Barack Obama condemns Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s UN speech
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11407326
US President Barack Obama has described as “hateful” and “offensive” the claim by Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that most people believe the US government was behind the 9/11 attacks.
Mr Obama was speaking exclusively to BBC Persian television, which broadcasts to Iran and Afghanistan.
Mr Ahmadinejad’s speech at the UN General Assembly on Thursday triggered a walkout.
He later defended his remarks and called for an inquiry into the attacks.
“I did not pass judgment, but don’t you feel that the time has come to have a fact-finding committee?” Mr Ahmadinejad told reporters on Friday.
“The fact-finding mission can shed light on who the perpetrators were, who is al-Qaeda… where does it exist? Who was it backed by and supported? All these should come to light.”
In his speech at the UN, the Iranian leader suggested the US government could have “orchestrated the attack to reverse the declining American economy, and its grips on the Middle East, in order to save the Zionist regime”. Mr Ahmadinejad usually refers to Israel as the “Zionist regime”.
Mr Obama said it was inexcusable to make such remarks in New York itself, where most of the victims of 9/11 died.
But despite his condemnation, the US president reaffirmed America’s commitment to reach out to the people of Iran, who he said had a very different response to 9/11.
“There were candlelight vigils and I think a natural sense of shared humanity and sympathy was expressed within Iran,” Mr Obama told the BBC. “It just shows once again the difference between how the Iranian leadership and this regime operates and how I think the vast majority of the Iranian people, who are respectful and thoughtful, think about these issues.”
This was in stark contrast to Mr Ahmadinejad’s comments at the UN, the US president said.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who recently accused the U.S. of involvement in the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, fired back at criticism waged against him saying Saturday that “the reaction [by U.S. President Barack Obama] was very amateurish … if there is nothing to hide, just present the relevant documents to the fact-finding team so that we can all together fight against the involved terrorists.”
Ahmadinejad told reporters upon his arrival in Tehran from New York that “I just raised one simple question and it is not right that whoever poses a question is insulted afterwards.”
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“but don’t you feel that the time has come to have a fact-finding committee?” Mr Ahmadinejad told reporters on Friday.”
yes yes and yes..the new poster boy for 911 truth is not popular with barry..and we know why..
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It’s funny how our media paints him as a psycho, but his words say something very different. Ignorant that Barry falls back on “don’t say things like that here.” That’s so dismissive it hurts.
I would love for some of the families to read his words and agree that we need to have the facts. Unfortunately if you believe the occult ties, this is something far bigger than the US, Al-Qaida or just politics in general. It’s like getting mad at the cashier at McDonald’s for a toy corporate has chosen to be in the Happy Meal.
yeah..its still incredible that a world leader is saying these things even if it is mahmoud
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no personal attacks mate please