tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post8141590950009443015..comments2024-01-21T02:42:13.447-05:00Comments on Middle East Reality: An excellent speech by AhmadinejadArnold Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11445744338502151561noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post-64245346464263597432010-05-08T22:10:32.919-04:002010-05-08T22:10:32.919-04:00Yes lidia, I agree fully, I thought Ban's '...Yes lidia, I agree fully, I thought Ban's 'lets be clear, the onus is on Iran!' comment to be funny and another testament on whats wrong with these 'International' organization. This kind of intense 'lobbying' on the part of the US shows that the US's position on the NPT and the Iran issue is not very strong nor popular.DZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post-74724925255206145582010-05-06T12:45:21.196-04:002010-05-06T12:45:21.196-04:00"I found her point about Iran being the only ..."I found her point about Iran being the only nation currently condemned in the both UNSC and IAEA board resolutions to be particularly irksome(though true)."<br /><br />So what? it only point to what both bodies really are - the puppets of imperilaism and Zionism.lidianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post-51867835028081989602010-05-06T10:34:52.439-04:002010-05-06T10:34:52.439-04:00Masoud I am not sure where you are coming from wit...Masoud I am not sure where you are coming from with your comments. On the contrary Ahmadinejads speech was considerably better then Clintons. All she did was spread the usual charges that most of the NAM countries are all familiar with. I also thought that her tone was quite rude and aggressive both of which are massively disliked by people around the world. Ahmadinejad on the other hand touched on issues that are in the minds of most NAM members if not all.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13902221740113587978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post-50160437774759543472010-05-06T10:08:28.050-04:002010-05-06T10:08:28.050-04:00Didn't see either speech. Tony Karon wrote abo...Didn't see either speech. Tony Karon wrote about it at Time magazine and seems to think Ahmadinejad was effective at winning over the NAM. And that the orchestrated Western walkout failed to impress.<br /><br />Also, I hear the US being a lot more open about Israel's nuke program. Of course its all designed to form that "Arab coalition" against Iran, but the mere fact that Israel is an issue at all can be attributed entirely to Iran.Lysandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34135100.post-75436162626866227302010-05-05T22:19:15.074-04:002010-05-05T22:19:15.074-04:00I thought his speech was rather week and lackluste...I thought his speech was rather week and lackluster, but then again i think most of his international speeches are. He's a natural street fighter, not a philosopher, the long winded pretentious air he adopts when addressing diplomatic audience does not suit him, though it is a painfully common among Iranians, and may even be expected of him. I also think his dripping religiosity on balance does him more harm than good, but then again he does seem to have most of the 'muslim street' in his corner. Equally annoying is the unending 'Iran is soooo great'isms that permeate the speeches of all Iranian officials when addressing world audiences. It all just ends up looking desperate.<br /><br />In my view Hillary outdid him at the UN. She did a much better job at setting the tone, and her positions and proposed concessions were very well calculated to take the wind out of Iran's sails. Her appeal to think out of traditional blocks hit the mark and I found her point about Iran being the only nation currently condemned in the both UNSC and IAEA board resolutions to be particularly irksome(though true). All in all the speech seemed quite Obama-esque, much smarter than anything i've ever heard from Clinton. It didn't help that both Moon and Amano used their opening remarks to ambush Ahmadinejad either.<br /><br />In his domestic speeches Ahmadinejad is far more blunt and to the point, not to mention entertaining. He may be the most effective demagogue i've ever heard(and i mean that in a positive way). The closest he gets to it in English are his interviews, which i see as the main event whenever he is in New York. So far i think he's done a bang up job on that end. The only real danger there is when he gets edited unfairly.<br /><br /><br />Masoudmasoudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02205595575855017052noreply@blogger.com