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>>Iran wants "peace and friendship for all," the country's president said Wednesday while again denying Western assertions his nation is pursuing nuclear weapons and trying to destabilize Iraq.
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>>But Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took a hard line against Israel, calling it "an invader" and saying it "cannot continue its life."
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>Not that he is friendly on Israel, but guy spoke persian.
>I would rather read full transcript of video then CNN 'highlights' on it. That is usualy pure agitprop of worse kind.
Actually, it is less likely to be anti-zionist anti-semetic foaming at the mouth crazy in English translation. Arafat was famous for the difference between what he said ( and caused to be translated ) in his English pronouncements and then then turn around and rave in Arabic in an entirely different vein. It is very unlikely Ahmedinijhad is being translated to make him sound more anti-Israeli.
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