Vikings vs. Iran
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the Holocaust a "fabricated a legend" today. You know this guy - he's the one who directed the assassination of Iranian Kurdish leader Abdorrahman Qassemlou, and was supposedly involved in planning an attempt on the life of Salman Rushdie (h/t GlobalSecurity.org). Not to mention his possible/probable actions in holding 52 Americans hostage in Tehran in 1979.
He has also called for Israel to be "wiped off the map" - all while developing "peaceful" nuclear technology. Yep, he sounds like a peaceful, kindhearted lamb...
Drudge has a good round-up of the world reaction, including comments from The White House and actions from Berlin.
But Sweden has taken the most aggressive stance against the newest lunatic running Iran. Living up to their Viking heritage, the Swedish parliament cut all bilateral talks with Iran. Here's what The Jerusalem Post reports:
"In recent years Iran has not merely settled for verbal attacks on Israel, Zionism and the Jewish people. It has been unrelenting in its efforts to achieve nuclear military capability and has funded, supplied and provided operational guidance to several major terrorist organizations," [Knesset Speaker Reuven] Rivlin wrote in the letter. "I strongly feel that due to the severity of this statement, a worldwide parliamentary reaction is called for."
The Speaker of the Swedish Parliament, Bjorn von Sydow, took immediate action based on Rivlin's letter.
"Although being restricted by constitutional limitations to act in matters of foreign policies, I can assure you that I will use every opportunity I have to condemn such statements... I have made sure that we cease all bilateral contacts with the Iranian parliament," Sydow wrote in response on November 14.
He ended the letter by asserting: "I am willing to defend the rights of Israel to exist as strongly as I defend the rights of my own country to exist."
He has also called for Israel to be "wiped off the map" - all while developing "peaceful" nuclear technology. Yep, he sounds like a peaceful, kindhearted lamb...
Drudge has a good round-up of the world reaction, including comments from The White House and actions from Berlin.
But Sweden has taken the most aggressive stance against the newest lunatic running Iran. Living up to their Viking heritage, the Swedish parliament cut all bilateral talks with Iran. Here's what The Jerusalem Post reports:
"In recent years Iran has not merely settled for verbal attacks on Israel, Zionism and the Jewish people. It has been unrelenting in its efforts to achieve nuclear military capability and has funded, supplied and provided operational guidance to several major terrorist organizations," [Knesset Speaker Reuven] Rivlin wrote in the letter. "I strongly feel that due to the severity of this statement, a worldwide parliamentary reaction is called for."
The Speaker of the Swedish Parliament, Bjorn von Sydow, took immediate action based on Rivlin's letter.
"Although being restricted by constitutional limitations to act in matters of foreign policies, I can assure you that I will use every opportunity I have to condemn such statements... I have made sure that we cease all bilateral contacts with the Iranian parliament," Sydow wrote in response on November 14.
He ended the letter by asserting: "I am willing to defend the rights of Israel to exist as strongly as I defend the rights of my own country to exist."
posted by Nicole at 12/14/2005 10:51:00 AM
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