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UN Sec-Gen Is Either Lying Or Very, Very Stupid

If he's really "shocked" that Ahmadinejad feels comfortable openly calling for Israel's destruction in front of diplomats, then he must have one of the most aggressive cases of constantly-updated amnesia in the history of medical science:

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was "shocked and dismayed" at a report that Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the world would witness the destruction of Israel soon, the United Nations said Thursday. The official Islamic Republic News Agency reported Sunday that the hard-line president, who has made anti-Israeli comments in the past, referred twice to Israel's impending destruction. "The secretary-general points out that the state of Israel is a full and longstanding member of the United Nations with the same rights and obligations as every other member," U.N. deputy spokeswoman Marie Okabe said in a statement.

Well technically that last part is a lie too - Israel does not have the same rights as other nation states. For instance, Israel is the only country in the world that can't get a rotating seat on the Security Council. In order to get elected, you need to be nominated out of your regional group. Israel is not in any regional group because the Arab and Muslim countries in its region won't let it join.

But back to the main point: Ahmadinejad has suffered virtually no actual consequences - and received not a little bit of anti-Semitic street cred - because of his repeated calls for the murder of six million Jews. Plus, he'd actually like to see that happen. So why would anyone be shocked that he keeps making his lunatic ambitions more and more explicit? We didn't really believe that anyone was shocked the first time he said it - at this point it's about as surprising as hearing far left Democrats oppose the liberation of Iraq.

References:
* U.N. chief 'shocked and dismayed' at Iranian president's call for Israel's destruction [IHT]
* Iran Not Sure What Everyone's So Pissed Off About - Nuking Israel is Long Established Policy [MR]

Previously:
* Hey Gals, Check This Out - Ahmadinejad Secretly A Pervert?
* Iran Gets Pretty Close To Openly Threatening Violence Against UN. UN Threatens Iran With Another Resolution.
* Ahmadinejad Still Threatening To Nuke Israel, UN Still Not Caring

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