Rice could volunteer to go, just a thought about a true act of contrition and altruistic performance.

"Roxana Saberi Spends 32nd Birthday In Iranian Prison:

An American journalist jailed in Iran for allegedly spying for the U.S. is vowing to remain on a hunger strike until she is freed even though she is "very weak," her father said Monday.

Roxana Saberi, who has been on a hunger strike for a week, was convicted more than a week of ago and sentenced to eight years in prison after a one-day trial behind closed doors."

Surely there are still a few political moves left in C. Rice, besides hiding from the public.

[chaos4700]

Condi Rice was one of the first to sign off on torture in the Bush Administration. I think you'll be waiting a long time for Dr. Rice to care.

[davidmnc76]

Why do the people of the Islamic faith dislike dogs?

[chaos4700]

Why are people spamming this thread with that impertinent question?

[davidmnc76]

Try reading the article! Come back to me when you proof read the last couple of sentences! Thanks!

[Spiritof1982]

Is there a real answer to this question or is this just baiting?

[victorsays]

I think Admadinejad's denying the holocaust is overshadowing is point: If the Holocaust happened in Europe, what does that have to do with the Palestianian.

I think his denial of the Holocaust is to draw attention to Israeli's oppresion of the Palestinian. I don't actually think he believe it never happened, only that it is exaggerated.

Which I also think is true, since Israel is trying really hard to sell us their Holocaust and silent the Palestianian and Jewish producers in Hollywood keep reminding us with over 10 movies about the Holocaust every years.

Why did the European draw a line between the Middle East? Why does Every Jewish people in the world can have a homeland based on what the German did, but the Palestianian arab have to go through Israeli checkpoint in the land they lived on for generations?

[chaos4700]

Ahmedinejad's Holocaust denial is, in fact, grossly over-exaggerated. It's a deliberate canard used by Israel to paint him as Hitler re-incarnate, along with other myths about what he's said being forwarded by pro-Israeli propaganda outlets like MEMRI. We are following the /exact/ demonize, then "pre emptive" strike paradigm that was foisted on us about Saddam Hussein and mythical Iraqi WMDs. And why would Israel mind? It's not like /they/ are in any actual danger -- it's American soldiers that will be on the front lines in the war they'll put us through again, not Israelis.

[Cycadeoidea]

The Holocaust denial allegedly took place on live television in December 2005. Are you claiming a bad translation, courtesy the Middle East Media Research Institute? If so, could you please provide a link to an alternate translation that more accurate reflects what was said? (Surely you can oblige.) Thanks.

[Spiritof1982]

Yes, but it's not his (Ahmadinejad's) place to comment on the Shoah or use it as a political trick. He has most definitely denied the Shoah, attempted to erode its memory, and he has headlined Shoah denial conferences.

I think there is a humanist argument to be made (and many Jews understand this) that Israel should be the MOST sensitive to the plight of Palestinians given its history. Ahmadinejad is not the person to make this argument however.

Your last paragraph is mostly incoherent.

[shimmyshammy]

And he should also be wary of exploding toilets.

[Elabacki]

We should be so lucky

[chaos4700]

Yes because killing Saddam Hussein? TOTALLY solved problems for the United States.

[Elabacki]

Then why did the Iraq people kill him?

[Bitsko]

What a coinkydink -- I was just writing him a poison pen letter!

[greg32]

Oh no! The hero to the liberals may be taken out by poison pens!! Must be Bush's fault.

[Cycadeoidea]

"Hero to the liberals?"

How exactly?

[greg32]

Check out half the posts on this subject, many trying to defend this guy (who has repeatedly said Isreal should be eliminated, hates gays, etc.).

[Budokan]

Lol, sort of like a Republikan. They're also full of paranoia.

http://kennethmarkhoover.com

[LooktotheLeft]

My god there's a lot of stupid people amongst the leadership in that country...second, only, to the people who worked in the bush administration

[MajorKong]

Sounds like the CIA trying to get Castro with the exploding cigars.

[FrankenPC]

OH! Poisoned PENS. I thought the headlined was referring to sarcastic bloggers. ;D

[alwaysthere]

just send him stuff "Made In Lead China"

soon his whole nation will be as dumb as ours !

[peaceonearth]

Oh! So THAT's the reason! Been wondering about that for a long time.

[LooktotheLeft]

...as dumb as ours? That's not possible

[Cycadeoidea]

A poison pen for a poison mouth?

[chaos4700]

The only people trying to put poison in Ahmedinejad's mouth are Israelis -- whether it's metaphorically through MEMRI and their ilk, or whether its literally through Sayert and /their/ ilk.

[Soori]

You are absolutely right! Who tried to poison Khaled Mashal with a poison pen?

[Cycadeoidea]

"If the West does not support Israel, this regime will be toppled. As it has lost its raison d' tre, Israel will be annihilated."

"Anybody who recognizes Israel will burn in the fire of the Islamic nation's fury."

"They have invented a myth that Jews were massacred..."

Sounds to me like Ahmedinejad is begging for a fight.

[Pupadup4oBama]

I'm curious....when other countries were blaming US for the faults of our government, did you enjoy being lobbed into that? Do you feel YOU were the person responsible for the ills of what has gone on the past 8 years?
Please do NOT blame the Israelis....blame their GOVERNMENT!
Thank you.

[Spiritof1982]

I haven't seen fear-mongering like this since the GOP convention.

[white mende man]

You can't help but admire the guy even if we tend to loath him in the West. If Mahmoud Ahmadinejad takes the time to visit the down throdden in his country and mix with his people more kodos to him I say. The biggest problem in the US Government is the tendency to create enemies out of those that prefer to think independently.

[raptorpanic]

He's a holocaust denier that has numerous times expressed desire to commit genocide.

Excuse me for disliking him for his "independent thinking"

[Sentientbeing09]

He may or may not be a holocaust denier, but he certainly hasnt expressed any desire to commit genocide.

Neither once nor 'many times',

[Never-The-Less]

If he wants to see a good example of genocide, he need only look to see what the isaelis are doing to the palistinians, after stealing theor homeland, they are starving them to death.

[GGMarks]

"WE" ? loath him?

The 2% majority loathes him.... I think he's a stand up guy.... and glad he stands up to the bullies of the Middle East..

[Never-The-Less]

Amen. Its only the Jewish controlled media that loathes him. Why was Bernie Madoff treated like such a villain while Stanford was innocent till proven guilty, because Bernie stole from fellow Jews, and it ok to screw of anyone else, but not a fellow Jew.

I understand to some this may seem like anti Semitism, but as I read, I see all these name, all the big wigs on Wall Street, all the power players on main street, the media moguls (NYT, LAT…), many if not all are Jewish/Jewish owned. The problem here is not the fact that they are Jewish, the problem is their blind support of Israel over the interests of the United States and their ability to manipulate our oh so corruptible government to do what ever it takes in support of Israel.

[Cycadeoidea]

Ahmadinejad is apparently a populist success in Iran, likely to win the next presidency. How much power he wields however is unclear, maybe even to his own countrymen.