President Ahmadinejad addresses the UN ('06)
It isn't surprising that efforts on the part of Iran have been met with narrow minded responses by US government officials.
On the positive side, the United Nations has received a gift from Iran (hand-woven carpet) with appreciation.
I am sure that many people haven't had the opportunity to see these videos, so I am posting them here for you. The most important one I will post separately as the President has been misquoted so many times about that.
The first is the press conference at the UN last year. The entire video is available at the UN Video archive. In Iranian manner, similar to African culture, it takes some time for the speaker to get to the main points. We tend to set the mood first, so viewers are advised to watch the entire clip to understand his intentions.
This next video is part 1 of 4 parts. Those who have little time can scan the shortened speech I have typed out below.
Text extract of speech
It
is evident that the behaviors of some powers constitutes the greatest
challenge before the security council, the entire organization, and its
affiliated agencies. The present structure and working methods of the
security council, which are legacies of the second world war, are not
responsive to the expectations of the current generation and the
contemporary needs of humanity. Today, it is undeniable that the
security council, most critically and urgently, needs legitimacy, and
effectiveness. It must be acknowledged that as long as the council is
unable to act on behalf of the entire international community, in a
transparent, just and democratic manner, it will neither be legitimate,
nor effective. Furthermore, the direct relation between the abuse of
veto, and the erosion of the legitimacy and effectiveness of the
council, has now been clearly and undeniably established.
We
cannot and should not expect the eradication or even containment of
injustice, imposition, and oppression without reforming the structure
and working methods of the council. Is it appropriate to expect this
generation to submit to the decisions and arrangements established over
half a century ago? Doesn't this generation or future generations have
the right to decide themselves about the world in which they want to
live?
Justice and democracy dictate that the role of the General
Assembly, as the highest organ of the United Nations, must be
respected. The General Assembly can then, through appropriate
mechanisms, take on the task of reforming the organization, and
particularly rescue the security council from it's current state. In
the interim, the Non-aligned Movement, the Organization of the Islamic
Conference, and the African Continent, should each have a
representative, as a permanent member of the security council, with
veto powers. The resulting balance will hopefully prevent further
trampling of the rights of nations.
It is essential that spirituality and ethics find their rightful place in international relations. Without ethics and spirituality contained in the light of the teachings of the divine prophets, justice, freedom and human rights cannot be guaranteed. Resolution of contemporary human crises lies in observing ethics and spirituality and the governance of righteous people of high competence and piety. Should respect for the rights of human beings become the predominant objective, then injustice, ill-temperament, aggression and war will fade away. Human beings are all God's creatures, and are all endowed with dignity and respect. No one has superiority over others. No individual or states can arrogate for themselves special privileges. Nor can they disregard the rights of others, and through influence and pressure, position themselves as "the international community".
All nations and states are entitled to peace, progress and security. We are all members of the international community and we are all entitled to insist on the creation of a climate of compassion, love and justice.
Peoples, driven by their divine nature, intrinsically seek good, virtue, perfection and beauty. Relying on our people's, we can take giant steps towards reform, and pave the road for human perfection. Whether we like it or not, justice, peace and virtue will sooner or later prevail in the world, with the will of the almighty God. It is imperative and also desirable, that we too should lead to the promotion of justice and virtue. The almighty and merciful God, who is the creator of the universe, is also it's Lord and Ruler. Justice is His command. He commands His creatures to support one another in good, virtue, and piety; and not in decadence and corruption. He commands His creatures to enjoin one another to righteousness and virtue; and not to sin and transgression.
All divine prophets, from the prophet Adam (peace be upon him) to the prophet Moses, to the prophet Jesus Christ, to the prophet Mohammed, have all called humanity to monotheism, justice, brotherhood, love and compassion. Is it not possible to build a better world based on monotheism, justice, love and respect for the rights of human beings; and thereby transform animosities into friendship? I emphatically declare that today's world, more than ever before, longs for just and righteous people with love for all humanity; and above all, longs for the perfect, righteous human being, and the real saviour who has been promised to all peoples and who will establish justice, peace and brotherhood on the planet.
President Ahmadinejad has been asked by the Columbia State University to address an audience there. The president of the senate of the university is quoted by the Associated Press (Sept 23rd):
President Lee Bollinger has resisted calls to cancel the event, but promised to introduce the talk himself with a series of tough questions on topics including Ahmadinejad's views on the Holocaust, his call for the destruction of the state of Israel and his government's alleged support of terrorism.
The university "is committed to confronting ideas — to understand the world as it is and as it might be," Bollinger said in a statement, emphasizing the invitation implied no endorsement of Ahmadinejad's opinions.
I am sure you hope along with me, for an uninterrupted listening to this person's response to such interesting questions. I have little doubt that the media in the most undemocratic nations will misquote him so many times that his real words will end up being unheard anyway. One of Hitler's side kicks is famous for saying that if a lie is repeated often enough it will become the truth. It's sickening when psychopaths are so correct in their observations that I have to agree. I am sure I will one day be quoted as in agreement with the Nazzis. Anyone who believes I am a nazzi will also say I am an anti-semite. To be frank, those who know, know. And those who don't, don't.
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Also he may not be visiting Ground Zero any more.
My opinion? Well I will just say, that for peace to occur there needs to be open dialogue from both sides.
"I can understand why they would not want somebody that's running a country who's a state sponsor of terror down there at the site."
Another peice of brilliant diplomacy from the decider.
Well many seem to be believing someone about what is happening in the world and as far as I am concerned the bullshit lies are spewing from some where just as they did prior to Iraq.
I am still waiting for some one to show me that we are not being told more bloody lies.
Oh no, you have introduced another political term Neo-Liberals, I was just getting my head around Neo-Conservatives.
We need some real diplomacy in the political arena, when are some leaders going to understand this simple fact.
It is easy to talk to the leaders that are your buddies, but it is time to talk to the leaders that are seen as enemies and you just never know, you may actually find something in common and can actually work together towards a solution that doesn't involve another war.
Anyway that is just my humble opinion for what it is worth.
I am glad that you know what you are. I generally get told what I am. I consider myself to be someone who just cares for the world we live in and wants the truth.
The missing comments seem to have shown up now, not sure what was going on there :)
ie. In our conservative estimate, Iraq has 30,000 delivery vehicles for (WMD's) Nerve gas.
These are obviously Neo-Conservative estimates.
"I am still waiting for some one to show me that we are not being told more bloody lies."
I can confirm that you are being told lies. What exactly do you think the argument about Iran is? If it's about developing nuclear weapons, then I can assure you they can not do this for many years. If they needed Nukes they could easily get them from Pakistan or Nth Korea. The Russian probably have small nuke on Iranian soil anyway.
I thin the reason for the sudden hatred of Iran is they have recently started rationing Gasoline. This would have stopped the flow of black market fuel flooding across the border into Iraq, causing some very serious problem for the new Government of Maliki.
It is nice to meet you.