The die is cast for me now. I have heard enough.
Iran’s president has stated clearly enough that Iran is actively pursuing nuclear weapons. This interview took place on Iranian TV in July 2007.
Interviewer: But the international public opinion cannot prevent this?
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Today, international public opinion is the main power in the world…
Interviewer: I don’t want to draw comparisons, but if I recall what happened with regard to Iraq before 2003, there were many anti-war demonstrations, but Bush did what he wanted.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: Demonstrations and public opinion are two entirely different things. At the time, international public opinion was against Saddam.
Interviewer: True.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: They considered Saddam to be a dictator.
Interviewer: But they were against the war as well.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: No. The international public opinion wanted to topple Saddam. You should not make this mistake – even if there were some demonstrations. But now the situation is different, because international public opinion believes that justice lies with the Iranian people. That is why hundreds of articles are published daily throughout the world, none of which [supports a war]. Even the top officials in the world are in our favor.
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We must bear in mind that we are becoming a nuclear country. When Iran becomes nuclear, it’s not like any other country becoming nuclear. It means that Iran will automatically become one of the nine [nuclear] countries of the world. That is why they are worried, and not because of four spinning devices, or because of the [nuclear] fuel production. The fact that we produce fuel is not the issue. This is done in Iran, and it enables Iran to sit beside the other eight countries of the world that do so, and say: “I am a partner, I am one of those managing the world.” This is how we will join the global economy. That is why it is so difficult for them to accept. They say: “So far, we used to divide everything by eight. Now, we will have to divide by nine.” It is not the bomb they are worried about…
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Interviewer: You took several measures during the first months of your presidency, but now it seems that you’ve cut down on them, and you don’t send letters to anybody, and you don’t say things that are meant to shock the world, with regard to international relations.
It sounds innocent enough, as nuclear fuel is used for the generation of electricity in nuclear power plants - except for one small detail.
Ahmadinejad mentions that there are 8 nuclear countries, and Iran will become the 9th. Well, there are some 30 countries who a “nuclear” from a power generation standpoint. There are only 8 other countries, which have nuclear weapons.
Here is the admission
That is why they are worried, and not because of four spinning devices, or because of the [nuclear] fuel production. The fact that we produce fuel is not the issue. This is done in Iran, and it enables Iran to sit beside the other eight countries of the world that do so, and say: “I am a partner, I am one of those managing the world.” This is how we will join the global economy. That is why it is so difficult for them to accept. They say: “So far, we used to divide everything by eight. Now, we will have to divide by nine.”
Don’t take my word for it - see for yourself.
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