Video: Interview of Iranian President by Mike Wallace

[novon]

Off this topic, but I think this is interesting:

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/750384.html

 

[novon]

AHMADINEJAD
Despite his looks and stature
Far
August 14, 2006

Message from the interpreter/translator for Mike Wallace interview with Ahmadinejad:

Dear All,

Just spent the last week in the company of CBS's "60 Minute" crew here in Tehran.

I was employed by the local CBS man was as a local Monitor to look after the 9 individuals in the CBS team and we went round Tehran sightseeing and filming for some of the time whilst awaiting the interview.

After a very nerve-wracking delay period of 6 days, the interview finally took place on Tuesday afternoon in the main reception room of what used to be Princess Shanaz Pahlavi's palace (the late Shah's daughter) located in the palace complex of downtown Tehran...

Due to a last minute cock-up of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in not sending 2 simultaneous translators, yours truly ended up doing half of the translations to Mike Wallace and the President!

Despite the fact that I hold no love for this regime and this President, none the less he is a very accomplished speaker and extremely nimble in his responses. Additionally suffice it to say that Mike Wallace is not the man he used to be.

Unfortunately the questions asked were not up to much and, in that context, President Ahmadinejad definitely outwitted Mike Wallace. No mention of Human Rights including the hot topics of the day such as the killing of a student dissident in prison, the closing down of Shirin Ebadi's office, the thousands of political prisoners, the suppression of ethnic minorities and regional leaders, terrorism etc.

However having said that, the responses and comments to the questions that were asked were very telling and, despite myself, I was impressed with the logic therein! The President comes across as a very relaxed and totally sane self-deprecating individual who, despite his looks and stature, is much like Alfred E. Neuman, likeable!!

 

[straightalker]

This sort of excellent "performance" on television broadcast Worldwide by the Iranian President makes it tougher for the warmongers to nuke Iran before the 2006 midterm elections.

Now until November is going to really be an incredibly important time frame. A Dem victory in the House this fall would destroy the Bush triumverate of owning all three Branches of the USA Government.

No doubt the Iranian President knows about the heat that's on over here and our political pressures. Russia and China have been very heavily advising Iran and Syria to chill the next few months and not make any dumb moves.

It's therefore a guarantee that Iran for sure will not attack the USA with some wild first strike using terrorists. Nothing could be stupider for Iran than that. Or more upsetting to Iran's alliance partners Russia and China.

So when President what's his bearded face talks, he's charming like an hyena