Iranian president criticizes Bush

[sabra]

http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/breaking_news/15235769.htm

Iranian president criticizes Bush
Associated Press

NEW YORK - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticized President Bush for failing to respond to his overture made in a letter in May, warning that "those who refuse to accept an invitation will not have a good ending or fate."

The hard-line leader declared in the letter in May that liberalism and democracy had failed, and he lambasted Bush for his handling of the Sept. 11 attacks and a host of other issues ranging from the invasion of Iraq to U.S. support for Israel.

It was the first formal communication between leaders of the two nations in 27 years, but Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice dismissed it, saying it failed to resolve the dispute over the Iranian nuclear program.

"Well, I wanted to open a window toward the light for the president so that he can see that one can look on the world through a different perspective. ... We are all free to choose," Ahmadinejad told CBS' Mike Wallace in an interview Tuesday. "But please give him this message, sir: Those who refuse to accept an invitation will not have a good ending or fate."

[Stella_Artois]

1. Bush must like this guy

He's the only leader who actually makes him look good.

[ECH1969]

2. Liberalism and democracy has failed in the Middle East

He is right on those counts.

[Little Star]

3. Pot meet Kettle. n/t