Funny how that "wiped out" verb always finds itself into AP reporting on Iran’s President Ahmadinejad. But not in Iran’s official English language news service, despite the AP saying IRNA was its source. And not in Reuters or AFP either.
And, of course, Ahmadinejad is calling (as he always has) for the end of "the Zionist regime" in Israel rather than for anything (more) diabolical.
Just my humble opinion, but the world doesn’t need AP’s distorted, inflammatory rhetoric when nuclear-armed neocons are in control of both Israel and the United States.
Below are the four articles, inflammatory one first. By the way, all of the briefly quoted articles are hot off the presses at 6 p.m. Eastern Time:
AP
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Iran president: Israel will be wiped out
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's hard-line president said Tuesday that Israel will one day be "wiped out" as the Soviet Union was ...
"The Zionist regime will be wiped out soon the same way the Soviet Union was, and humanity will achieve freedom," Ahmadinejad said during Tuesday's meeting in his offices, according to the official IRNA news agency.
He called for elections among "Jews, Christians and Muslims so the population of Palestine can select their government and destiny for themselves in a democratic manner."
IRNA:
President: Curve of Zionist regime's life on decline
Tehran, Dec 12, IRNA
Iran-Ahmadinejad-Holocaust President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here Tuesday said that thanks God the curve of Zionist regime's life is on the decline adding that this is a divine promise and will of world nations. ...
"Those having supported the Zionist regime during their lifetime, should be aware that its lifetime will be over and their interests as well as reputation will be endangered.
"Just as the ground was prepared to assign such a regime, the Zionist regime will be overthrown by its supporters," he added.
Underlining that such a measure by West will be to the benefit of world peace, he hoped that proponents of the Zionist regime will respond positively to this human call. ...
AFP:
Ahmadinejad predicts Israel will disappear 'like USSR'
TEHRAN (AFP) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad predicted Israel would suffer the same fate as the USSR ...
"When I said what was in the mind of the nation, that this regime (Israel) would disappear, the Zionist network attacked me a lot," the president told the participants after welcoming them for a private meeting after the conference.
"But just as the USSR disappeared, soon the Zionist regime will disappear," he said.
Reuters:
Iranian president says Israel's days are numbered
By Paul Hughes 49 minutes ago
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday told delegates at an international conference questioning the Holocaust that Israel's days were numbered. ...
"Thanks to people's wishes and God's will the trend for the existence of the Zionist regime is downwards and this is what God has promised and what all nations want," he said.
"Just as the Soviet Union was wiped out and today does not exist, so will the Zionist regime soon be wiped out," he added. ...