Ahmadinejad: 9/11 terror attacks death toll was exaggerated

[Behind the Aegis]

Source: Reuters

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks were exaggerated in a fresh broadside at the United States just days after U.S. President Barack Obama voiced willingness to talk to Iran.

Well-known for his anti-American and anti-Israeli rhetoric, the hardline populist Ahmadinejad also repeated his denial of the Holocaust, on which the consensus of historians is that six million Jews were exterminated by Nazi Germany.

Ahmadinejad said the Sept. 11 attacks with hijacked airliners on New York and Washington D.C. had been trumped up as an excuse for the United States to invade Afghanistan and Iraq.

Speaking at a Tehran conference, Ahmadinejad said there was no evidence that the death toll at New York's World Trade Center, destroyed in the attacks, was as high as reported and said "Zionists" had been tipped off in advance.


Read more: http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/ahmadinejad-9-11-terror-attacks-death-toll-was-exaggerated-1.306578

[RKP5637]

1. This guy has given new meaning to the word delusional. n/t

[Ricochet21]

3. I agree

I agree

[Jackpine Radical]

7. Delusional?

Or just a lying sack of shit?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[Drunken Irishman]

8. Probably both.

[Warpy]

10. They now write his name Ahmedi Nejad

the abbreviation "AN" is Farsi for shit.

He's being kept in place by the mad mullahs, alone. He's pretty much lost the support of the people, even the rural people who swept him into office on his promise of making things better for them and then failed to deliver.

I think they're just waiting for that old fraud Khameini to kick the bucket, then all hell will break loose.

[RKP5637]

15. A combination with his outrageous comments, a psychopathic liar full of shit IMO. n/t

[Nuclear Unicorn]

2. What a jackass

I wonder if he actually believes what he says or is he just preying upon the easily (mis)lead/those looking for excuses for their indefensible hatreds.

[RKP5637]

5. I think he knows precisely what he's doing, that he's

(mis)lead/those looking for excuses for their indefensible hatreds." And on top of that he is delusional and the flock follows him (many forced to, I'm sure).

[Archae]

4. And Hugo Chavez allies himself with this asshole?

:eyes:

[EFerrari]

6. Obama says that butcher in Colombia is our best friend.

At least Chavez doesn't fund Dinnerjacket's sekurity forces as we fund the Colombian ones and the chainsaws they use as counter insurgency.

[Tempest]

17. +1. n/t

[naaman fletcher]

27. That makes it ok. nt.

[Imajika]

61. Tired, but not an unexpected tactic..

You can admit it, Chavez considers Mahmoud Ahmadinejad like his brother - ideological brother infact. These two are real good buddies. They tour around together, created something called the axis of unity, etc, etc.

Columbia has nothing to do with it. Diverting attention to Uribe? Seriously? The Chavez cheerleader squad always try this, but it really is so tired and boring.

[MissHoneychurch]

9. As long as Ahmadinejad spews this bullshit

he can still pretend the U.S.A. is the big bad enemy. All he is doing is distract from the problems the Iran internally. "Don't look how bad the Iran is doing within, look at the bad bad western world". As long as Mr. Ahmadinejad is the president of the Iran we can expect such comments.

[grantcart]

11. Is it time for crazy again already? How the seasons pass by so quickly now.

[Wilms]

12. He also said, "an excuse for the United States to invade Afghanistan and Iraq"

Anyone disagree?

[dipsydoodle]

13. No

.

[Igel]

14. "Trumped up"?

Disagree.

Are we in the dungeon yet?

Good. There's time to escape.

[Wilms]

38. WMD's in Iraq?

:shrug:

[Grinchie]

33. Not me..

He actually made a speech at the UN not too long ago. I found it made a lot of common sense, and I found it funny that the American Delegation chose to walk out on his speech with their hands of theirs ears and saying "La La La La La"

Of course, those same so Called "Diplomats" would be right at home here with many of the negative posters.

I guess nobody wants to rememebr Mossedeq, the Shah of Iran, the Iran Contra Scandal, the faux revolution that failed last spring, and all the other tampering Iran has been subjected to, simply because they want to retain their Sovereignty after being targetted by the Economic Hit Men.

Leave em be. They are as smart or smarter than any American will ever be.

What ever happened to "Sticks and Stones will break my Bones, but names will never hurt me?" Apparently, the US has a bif fucking chip on it's should that has morphed into a war like cancerous growth.

[robcon]

52. I disagree.

n/t

[Wilms]

57. I see. n/t

[Tempest]

16. This is no different from the lies our own government tells

Iraq has WMD.

Vietnam attacked U.S. ships.

We were not bombing Cambodia.

Etc.

[Arkana]

19. So you'd have no problem with Ahmacrazyfuck running our government then?

Cause they're all fuckin' liars, right?

[Tempest]

22. You think Bush was any better?

Neither are competent leaders, but it's hypocritical to criticize another government's leader when we've elected someone just as bad.

[treestar]

23. I'm first in line to bash Bush

But compared to Ahmadman, Bush isn't half bad.

[izquierdista]

25. Look at the number left dead

Bush is #1 in that department. How many foreigners (for him) has Ahmagonnasneeze killed?

[Grinchie]

34. I didn't know you lived in Iran?

Please fill us in on all the details please.

[treestar]

51. Well if you don't live there, you don't get an opinion either.

And I guess everyone there agrees? If they don't live in the US, they get no opinion about Bush.

[Grinchie]

54. So your saying your comment is just a load of inflammatory rhetoric?

Thats how I read your response.

Of course, I disagree with your opinion because you have been known to defend the indefensible by promoting War over Peace on many occasions, and I tend to do real analysis based on facts and not on some speech made in a language the the Defense industry can barely translate due to the shortage of linguists.

As far as Bush goes, even the citizens of the US were unable to express their opinion on Bush, or his impeachment, so why would other conutries be able to? Secondly, why should they?

[aquart]

49. Oh, I think he's their Bush.

Our George would have really liked to be able to order to many executions. Still, two wars. Ahmadi has to run to keep up with George.

[Arkana]

43. Our guy, as horrible as he was, wasn't a Holocaust denier.

That alone puts Ahmacrazyfucker in a category of his own.

[Trajan]

18. On any normal work day - 50,000 persons may occupy those buildings

That was already a well known fact ....

Yet more absurd rantings from a conservative, theocratic despot ...

[laylah]

20. Just like the Holocaust never happened,

you asshole! :grr:

[jmowreader]

21. I love how he uses Americans' tendency to round numbers to demonize us

"Those evil Americans know three thousand people did not die in the 9/11 attacks. Only 2565 did, but they keep saying it was three thousand to demonize the Muslim world."

Unfortunately for Mahmoud over there, it's impossible to "demonize" Osama and his band of merry terrorists any worse than they've already demonized themselves.

[boppers]

30. Well, in that sense, he's technically accurate.

Though the number I'm used to seeing is 2,976.

[leftynyc]

63. I'm pretty sure

he's only talking about the WTC and your figure includes the Pentagon and those who died in Shanksville. Doesn't really matter, madman is an asshole.

[Grinchie]

35. I distinctly recall the number 30,000 dead trumpeted across the media

No, we all don't have short term memory loss, and can remember things clearly years later.

[Mz Pip]

41. This is true

but it was within hours of after it happened. IT was chaos then and I'm not sure anyone had any solid info on casualities.

[Grinchie]

56. Stranger then, is why the ultimate death toll was in the 5,500 range..

I mean in it''s heyday, the twin towers housed a lot of people..

[leftynyc]

64. It could easily have been that

If it had happened an hour later, when most had already been at work instead of before 9AM, it would have been much worse. The towers held 50,000 each.

[iandhr]

24. Why report what he says.

All this attention is what he wants. He rambles the west condemns him then he can talk about evil imperialist infidels.

Why can't we ignore him.

[Grinchie]

36. The War Heads cannot let an opportunity to aggravate tensions

Especially when it will mean big profits to Haliburton, BP, and untold numbers of Military Contractors, as well, as unfettered access to untold wealth in oil and mineral resources.

It's the end game folks. America is broke, and the only way out is for the same of take from someone else, now that thay can't print more money that nobody no longer sees any value in.

We don't produce growth anymore, we just take it from someone else, including the American Taxpayer who they have to convince that it's a patriotic thing to do by inflaming them into a bloothirsty rage.

[emilyg]

26. What a nutball.

[Plucketeer]

28. Ahmaduncejad

[AllyCat]

29. While I agree the attacks were trumped up as an excuse for invasion...

...the rest of what this man says is completely delusional.

[MidwestTransplant]

31. He wants war

[Grinchie]

37. Nah, he's just showing the world how pathetic we are.

The US has got nothing.

[Pavulon]

45. Yes the largest economy, most advanced

society ever to exist shat on by a man whose wife wears a garbage bag.

[Grinchie]

48. Most advanced unless you look at health care

Or economic stability, or education, or exports, or oil production, or space exploration that is using technology from the 70's, soon to be retired Space Shuttles..

Yep, really advanced.. Can't even label GMO food because we need to "Fast Track" it before we know if it is really safe..


Excuse me while I roll on the floor laughing.

[Pavulon]

50. Go visit Caracas or areas out side of shanghai

nice cities once you leave if you cant pay you die. Go figure out what poor really is. American Aerospace is 20 years ahead of the EU in aerospace and designs the best systems in the world.

Because we are stupid we export Westinghouse Reactors to China instead of using them here.

Either way Iran is in no way comparable to the US on any comparison point.

[Grinchie]

55. You forgot about our neighbor, Haiti.

Aerospace, 20 years ahead? Who needs it when it is 20 times as costly, and unbelievable in it's need for expensive maintenance?

Hate to rain on your parade, but the current breed of reactors are basically steam engines that use Nuclear fuel instead of coal.

[Pavulon]

60. Well Im sure the fusion reactor in your basement

will make you a billionaire. Until then the choice remains on mass generation of base load, coal or nuclear. You like your cell phone and gps right, most people are not capable of connecting aerospace and their every day existence.

[Grinchie]

62. Hah hah hah! Like I need or can use that crap.

Cell phones are the worst communications device known to man.. You get no Quality of Service coverage, because it's built to fail when you go out of range, so tough luck buddy.. Stay in range, and don't wander too far... I see people wandering the street in order to get coverage, fuck that.

As far as GPS goes, it sounds great on paper, but the reality is that it was developed to drop fricking bombs from planes.

If you are not in a plane, then all bets are off, just like Cell phones. GPS is useless unless you cut down all the trees Pavulon, but you know that I'm sure.

I don't have a fusion reactor in my basement, but I do have a big pot of fermenting pig shit that does what I need it to do, and it doesn't have a half like of 10,000 Years or emit radiation.

You can take your mass generation of Base load and shove it where the sun doesn't shine. My solar panels produce more than enough for what I need, and it could do the same for industry as well, if only the Banksters or the Government would allow investment in it.

Instead, you pound on your chest for a War for resources on Iran, which is all for oil, and the other vast mineral wealth instead of leaving them the fuck alone like we should.

I'm not responsible for the stupid fucking unsustainable policies the US has taken, but I am responsible enough to not depend on anything that we take for granted these days. Not on your life warhead.

[leftynyc]

65. How many people

are dying trying to sneak into iran because it's such a paradise?

[EFerrari]

39. Of course he doesn't.

[MidwestTransplant]

53. Of course he does. When you are a horrible leader, the only way to stay in power is

war with another country. See Bush for example.

[pettypace]

32. Stop believing these stories

The article has clips here and there of his quotes.

If there is anyone in the world that gets demonized as Ahmadinejad, I don't know him.



More importantly, the OP of this thread has an Israeli flag in his avatar...not exactly objective.

[here_is_to_hope]

40. Lolz, "objective"? The OP

Wrings his hands at you!
BTA has way too many dogs in this fight.
I saw no quotes in the article, some one made this shit up again.

[leftynyc]

66. Good thing for you

that ignorance isn't painful. That's not an Israeli flag.

[Behind the Aegis]

46. You need some education.

Despite your logical fallacies, it is important to correct your ignorance-filled post.

My avatar is not an Israeli flag. This is an Israeli flag:



My avatar is actually a combination of two triangles. One is yellow, the other pink and they were used to designate Jews and gays, respectively, in concentration camps, and are now used as a symbol of the Jewish/gay community, to which I belong.

Educate yourself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_concentration_camp_badges

Finally, even if my avatar were an Israeli flag, it wouldn't negate the objectiveness of something I posted.

[Jim Sagle]

47. Omigod, it's a JOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! AGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!

:scared::scared::scared::scared::scared::scared::scared::scared::scared::scared::beer:

[Turbineguy]

42. You have to remember:

This guy was elected to go up against GW Bush. Crazy for crazy. At least Bush knew when to leave.

[BreweryYardRat]

44. A raving lunatic.

Does anyone actually take this murderous dipshit seriously?

[Parche]

58. He is an idiot....but...he does have a point

about the Iraq and Afghanistan illegal invasions.....:hi:

[Odin2005]

59. Ahma-Nutjob opened his mouth again?

He's the Iranian Sarah Palin, and just as stupid.