Iran Nuclear Watch: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – The West Should Apologize to Iran
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad greets the crowd as he begins a speech in Gorgan, March 14, 2006. Iran will stand by its right to obtain nuclear technology and anyone spreading propaganda against its atomic program will come to regret it, Ahmadinejad said on Monday.
ASSociated Press:Iranian President Wants West to Apologize
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday said the West should apologize to
Iran for accusing it of trying to develop a nuclear weapons program and said his country would continue to resist international pressure to halt its nuclear energy program.
The Quotes:
“Today they tell our nation that nuclear energy is a bad thing and it is not necessary for our people to have it. But the nation of Iran has stood (for its right),” he said in a televised speech to mark the Iranian New Year, which begins Tuesday.
“Those who head war and crimes accused the Iranian nation of war seeking. They insulted our nation. I do advise them to apologize.”
“Today we announce with pride that the peaceful knowledge and technology are at our disposal in order to be used for different purposes, including electricity generation, and we have not borrowed it from anybody that can take it away from us.”
Ahmadinejad reiterated that Iran should be compensated for a two and a half year suspension of its nuclear activities. Under heavy pressure from the West, Iran suspended its enrichment of uranium and related activities in 2003 and began negotiating with Germany, Britain and France to reach an agreed framework for its nuclear development. It resumed nuclear research earlier this year when talks failed.
Right.
Iran should be compensated for seeking Weapons of Mass Destruction to shunt over to their terrorist friends and to blackmail surrounding states, such as Jordan and Israel?
President Ahmadinejad, a lackey for the Iranian Mullahs who actually run Iran needs to stand down Iranian uranium enrichment and permit full IAEA inspections of his “peaceful” nuclear program.
No LESS is acceptable.
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The Natanz uranium enrichment complex in Natanz is pictured in this January 2, 2006 satellite image.
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