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constitution with all that
between the
"free press" nonsense.
big American
But Shariatmadari did
stories last week —
use that dreaded Middle
the Chicago White Sox,
East "n-word:'
Harriet Miers and a
It's one thing to talk
grown man called
smack about your enemy,
Scooter — was the
but talking is one thing.
story heard 'round the
Harry Ki rsbaum Developing nuclear
Muslim world: Israel
capabilities is different.
Colum nist
must be "wiped off the
I'm remembering a
map."
CNN interview with Prime
You have to hand it to Iran's
Minister Ariel Sharon in April,
newly elected president,
when he said Iran was nearing a
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who
"point of no return" in developing
took 61 percent of the Iranian vote a nuke.
in a runoff election on June 24.
We all know what happened
He took the election results as a
when Iraq passed the point of no
mandate, so he's really just speak-
return in 1981: that little, unan-
ing for his people when he made
nounced sortie over the Osirak
that remark during the impecca-
nuclear power plant near
bly titled "A World Without
Baghdad.
Zionism" conference in Tehran.
At the time, Israel was resound-
World leaders replied.
ingly condemned by the rest of the
Condemnation came from the
world for the surprise attack, until
leaders of Great Britain, France
it was learned that Iraq was within
and other Western countries.
one year of developing a nuke.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Israel was later thanked by the
issued a rebuke from the United
same Free World in 1991, when no
Nations. Israel's Vice Premier
mushroom clouds appeared dur-
Shimon Peres called for Iran's
ing the first Gulf War.
expulsion from the U.N.
Israel will politely and political-
President "Ali" didn't expect his
ly condemn Iranian leaders when-
people to do the fighting, of
ever they say the stupid things
course; he expected the
they are famous for, but no one
Palestinians to do the fighting,
has to worry about Israel ignoring
which miffed the Palestinians.
a real threat.
"We are pursuing a peace
Israel didn't survive 55 years in
process with Israel;' said
a hostile environment without a
Palestinian negotiator Saeb
lot of knowledge and a certain
Erakat."This is unacceptable."
amount of chutzpah.
Of course, there was no com-
American financial support
ment from Jordan, Egypt or the
helped, but a fistful of money
oil-producing lands.
won't stop bullets.
Hossein Shariatmadari, editor
In one of the few countries in
of Kayhan, Iran's daily newspaper, the world where the term "military
wrote in support. "Our respected
intelligence" is not an oxymoron,
president has not said anything
Israel's head of military intelli-
new or unprecedented about Israel gence, Major Gen. Aharon Ze'evi
to justify such a huge political
Farkash, barely mentioned Iran in
tumult:' Shariatmadari wrote,
a speech to 700 Israel supporters
according to an MSNBC story.
in Southfield last week.
"Iran's nuclear case ... could be a
Iran better hope he's merely dis-
reason for the recent clamor."
missing the statement, and not
He was appointed editor by
quietly making "plans."
Iran's real leader — Ayatollah Ali
Harry Kirsbaum's e-mail address is
Khamenei. It just proves that it's
hkirsbaum@thejewishnews.com
not easy writing a Western-style
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