Re: Iranian President
The interview yesterday on CBS 60 minutes of Ahmadinejad, proved once again the arrogance of the American Media and the nature of its bias. It also showed, how logical the message was from Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran. This interview, which was heavily edited, in order to portray the ?evilness? of this President, failed to achieve the objectives of the CBS News.
The President was once again the same, smiling and answering each question with utmost calm. Despite all attempts to provoke Mr Ahmadinejad, Scott Pelley, failed to portray him as one War-mongering, bloodthirsty terrorist.
Here is an Excerpt:
PELLEY: What trait do you admire in President Bush?
AHMADINEJAD: Again, I have a very frank tone. I think that President Bush needs to correct his ways.
PELLEY: What do you admire about him?
AHMADEINEJAD: He should respect the American people.
PELLEY: Is there anything? Any trait?
AHMADINEJAD: As an American citizen, tell me what trait do you admire?
PELLEY: Well, Mr. Bush is, without question, a very religious man, for example, as you are. I wonder if there’s anything that you’ve seen in President Bush that you admire.
AHMADEINEJAD: Well, is Mr. Bush a religious man?
PELLEY: Very much so. As you are.
AHMADEINEJAD: What religion, please tell me, tells you as a follower of that religion to occupy another country and kill its people? Please tell me. Does Christianity tell its followers to do that? Judaism, for that matter? Islam, for that matter? What prophet tells you to send 160,000 troops to another country, kill men, women, and children? You just can’t wear your religion on your sleeve or just go to church. You should be truthfully religious. Religion tells us all that you should respect the property, the life of different people. Respect human rights. Love your fellow man. And once you hear that a person has been killed, you should be saddened. You shouldn’t sit in a room, a dark room, and hatch plots. And because of your plots, many thousands of people are killed. Having said that, we respect the American people. And because of our respect for the American people, we respectfully talk with President Bush. We have a respectful tone. But having said that, I don’t think that that is a good definition of religion. Religion is love for your fellow man, brotherhood, telling the truth.
The Full transcript of this interview can be found by visiting: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/21/60minutes/main3286690.shtml
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