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Ahmadinejad: Israel is a germ of corruption that will be removed
By The Associated Press
Tags: Iran, Israel, Ahmadinejad

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is calling Israel a germ of corruption that will be removed soon in comments posted Wednesday on his presidential Web site.

The post appears to be part of an effort to defuse criticism by hard-liners over recent remarks made by a high-level official, who argued that Iran was a friend of Israel.

Last week, Iranian media quoted the country's Vice President Esfandiar Rahim Mashai as saying Iran were friends of all people in the world - even Israelis.
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The comments were rare from a government official in Iran, whose president regularly calls for Israel's destruction. They sparked domestic criticism of Mashai, with some officials calling for his resignation.

In 2005, Ahmadinejad said he believed Israel should be wiped off the map.

On Tuesday, former Mossad chief Ephraim Halevy told an American sponsored Arab satellite television network that Ahmadinejad's incendiary anti-Israel outbursts have united the international community against his country, thus serving a key Israeli interest.

"Ahmadinejad is our greatest gift," Halevy told the Arab language television network Al-Hurra. "We couldn't carry out a better operation at the Mossad than to put a guy like Ahmadinejad in power in Iran."

Halevy added that the Iranian president's extremist statements "proved to everyone that Iran of today is an Iran that is impossible to live with. [Ahmadinejad] unites the entire world against Iran."

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      1.   He is a CIA agent provacteur! 20:57  |  Mark 20/08/08
      2.   Better - Israel, Remove Germ of Corruption 21:07  |  ArkCode.Com 20/08/08
      3.   Shut Up Mahmood! 21:08  |  Persian Kitty 20/08/08
      4.   Only Israel pays attention to Ahmadinejad 21:21  |  Natallie Durson 20/08/08
      5.   Why do we still listen to him? 21:30  |  World People 20/08/08
      6.   Ahmed again... 21:38  |  Esther 20/08/08
      7.   Iran trying to suck up to the Arabs 22:05  |  Sam 20/08/08
      8.   He doesn`t get it. 22:07  |  Philippe 20/08/08
      9.   wait a minute this is plaguerism, the anchor woman on Aljazeera 22:10  |  pal friend 20/08/08
      10.   Iran better smarten up! 22:15  |  DR 20/08/08
      11.   wiped off the map 22:17  |  Jim Holstun 20/08/08
      12.   Ahmadinejad Gone Wild 22:19  |  Yosemite 20/08/08
      13.   fake "wiped off the map" quote 22:30  |  David 20/08/08
      14.   Israel better smarten up! 22:33  |  Shahid 20/08/08
      15.   No doubt there`s corruption but the germ is Ahmadinejad 22:34  |  Israel 20/08/08
      16.   and Ahmadinejad is a boil on the ass of humanity 22:35  |  Akiva P 20/08/08
      17.   zionest 22:39  |  farrokh 20/08/08
      18.   Talk about a germ! 22:41  |  utagawa 20/08/08
      19.   Ahmadinejad insult. That`s the best he can do? 22:43  |  Latrina Goldfarb 20/08/08
      20.   This language from a head of state 22:43  |  David Israel 20/08/08
      21.   Wiped 22:46  |  Yosemite 20/08/08
      22.   Statements like this prove it WAS NOT a mistranslation 22:49  |  Are you blind? 20/08/08
      23.   Good News! The Police Chief Of Tehran Was Caught... 22:49  |  Yosemite 20/08/08
      24.   #10 and #11...two peas in a pod! 22:50  |  DR 20/08/08
      25.   Ahmadinejad, yap yap yap. Who cares? 22:54  |  Pablo B 20/08/08
      26.   To the people of Iran, is he worth it? 22:55  |  David G 20/08/08
      27.   Statements like this = proof that other comment NOT mistranslated 22:58  |  Are you blind? 20/08/2009
      28.   Based On The Law Of All Things Being Equal In Proportion... 23:01  |  Yosemite 20/08/08
      29.   The Iranian Monkey speaks again 23:02  |  Mike 20/08/08
      30.   Better - Israel, Remove Germ of Corruption 23:04  |  Barry S Roffman 20/08/08
      31.   Ahmadinejad Makes... Look Like... 23:06  |  Yosemite 20/08/08
      32.   Jim #7 and David #9 23:14  |  Gail 20/08/08
      33.   Durson is a Human after all 23:14  |  Fish 20/08/08
      34.   Ahmadinejad 23:27  |  BRL 20/08/08
      35.   Best to remove the corrupton, and not be regarded as a germ 23:29  |  Ivar 20/08/08
      36.   Ahmad is Intelligent!! 23:38  |  Elisa 20/08/08
      37.   Israel`s hidden assumption about Iran 23:48  |  JaxMax 20/08/08
      38.   Durson 23:50  |  Sank 20/08/08
      39.   Jim Holstun, "Death to Israel Day" #11 23:53  |  FOX 20/08/08
      40.   #4--that bogeyman controls the big one 00:03  |  Paul Freedman 21/08/08
      41.   Help for shahid 00:12  |  Miche Norman 21/08/08
      42.   yada yada 00:24  |  curious george 21/08/08
      43.   Separated At Birth? 00:32  |  Yosemite 21/08/08
      44.   To Durson 00:33  |  NK 21/08/08
      45.   Shahid 02:20  |  Philippe 21/08/08
      46.   Farrokh 02:25  |  Philippe 21/08/08
      47.   can anyone say that there is no corruption in israel 03:03  |  you 21/08/08
      48.   #1 Mark-Please. The CIA? I don`t think so 03:14  |  Aphemia 21/08/08
      49.   #14...shahid 04:01  |  Nemesis 21/08/08
      50.   #27 Let me illustrate the difference between... 05:40  |  Johnboy 21/08/08
      51.   Iran is corrupt 06:38  |  Anonymous 21/08/08
      52.   Silence! Ahmadinejad 06:39  |  Persian Hero 21/08/08
      53.   Durson`s Baloney 07:19  |  Brad 21/08/08
      54.   CORRUPTION If corruption is the standard for removal.Goodbye Iran 07:21  |  PETER SM 21/08/08
      55.   Ahmadinejad knows his germs 07:23  |  Ilan 21/08/08
      56.   Barry s. Roffman: Constitutionalizing Religion? 07:26  |  Brad 21/08/08
      57.   Error in Translation. 07:29  |  Whistler 21/08/08
      58.   What Did God Say When Ahmadinejad Was Born? 07:38  |  Yosemite 21/08/08
      59.   Whistler whistling 08:35  |  Gregor 21/08/08
      60.   #51 Brad 08:59  |  Gregor 21/08/08
      61.   Interesting Whistler #52!!! Haaretz, is it so??? Bad translation? 09:14  |  S 21/08/08
      62.   when will you stop printing this lie? 09:49  |  Raymond Deane 21/08/08
      63.   #55, S 10:57  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/08/08
      64.   Johnboy 12:55  |  TonyL 21/08/08
      65.   This man remains living in the Sixties! 13:11  |  Sharif Hafez 21/08/08
      66.   Ahmedinijad`s worms, germs, viruses and gems 13:51  |  Tzfonit 21/08/08
      67.   I`ve been searching for that post ... 14:09  |  Edith 21/08/08
      68.   Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 14:25  |  KarenMarie 21/08/08
      69.   Israel - G-ds Elect 14:38  |  KarenMarie 21/08/08
      70.   #4 Natallie Durson Screwed Up -- Libya DID Have Nuke Program 14:39  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 21/08/08
      71.   Johnboyish 14:46  |  FOX 21/08/08
      72.   The big fat Iran lie 15:10  |  Ruairi 21/08/08
      73.   Nuked by Iran 15:24  |  Anonymous 21/08/08
      74.   Sharif- PLO preacher Ibrahim al mudairis uses the same voc. 15:28  |  s 21/08/08
      75.   Where`s The Direct Quote? 15:58  |  Jeff Northridge 21/08/08
      76.   more newspapers being sold due to Ahmadinejad 16:11  |  bless to the Media 21/08/08
      77.   you #47 can anyone say that there is no corruption in every 16:24  |  terrornator 21/08/08
      78.   Ahmadinejad`s remarks show he... 16:41  |  David Nigel Braham 21/08/08
      79.   persian zero and persian kitty,don`t come whining and crying when 16:42  |  terrornator 21/08/08
      80.   Ahmadinejad 17:02  |  Jane 21/08/08
      81.   Ruairi translation 17:09  |  zengeos 21/08/08
      82.   #75 Shalom Jeff, I do not know if you read my posts, but.. 17:13  |  Big Sur 21/08/08
      83.   #67 Edith You Don`t Need To Search..Because... 17:14  |  KATHY 21/08/08
      84.   Raymond Deane # 62 There`s Not Much Difference 17:14  |  Jeff Northridge 21/08/08
      85.   ErkCodeand constitutions 17:15  |  zengeos 21/08/08
      86.   72 Ruairi, you can go to wikipedia or google the phrase 17:16  |  The Equalizer 21/08/08
      87.   Olmert ? How low you can sink for Peace that will 17:26  |  Akram Zekaria 21/08/08
      88.   Robin Williams for American and all the others who do not realise 17:27  |  Big Sur. 21/08/08
      89.   Jim`s semantics 17:28  |  zengeos 21/08/08
      90.   David and fake quote 17:31  |  zengeos 21/08/08
      91.   johnnyboy,how about illustrating the difference between what you 17:34  |  terrornator 21/08/08
      92.   Shahid LOL 17:35  |  zengeos 21/08/08
      93.   The World must think of the plight of the Iranian now ! 17:38  |  Akram Zekaria 21/08/08
      94.   Please tell me why we as Jews (and Israelis) allow these people s 17:40  |  Big Sur 21/08/08
      95.   Saudi Plan 17:46  |  zengeos 21/08/08
      96.   #80 Jane,...By gum You`ve Got It! .. 17:47  |  KATHY 21/08/08
      97.   yada yada 17:50  |  zengeos 21/08/08
      98.   i vote big sur # 88 the next american president 17:51  |  terrornator 21/08/08
      99.   you on Israeli corruption 17:54  |  zengeos 21/08/08
      100.   aphemia on CIA 17:54  |  zengeos 21/08/08
      101.   nemesis on Shahids 17:55  |  zengeos 21/08/08
      102.   Johnboy and sunshine 17:57  |  zengeos 21/08/08
      103.   Part 2 Massacre of Jews and Israelis 17:59  |  Big Sur 21/08/08
      104.   Whistler 18:00  |  zengeos 21/08/08
      105.   Raymond on Iran 18:03  |  zengeos 21/08/08
      106.   to Big Sur, maybe you would replace our prime minister here in Ca 18:19  |  Robert/Montreal 21/08/08
      107.   Ahmadinejad wears riser shoes & members only jackets? 18:27  |  just wondering 21/08/08
      108.   To Terrornator 18:41  |  Persian Kitty 21/08/08
      109.   Does Iran have smart bombs.. 18:42  |  Victoria 21/08/08
      110.   to Jeff Northridge 18:45  |  curious george 21/08/08
      111.   "Israel... will be removed", says the president of Iran, while... 18:56  |  Nadav 21/08/08
      112.   curious...george 19:00  |  zengeos 21/08/08
      113.   zionism continued 19:02  |  zengeos 21/08/08
      114.   Free advice over 19:04  |  John Isenhower 21/08/08
      115.   KATHY - Dennis Ross is not simly an author 19:58  |  David Israel 21/08/08
      116.   Big Sur; Diggin` deep.... 20:10  |  Gray 21/08/08
      117.   I wonder if he knows what a germen is... 20:54  |  Doctor 21/08/08
      118.   #94 Big Sur same old zionist stoewalling 20:57  |  Labhras 21/08/08
      119.   The Projection of Gray 21:04  |  Tex 21/08/08
      120.   Nadev; Saving Israel is not expanding israel 21:06  |  Gray 21/08/08
      121.   Israel is the provokateur 21:10  |  mystic 21/08/08
      122.   Same old baloney, Labhras? Have you read the Fatah`s Charter? And 21:11  |  Nahum 21/08/08
      123.   118, Labrass, Your whining about expansion would stop if 21:22  |  The Equalizer 21/08/08
      124.   #111 Nadav it is you that is an enemy of Israel 21:33  |  Labhras 21/08/08
      125.   You are all falling for Durson`s nonsense 21:33  |  leo 21/08/08
      126.   curious george # 110 No Trick Required 21:39  |  Jeff Northridge 21/08/08
      127.   Verbal Diarrhea 21:40  |  Zoe 21/08/08
      128.   persian kitty,instead of preaching to me about the concept of 21:46  |  terrornator 21/08/08
      129.   When Irish Drunks are Drinking 21:54  |  Rambo 21/08/08
      130.   #116 Gray others find you idiotic , count me among them. 21:55  |  Big Sur 21/08/08
      131.   Durson # $ 21:57  |  Philippe 21/08/08
      132.   Lahbras who has no brass at all 21:57  |  Big Sur 21/08/08
      133.   Why I pity Mahmood 21:58  |  leo 21/08/08
      134.   Wy do the Persian people tolerate this? 22:05  |  Reza 21/08/08
      135.   #56 - Yes, Make Torah Israel`s Constitution 22:09  |  Barry S Roffman 21/08/08
      136.   to those in here who think their Muslim infested Britain`s exempt 22:14  |  Big Sur 21/08/08
      137.   #14 Shahid 22:19  |  Lupe 21/08/08
      138.   #39 "FOX" aka "Apartheid Kate" Loosing the PR Was 22:24  |  Gray 21/08/08
      139.   #121 Big Sur No answer as usual 22:34  |  Labhras 21/08/08
      140.   Ahmadinejad: Israel is a germ of corruption that will be removed 22:36  |  Rachel 21/08/08
      141.   Well B. Sur; Still no answer but... 22:39  |  Gray 21/08/08
      142.   To Lahbras the Arab Infidel 22:42  |  Big Sur 21/08/08
      143.   Ahmadinejad & WHORING 22:42  |  THE TEACHER/INSTRUCT 21/08/08
      144.   Jim H. #11 (Haaretz 4th Try...??? 22:43  |  Gray 21/08/08
      145.   Gray (#116) Yes dig deep 22:46  |  Gil 21/08/08
      146.   Big Sur # 88 Yes, I Do Read Your Posts When I Can 23:11  |  Jeff Northridge 21/08/08
      147.   to david israel 23:11  |  curious george 21/08/08
      148.   Gray (#138) Yes Gray our Image 23:12  |  Gil 21/08/08
      149.   Gray (#138) Yes Gray our Image 23:13  |  Gil 21/08/08
      150.   # 115 David Israel Re: Dennis Ross 00:34  |  Dutch 22/08/08
      151.   #52 The Difference Between You Persian Hero,and Persian Kitty Is 00:42  |  . 22/08/08
      152.   #51 Anonymous..Oh dear,You Forgot Another Thing.No Homosexuals 00:53  |  anonymous 22/08/08
      153.   The midget has spoken 00:54  |  dan 22/08/08
      154.   Labhras # 118 What Law Do You Have? 01:19  |  Jeff Northridge 22/08/08
      155.   #139 curious george says curious things.especially about Jimma.. 01:27  |  anonymous 22/08/08
      156.   #110 curious george..FOR THE LAST TIME.JUDAISM=ZIONISM 01:48  |  anonymous 22/08/08
      157.   #116 Gosh Gray.You Now Opened A Can Of Worms........... Indeed! 02:13  |  anonymous 22/08/08
      158.   Ahmadinejad 03:56  |  Jane 22/08/08
      159.   Precious oil martini 04:13  |  allang 22/08/08
      160.   #130, BigSur and extremeism 04:37  |  XR 22/08/08
      161.   2006 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index.!! 04:47  |  PETER SM 22/08/08
      162.   #17 Now the Iranian midget is a doctor.!!!!!!!! 05:36  |  John Allen 22/08/08
      163.   Labhras on settlements 05:46  |  zengeos 22/08/08
      164.   Labhras on settlements and peace 05:48  |  zengeos 22/08/08
      165.   LOL Grey 05:50  |  zengeos 22/08/08
      166.   Gray 05:53  |  zengeos 22/08/08
      167.   Mystic on Nuke secrets 05:56  |  zengeos 22/08/08
      168.   Johnnyboy #50 -- poor student of history you are 06:39  |  bbl 22/08/08
      169.   AGAIN the short dictator 07:22  |  Commonsense 22/08/08
      170.   Ahmadinejad did NOT say "wiped off the map" in 2005... 07:42  |  BBSNews 22/08/08
      171.   Ahmadinejad did NOT say "wiped off the map" in 2005... 09:16  |  BBSNews 22/08/08
      172.   Yor deserve such a man 11:43  |  Marwan 22/08/08
      173.   Gray, In Desperate Need of Pablum #138 11:45  |  FOX 22/08/08
      174.   #172 Marwan: Read your message once again. Can mentally healthy 14:03  |  Vittorio 22/08/08
      175.   #171 Now that makes me feel better 14:07  |  FOX 22/08/08
      176.   It`s so easy to blame Ahmadinejah when the problem is Israel 16:44  |  Dutch 22/08/08
      177.   blog for stopping Iran 17:21  |  Prof. Mel Alexenberg 22/08/08
      178.   BBSNews, Re Fox ..... 17:24  |  Dutch 22/08/08
      179.   Marwan, this is a souk #172 17:44  |  FOX 22/08/08
      180.   Ya know "FOX"... 18:25  |  BBSNews 22/08/08
      181.   #157 Slipped My Mind Gray..And this is an addendum. 19:36  |  anonymous 22/08/08
      182.   BBS news 19:39  |  THE TEACHER/INSTRUCT 22/08/08
      183.   #4 "Only" a talker? WHATever! 19:44  |  DesMnsDave 22/08/08
      184.   ah-mini-jahad 20:27  |  william 22/08/08
      185.   ah-mini-jihad 20:48  |  william 22/08/08
      186.   #171 BBSNews - Israel a germ of Corruption 22:13  |  Dagma 22/08/08
      187.   I dont really care what he says 22:28  |  DD 22/08/08
      188.   # 176 William - The Philistines..... 22:33  |  Dolly 22/08/08
      189.   BS Journalist: Laying It On... 23:19  |  Tex 22/08/08
      190.   Ahmadinejah maybe on point re `a germ of corruption` 23:27  |  Dutch 22/08/08
      191.   #170 & 171 00:07  |  vildechaye 23/08/08
      192.   #168 00:09  |  vilde chaye 23/08/08
      193.   BBSNews, a word on Fox 00:24  |  Dutch 23/08/08
      194.   #58 Yosemite..What did God Say When Ahmedinejad Was Born? Ooops! 00:51  |  anonymous 23/08/08
      195.   FITS BUT NOT FACTS........ in Rebuttal to #116 01:43  |  Gray 23/08/08
      196.   # 28 Yosemite, funny, I thought that was his arse! 02:08  |  Petra 23/08/08
      197.   IRANS LIL` HOMO FOIBLER 02:15  |  Petra 23/08/08
      198.   #184 wild chaye...Excuse me but! What did JB say exactly which.. 02:24  |  anonymous 23/08/08
      199.   foundational matter of corruption 03:55  |  secretslave 23/08/08
      200.   I predict the same. The zionest regime will go 07:46  |  gus 23/08/08
      201.   Gray`s Projection: Losers 18:20  |  Tex 23/08/08
      202.   He never said it in the first place 18:37  |  Marilyn 23/08/08
      203.   Ephraim Halevy Is a dangerous liberal 20:14  |  BradL 23/08/08
      204.   IRAN GERMS 23:44  |  THE TEACHER/INSTRUCT 23/08/08
      205.   #180 Ya know "BBS"..To your ignorant information: 14:27  |  K 24/08/08
      206.   # 205 And To Anyone Who may Be Interested.Here Goes! 22:03  |  KATHY 24/08/08
      207.   KATHY 00:23  |  THE TEACHER/INSTRUCT 25/08/08
      208.   Ahmadinejad 14:37  |  herman 05/09/08
      209.   Ahmadinejad`s comments 21:35  |  Rose R. 06/09/08
      210.   RE: He is a CIA agent provacteur! 16:18  |  Tony 07/09/08
      211.   Yisrael 16:26  |  Tony 07/09/08
      212.   RE: Shut up.... 16:28  |  Tony 07/09/08
      213.   SAM NO 7 17:00  |  DANNY 16/11/08
      214.   It proably will, but not before Iran gets wiped off the map first 04:52  |  Israel 17/04/09
      215.   AhMAD 18:13  |  RME 19/04/09
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