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Ahmadinejad reacts to Obama’s militant statements at UN

Ahmadinejad slams West’s ‘nuclear intimidation’ Mmegionline, 28 Sept 12 TEHRAN: Iran’s President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the West and Israel of nuclear “intimidation”, after United States President, Barack Obama vowed to halt Tehran’s alleged weapon programme.
US and Israeli officials boycotted the Iranian’s eighth annual address to the UN General Assembly, and there was no repeat of the walk-outs of previous years, but Ahmadinejad still had some harsh words for Tehran’s foes.”

Arms race and intimidation by nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction by the hegemonic powers have become prevalent,” he declared in a 35-minute speech that ended with a smattering of applause…..

On Tuesday, Obama reiterated the United States’ stance in robust terms, declaring that American will “do what we must” to prevent Iran from passing the nuclear threshold – increasing the chances of confrontation.
Foreign ministers from the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany will meet in New York on yesterday on the sidelines of the United Nations to discuss the increasingly tense nuclear showdown…..
Diplomats from Britain, France and Germany sat through Ahmadinejad’s address, but found nothing in his theological lecture to justify a repeat of the walkouts of previous years….. http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=11&aid=19&dir=2012/September/Friday28

September 29, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general