I've always found Ahmedinejad to be eloquent and intelligenct and he's no different here. WHY can't Iran have weapons for self defence? On the same note why does the US still need 1000's of nukes, decades after the fall of the Soviet Union? Double standards, me thinks.
Mahmoud simply asks the question: Do the Palestinian Arab refugees not deserve life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? If Americans consider this important question, and the accept that your nation is support an intrinsically racist state of Israel, then you undermine your own constitution and the values that you profess to hold close to your heart.
Ahmadinejad is an extremely smart man. He can tech the Americans a lot about running a successful country. with the years of sanctions against Iran, it is still the 16th largest economy in the world. 2nd largest producer of oil in OPEC and the 2nd, only to Russia, in the extraction of natural gas. This man is a hero and should be regarded as one. Iran is technologically advanced, just like the US and Canada.
Peace now. He is a human being just like rest of us. Fear blurs our vision and corrupts our minds. In this video, his remarks are very articulate and logical. and Iran's submission to the nuclear watch proves his points. Be brave and cast aside your fears for a moment of clear communication.
I know what is happening in Iran. But i have good sensitive feelings of this guy. He never lie,he prefers dont talk then lie. This for me is a good point.
I agree with you, there is this hysteria in the US over this man, but when I have seen him speak he is very logical and cogent, and speaks delicately with a great deal of respect. I think the irrational fear and hatreds of Americans toward this MUSLIM (key word) really represents just everything that is dysfunctional and backward about our education system and society's awareness as a whole.
i am still young and i acknowlege that when it comes to social/ human interaction i still have a lots to learn. but i wonder how far do one suspicions must go before one start trusting someone. befor i start watching his interviewS i was convinced that his intention was to get the weapon. now i believe that nothing indicates that it is the case. yet i still find comments like the one you see here that shows people are not convinced should i go with the certainty of other or my uncertainty?
Yes your right dude. My french is crappy "ete" I think is summer not state "etat" what I meant in the first place. I'm a native spanish speaker. Sometimes is difficult to me to write english expressions adequately.
this dude was at our concordia university in montreal, i tell ya chaos broke loose and people weren't quite please of his presence. i believe it was in 2003 if i recall.
I hope he gets elected again. If I lived in Iran, I would vote for him! God bless him and the Grand Ayatollah. Insha Allah, their prayers, our prayers will be heard and the Holy Imam, The Awaited One will reappear from occultation in our lifetime to restore Righteousness, Justice and True Freedom to the world. Masha Allah! May God grant Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a long life and be pleased with him and bless his family with good fortune.
I absolutely agree with you,I don't know why Iranians suffer from a short memory,they don't seem to be able to remember Rafsanjani's time when his security forces crushed any criticism so cruelly,they don't seem to remember Islam shahr massacre.
The US gov. would have us believe diplomacy is difficult with this man. Our diplomats should have the wisdom and ability to attain their objectives without threatening his culture.
I am not saying that the old government in Iran didn't face instability or problems in the region, however, the magnitude of the conflict in the region has definately escalated since pahlavi, with the acquirement of more advanced weaponry by Israel, Iran and other other groups such as Hezbollah, which raises the level of damage and displacement that can be brought about through aggression. Additionally, US intervention in Iran during the 1950's to reinstall Shah Palhavi led...
To me, I understand his viewpoint. In that, I found hyprocritcal of other possessing nuclear nations not to allow other countries to have it. Alhtough the non-proliferation act involves those involved. I don't recommend anybody to have it. But the benefit of doubt of somebody to have it should be considered.
And to be perfectly clear, the issue is power. The US doesn't want a veto on invasion. Nukes are a veto on invading any country. We talk about WMDs but the only countries we WON'T invade are the ones that actually have them. The US doesn't want to be impeded from invading. If Iraq had a nuke there would be no occupation right now cuz the US couldn't have invaded and been the country to kick off nuke war. Race, however is the dividing line over who can have nukes and who cannot.
Such policies have made it exceedingly difficult for Iran diversify its trade relations, although unions such as EU have clearly informed its members not to participate in the actions propogated by the ISLA. However, it must be conceded that the ISLA has not totally crippled the Iranian economy; competition of companies not based in the USA continues in Iran, and pipeline and gas extraction equipment is being supplied to Iran by non US based manufacturers...
Hasmanizadmani says "name me one person in high ranks of this goverment who has actually gone and got a degree from university" Ahmadinejad Ph.D. on transportation engineering and planning from the Science and Technology University of Iran. Oh yeah, and he also talks about religion/spirituality with great wisdom. And your point is?
@Redcaster916 Bottom line is - you can't choose whether to fight when your opponent wants to fight. You can only choose the time and place. That's in the better case.
due to the frustration in the Iranian populace towards US intervention policies. In conclusion, the situation in Iran and its surrounding regions has been made a lot more "touchy" through US Intervention, something which did not happen when Shah Palhavi was in power before being sent into exile. I am NOT excusing Ahmadinejad for many policies of his that I find questionable, however, what I am suggesting is that the international community, especially the US, should spend more efforts...
Agha: I see the nature of despotism through this man and through the streets of Tehran and other parts of Iran. Iran used to be such a peaceful country with Iranians being so easygoing and calm. My point is that Iranians are not a vehement group of people who want to rally every day and are by no means prone to protest or try to overthrow the government by illegal means, such as terrorist attacks. So what made scores of Iranians throng the streets to demand clean politics?
I have looked into this matter of Iran threatening to wipe Israel off the map. The exact words, in Farsi, uttered by Ahmadinejad on 25 Oct. 2005 were: "Imam ghoft een rezhim-e ishghalgar-e qods bayad az safheh-ye ruzgar mahv shavad." Israel is not spoken of by name, only the regime occupying Jerusalem. There is no mention either of map or wiped out. Correct translation: The Iman said this regime occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the page of time.
to a more authoritarian form of government in Iraq under the Shah (the Shah ahd to do this to maintain political stablity), although this had not been the Shah's intention before he was sent into exile. This authoritarian movement in the government was a major hurdle towards more fairly representative govenments in Iran. Additionally, the actions of the US provided a context for many Muslim hardline conservative to brodcast their views to the populace and increase in popularity...
@Redcaster916 Philosophy is great in general; But when you are under attack you either defend yourself or be conquered. Counter attack is just another form of smart defense, where the fight is done on the offender's territory, rather than on your own.
I actualy liked the way he answered to Charlie Rose. What i think it is only my opinion,but Charlie Rose tryed to make him angry or something...And we do not have to remember that only ONE country used Nukes and guess which it was :). ...
Nuclear weapons are entirely useful as leverage against nations that do not have them, and also as neutralizer against those who do. In this respect what he would call the most outdated nation would also be the most dangerous one with the most militaristic influence. "sigh"
he definitly said that as a way of inciting social unrest towards iran, making him look like more of a fighter against americanism. we know he does not believe that the holocaust was a myth although i dont believe he actually explicitly said it was. he did say he wanted people to embrace multiple interpretations. it was a clever political maneuver, allowing him to be correct about scientific inquiriy, but piss off everyone over a subject that is often taboo.
i was not familliar with the middle east but i have recently looked into the matter. and it appear (Knowingly or unknowingly) our media have mis-coted him he never talked about the physical Israel but rather the reality of Israel as a state which in ideology is much like south Africa not so long ago. As for Gaza i don't know if he is helping them but if he is it will be like giving a knife to a kid who is about to fight 3 grown ups with machetes. not really the christian thing to do
we never invade countries for oil n shits we are 7000 yrs old country n proud n we put dwn whoeva even think of invading our soul,love n country LONG LIVE IRAN...
and are likely going to throw off the middle-east's chances of peace for another decade or so. I admit that Ahmadinjead may not be doing the best job in office right now, but he represents a small, yet existant chance for Iran to rebound and deal with its own internal problems, and in a small way restoring some stability to the middle-east. The international community has to jump on this opportunity and try to make progress on nation relations and not be distracted from the goal...
He has made two prior public statements that Israel will be wiped clean off the map... yet calmly tries to imply now that his intention for nuclear weaponry is purely defensive?
Thanks man! we are never sure about people interests,but you are completly right as Ahmadinejad is in his comments. Lets give strength to those who raise the truth agianst the imperealists MF. GOD BLES S THE TRUTH SPEAKERS
@AlphaMaIe I do to admire that president,hes a very fascinating leader.but havent youve heard of the riobeatdown a few years ago in teheran? watch the green wave
rome: once octavian became emporer (and Rome was the sole super power of the mediterranian) they expanded their empire and resources to conqour other countries. British Empire expanded to africa, autralia, and india. Why do countries do this? Because its locking yourself inside your house with what food and water you have...eventually you run out of resources
@Redcaster916 What really bothers me is the feeling that the difference is deeper. What I just layed down on you is based on human history and research analysing it. What you suggested was human knowledge. The problem is that apparently for you that human knowledge did not conflict with history, neither did it conflict with the current world situation.
No, I'm sorry for the miss-understanding. When I saw your message I had just finished a very long conversation with a Zionist who kept insisting that all Arabs were the same and that the UN were supporting Hamas in their rocket attacks. When I saw your message I thought "oh, no not another one". Your comments never offended me since I am an Athiest so to me I don't realy follow any religion. But I respect everyone's choice to believe what they want.
In essence, the Iranian economy is not doing so well at the moment, and this trend is likely to continue as long as the middle-east region expeiences political instability. It is quite unfair to point fingers at individuals given the instability of Iran's localities as well as the "touchy" foregin relations situations it is experiencing with the many other nations such as the USA.
@Redcaster916 There is a major difference, in that unlike Iran (and Saddam Hussein, Taliban and Al-Kaeda organizations), no developed country claims world domination through military power. That's why nobody has a problem with that e.g. Belgium gets a nuclear bomb, but everybody has a problem when North Korea or Iran do
claiming that you want the ability to produce nuclear weapons while saying that you don't want nuclear weapons seems a bit odd especially if you are a state known for... radical views
He's the best spokesman I've heard, watch all of his other interviews even if you don't agree..
first time i've seen him talk in detail like this. He's a good speaker and he makes good points. Amazing the power of charisma.
Mahmoud Ahadinejad is one of the most charismatic and intellligent leaders of today. A man of peace and has integrity and honesty
I've always found Ahmedinejad to be eloquent and intelligenct and he's no different here.
WHY can't Iran have weapons for self defence? On the same note why does the US still need 1000's of nukes, decades after the fall of the Soviet Union?
Double standards, me thinks.
This is a reasonable man that says nothing but the truth.
that's why we love him
salam from Egypt
I'm from Sri Lanka . You are one of my favourite leaders. Iran have a grate leader
Great man
Mahmoud simply asks the question: Do the Palestinian Arab refugees not deserve life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? If Americans consider this important question, and the accept that your nation is support an intrinsically racist state of Israel, then you undermine your own constitution and the values that you profess to hold close to your heart.
nukes is no use of and this guy is right i really love his words.
Ahmadinejad is an extremely smart man. He can tech the Americans a lot about running a successful country. with the years of sanctions against Iran, it is still the 16th largest economy in the world. 2nd largest producer of oil in OPEC and the 2nd, only to Russia, in the extraction of natural gas. This man is a hero and should be regarded as one. Iran is technologically advanced, just like the US and Canada.
Never heard Ahmedinejad talk before, but he talks sense! and what's more.. in his own national language! way to go!
Allah's give long life
Peace now. He is a human being just like rest of us. Fear blurs our vision and corrupts our minds. In this video, his remarks are very articulate and logical. and Iran's submission to the nuclear watch proves his points.
Be brave and cast aside your fears for a moment of clear communication.
you are still alive ?
I know what is happening in Iran.
But i have good sensitive feelings of this guy.
He never lie,he prefers dont talk then lie.
This for me is a good point.
amazing argument sa7err! never looked at it like that. thanks for opening my eyes even wider..
I agree with you, there is this hysteria in the US over this man, but when I have seen him speak he is very logical and cogent, and speaks delicately with a great deal of respect. I think the irrational fear and hatreds of Americans toward this MUSLIM (key word) really represents just everything that is dysfunctional and backward about our education system and society's awareness as a whole.
a world leader speaking honestly and from the heart, unheard of in North America.THE TRUTH SHALL SET US FREE!
Good to at last hear from your perspective Mr. Ahmadinejad
much respect to this man... for not holding his toung for any one... and speaking the truth.. and quistining the lires
charlie rose is speechless ;;; truth is being spoken
i am still young and i acknowlege that when it comes to social/ human interaction i still have a lots to learn.
but i wonder how far do one suspicions must go before one start trusting someone.
befor i start watching his interviewS i was convinced that his intention was to get the weapon. now i believe that nothing indicates that it is the case.
yet i still find comments like the one you see here that shows people are not convinced
should i go with the certainty of other or my uncertainty?
Very pragmatic and calm response.
spot on aybz1..mouthpieces..sheesh
I love Respected and global loving personality Mr Ahmadi Nejad
his smile at 03:00 is PRICELESS!!
That being said...he did make a decent point
GREAT MAN,,,ALLAH BLESS YOU,,,
Yes your right dude. My french is crappy "ete" I think is summer not state "etat" what I meant in the first place. I'm a native spanish speaker. Sometimes is difficult to me to write english expressions adequately.
I love and really respect Mr Ahmadinejad
I wish n pray for his more strength for enemy of DIVINE power
this dude was at our concordia university in montreal, i tell ya chaos broke loose and people weren't quite please of his presence. i believe it was in 2003 if i recall.
What a Guy!!
wow very good answer
I hope he gets elected again. If I lived in Iran, I would vote for him! God bless him and the Grand Ayatollah. Insha Allah, their prayers, our prayers will be heard and the Holy Imam, The Awaited One will reappear from occultation in our lifetime to restore Righteousness, Justice and True Freedom to the world. Masha Allah! May God grant Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a long life and be pleased with him and bless his family with good fortune.
This guy is toooo smart for the western world.
i hope my country will have this kind of brave and strong character man like him. Long live Ahmadinejad>
its our right and we fight to have it not only for our own protection but also to regain and glorify the Persian power which we had once!
Dr Ahmadinejad is making a lot of sense here, He is very smart.
Where was this man in the 80's. He is a wekk spoken man.
He is so right.
"beh": I obviously touched a raw nerve there! LOL
I absolutely agree with you,I don't know why Iranians suffer from a short memory,they don't seem to be able to remember Rafsanjani's time when his security forces crushed any criticism so cruelly,they don't seem to remember Islam shahr massacre.
The US gov. would have us believe diplomacy is difficult with this man. Our diplomats should have the wisdom and ability to attain their objectives without threatening his culture.
I am not saying that the old government in Iran didn't face instability or problems in the region, however, the magnitude of the conflict in the region has definately escalated since pahlavi, with the acquirement of more advanced weaponry by Israel, Iran and other other groups such as Hezbollah, which raises the level of damage and displacement that can be brought about through aggression. Additionally, US intervention in Iran during the 1950's to reinstall Shah Palhavi led...
This guy is a freaking hero! :D
To me, I understand his viewpoint. In that, I found hyprocritcal of other possessing nuclear nations not to allow other countries to have it. Alhtough the non-proliferation act involves those involved. I don't recommend anybody to have it. But the benefit of doubt of somebody to have it should be considered.
And to be perfectly clear, the issue is power. The US doesn't want a veto on invasion. Nukes are a veto on invading any country. We talk about WMDs but the only countries we WON'T invade are the ones that actually have them.
The US doesn't want to be impeded from invading. If Iraq had a nuke there would be no occupation right now cuz the US couldn't have invaded and been the country to kick off nuke war.
Race, however is the dividing line over who can have nukes and who cannot.
nedaalive i m with you go ahead!!!!!
Such policies have made it exceedingly difficult for Iran diversify its trade relations, although unions such as EU have clearly informed its members not to participate in the actions propogated by the ISLA. However, it must be conceded that the ISLA has not totally crippled the Iranian economy; competition of companies not based in the USA continues in Iran, and pipeline and gas extraction equipment is being supplied to Iran by non US based manufacturers...
If the USA had a president that was as smart and as shrewd as this guy, we wouldn't be in the mess we're in now.
Well, I'm a Ron Paul supporter and a lot of people call him RuPaul, so I guess in some long-winded way I'm sympathetic to your cause.
Hasmanizadmani says
"name me one person in high ranks of this goverment who has actually gone and got a degree from university"
Ahmadinejad
Ph.D. on transportation engineering and planning from the Science and Technology University of Iran.
Oh yeah, and he also talks about religion/spirituality with great wisdom.
And your point is?
@Redcaster916 Bottom line is - you can't choose whether to fight when your opponent wants to fight. You can only choose the time and place. That's in the better case.
Charlie Rose got owned
yes, i have definitely touched a raw nerve, LOL
Smart man!
due to the frustration in the Iranian populace towards US intervention policies. In conclusion, the situation in Iran and its surrounding regions has been made a lot more "touchy" through US Intervention, something which did not happen when Shah Palhavi was in power before being sent into exile. I am NOT excusing Ahmadinejad for many policies of his that I find questionable, however, what I am suggesting is that the international community, especially the US, should spend more efforts...
this guy is next king he is a king go for it
Agha: I see the nature of despotism through this man and through the streets of Tehran and other parts of Iran. Iran used to be such a peaceful country with Iranians being so easygoing and calm. My point is that Iranians are not a vehement group of people who want to rally every day and are by no means prone to protest or try to overthrow the government by illegal means, such as terrorist attacks. So what made scores of Iranians throng the streets to demand clean politics?
Long Live Ahmadenazhad.....Long Live Iran......
makes sense.
Fair enough.
I agree but it's hard to listen interpret and talk at the same time. U should try it
This guy totally runs logical circles around old Charlie Rose.
Agreed
I have looked into this matter of Iran threatening to wipe Israel off the map. The exact words, in Farsi, uttered by Ahmadinejad on 25 Oct. 2005 were: "Imam ghoft een rezhim-e ishghalgar-e qods bayad az safheh-ye ruzgar mahv shavad." Israel is not spoken of by name, only the regime occupying Jerusalem. There is no mention either of map or wiped out. Correct translation: The Iman said this regime occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the page of time.
i start laugh when i heard female voice on Nejad
@mrzipdisk
For sure and why did many interpret as he did?
to a more authoritarian form of government in Iraq under the Shah (the Shah ahd to do this to maintain political stablity), although this had not been the Shah's intention before he was sent into exile. This authoritarian movement in the government was a major hurdle towards more fairly representative govenments in Iran. Additionally, the actions of the US provided a context for many Muslim hardline conservative to brodcast their views to the populace and increase in popularity...
Ahmadinejad is right on the money. Bravo!
@Redcaster916 Philosophy is great in general; But when you are under attack you either defend yourself or be conquered. Counter attack is just another form of smart defense, where the fight is done on the offender's territory, rather than on your own.
He meant "2 in the neighborhood" or the Middle-East is what he meant. He wasn't talking about the entire world.
Our english is far from perfect but at least we can express our ideas in a foreign language.
I actualy liked the way he answered to Charlie Rose. What i think it is only my opinion,but Charlie Rose tryed to make him angry or something...And we do not have to remember that only ONE country used Nukes and guess which it was :). ...
Nuclear weapons are entirely useful as leverage against nations that do not have them, and also as neutralizer against those who do. In this respect what he would call the most outdated nation would also be the most dangerous one with the most militaristic influence. "sigh"
he definitly said that as a way of inciting social unrest towards iran, making him look like more of a fighter against americanism. we know he does not believe that the holocaust was a myth although i dont believe he actually explicitly said it was. he did say he wanted people to embrace multiple interpretations. it was a clever political maneuver, allowing him to be correct about scientific inquiriy, but piss off everyone over a subject that is often taboo.
i was not familliar with the middle east but i have recently looked into the matter. and it appear (Knowingly or unknowingly) our media have mis-coted him he never talked about the physical Israel but rather the reality of Israel as a state which in ideology is much like south Africa not so long ago.
As for Gaza i don't know if he is helping them but if he is it will be like giving a knife to a kid who is about to fight 3 grown ups with machetes. not really the christian thing to do
we never invade countries for oil n shits we are 7000 yrs old country n proud n we put dwn whoeva even think of invading our soul,love n country LONG LIVE IRAN...
and are likely going to throw off the middle-east's chances of peace for another decade or so. I admit that Ahmadinjead may not be doing the best job in office right now, but he represents a small, yet existant chance for Iran to rebound and deal with its own internal problems, and in a small way restoring some stability to the middle-east. The international community has to jump on this opportunity and try to make progress on nation relations and not be distracted from the goal...
He has made two prior public statements that Israel will be wiped clean off the map... yet calmly tries to imply now that his intention for nuclear weaponry is purely defensive?
@xzanthius
I second this motion. Man's misuse of virtually everything including religion knows no boundaries.
Can anyone translate this for me? Gosh I can't understand that translator.
Thanks man!
we are never sure about people interests,but you are completly right as Ahmadinejad is in his comments.
Lets give strength to those who raise the truth agianst the imperealists MF.
GOD BLES S THE TRUTH SPEAKERS
@AlphaMaIe I do to admire that president,hes a very fascinating leader.but havent youve heard of the riobeatdown a few years ago in teheran? watch the green wave
charlie rose was in holland?
rome: once octavian became emporer (and Rome was the sole super power of the mediterranian) they expanded their empire and resources to conqour other countries. British Empire expanded to africa, autralia, and india. Why do countries do this? Because its locking yourself inside your house with what food and water you have...eventually you run out of resources
trfo2o is right!!! long live ahmadinejad, may peace and safety be upon him!!
@TheSaltyAdmiral I always thought that too.
@Redcaster916 What really bothers me is the feeling that the difference is deeper.
What I just layed down on you is based on human history and research analysing it.
What you suggested was human knowledge. The problem is that apparently for you that human knowledge did not conflict with history, neither did it conflict with the current world situation.
@Schnitzelfreaks RIGHT..THATS HOW FUNNY OUR WORLD IS GETTING
What a great aryan ! He can be my lover anytime !
@mattersofsize
Very good point my friend, can anybody answer this answer?
No, I'm sorry for the miss-understanding.
When I saw your message I had just finished a very long conversation with a Zionist who kept insisting that all Arabs were the same and that the UN were supporting Hamas in their rocket attacks. When I saw your message I thought "oh, no not another one".
Your comments never offended me since I am an Athiest so to me I don't realy follow any religion. But I respect everyone's choice to believe what they want.
In essence, the Iranian economy is not doing so well at the moment, and this trend is likely to continue as long as the middle-east region expeiences political instability. It is quite unfair to point fingers at individuals given the instability of Iran's localities as well as the "touchy" foregin relations situations it is experiencing with the many other nations such as the USA.
Mahmoud Ahmadinajad (not ahadinajad) is obviously very trustworthy. Especially when he is saying that there are no homosexuals in Iran.
@Redcaster916
There is a major difference, in that unlike Iran (and Saddam Hussein, Taliban and Al-Kaeda organizations), no developed country claims world domination through military power. That's why nobody has a problem with that e.g. Belgium gets a nuclear bomb, but everybody has a problem when North Korea or Iran do
claiming that you want the ability to produce nuclear weapons while saying that you don't want nuclear weapons seems a bit odd
especially if you are a state known for... radical views
this guy puts his oponents in jail and kills gays and thousands of other guys.. what a brilliant man...
0:19 LOL sneaky
he's right.
damesh garm ajab jawabi dad:D