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Ahmadinejad to Obama: Choose between Israel and Iran
By Haaretz Service and News Agencies
Tags: Israel news, Turkey EU 

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that the U.S. must choose between supporting Israel or Iran, the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.

Ahmadinejad addressed the 25th Session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) of the Organization of the Islamic Conference in Turkey, saying that U.S. President Barack Obama should make a choice in order to fulfill his campaign promise of change.

The Iranian president said that in order to make change, big decisions must be made, and they are awaiting the U.S. president's correct decision regarding which country he supports, IRNA reported.
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Ahmadinejad added that Iran cannot accept the extended hand of a country which clasps Israel's hand as well, referring to the U.S.'s traditionally close ties with Israel.

The Iranian President criticized the West for classifying non-Western nations as "second class societies." Turkey, Iran and Asia are all cradles of civilization, while many European countries have killed millions in world wars, he said.

During the conference Ahmadinejad also congratulated Turkey on entering the European Union, and said that it was in the best interest of the EU to incorporate the country.

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      1.   They are second/third class societies 11:38  |  17 11/11/09
      2.   He could as well... 11:42  |  PARIS 11/11/09
      3.   Tough choice! 11:53  |  US CITIZEN 11/11/09
      4.   less than second class 12:02  |  Jochai Rubinstein 11/11/09
      5.   Ahmadinejad to Obama 12:31  |  common sense 11/11/09
      6.   Poor Obama, that is almost like choosing between "rascal"..... 12:58  |  Swiss (Dino) 11/11/09
      7.   What a choice! Can Obama reject both?! 13:03  |  Michael 11/11/09
      8.   good point 13:13  |  sami abu ismail 11/11/09
      9.   "Iran... cradles of civilization" 13:21  |  Zahava 11/11/09
      10.   Can Obama dump "Great" Britain ,this quasi democracy 13:24  |  Absolute Sweden 11/11/09
      11.   Turkey entering EU? That`s new to me! 13:26  |  Peace lover 11/11/09
      12.   If The Shoe Fits...... 14:00  |  B`galil 11/11/09
      13.   Who would Obama rather be shat upon by? 14:01  |  Mark Lincoln 11/11/09
      14.   Absolute Sweden 14:03  |  giles k 11/11/09
      15.   choices 14:08  |  Markos Souza 11/11/09
      16.   let netanjahu and ahmadinejad in an a cage 14:38  |  European 11/11/09
      17.   Look whose giving an ultimatum 14:42  |  Howard 11/11/09
      18.   #7 14:46  |  Koppers 11/11/09
      19.   The U.S. 14:48  |  would support 11/11/09
      20.   Absolute Sweden blames GB for WW2! 15:06  |  David Plane 11/11/09
      21.   No Contest Israel wins hands down. 15:09  |  ben 11/11/09
      22.   Iran does not share the same values and tradions as the West 15:12  |  JO 11/11/09
      23.   sami the only reason why America stayed out of Iran... 15:14  |  ben 11/11/09
      24.   We Don`t Want EU!!! 15:28  |  Cengiz 11/11/09
      25.   To # 4 RUBENSTEIN 15:34  |  Ahmet 11/11/09
      26.   He`s not totally off 15:52  |  Claudia 11/11/09
      27.   true words..west has killed millions 15:52  |  sam i am 11/11/09
      28.   Ahmadinejad to Obama : Us ot Israel ? 15:55  |  DT 11/11/09
      29.   And that is because? 15:57  |  Eli 11/11/09
      30.   First Class & Zahava 16:05  |  Phillipe 11/11/09
      31.   Iran 16:06  |  Hana 11/11/09
      32.   Absolute Ignorance 10. 16:06  |  Michael 11/11/09
      33.   By Purim Obama will make a choice 16:10  |  Pepe 11/11/09
      34.   Iran can have him 16:25  |  Yerushalmi 11/11/09
      35.   to #4 it is all israeli conspiracy 16:27  |  Tony Silver 11/11/09
      36.   Peace 16:35  |  HB 11/11/09
      37.   Turkey and Iran and globalization 16:37  |  Anonymous 11/11/09
      38.   Turkey becoming more xenophobic? 16:42  |  Anonymous 11/11/09
      39.   finally, were getting down to the real issue 16:44  |  jon 11/11/09
      40.   Europe has always been prejudiced towards muslim 16:49  |  Anonymous 11/11/09
      41.   Let`s Straighten this out 16:56  |  Brett 11/11/09
      42.   Closer to the mark than any here care to believe 16:59  |  Druid 11/11/09
      43.   To Ahmet Istanbul 17:11  |  Yosi 11/11/09
      44.   obama a muslim 17:22  |  persian 11/11/09
      45.   #25 samu u never were 17:28  |  *BEN JABO 11/11/09
      46.   To michael: English appeasement caused WWII 17:29  |  ben 11/11/09
      47.   #38 anonymous 17:31  |  *BEN JABO 11/11/09
      48.   Michael #7 18:04  |  charro 11/11/09
      49.   To Yosi 18:06  |  Ahmet 11/11/09
      50.   To #33 Israeli Conspiracy 18:08  |  Heavy 11/11/09
      51.   Anonymous from Chicago 18:10  |  David Israel 11/11/09
      52.   The considerable line 18:11  |  Mark Lincoln 11/11/09
      53.   claudia, moslems hate everybody 18:15  |  charro 11/11/09
      54.   either you are muslim or you die 18:18  |  charro 11/11/09
      55.   Turkey,Iran: not second class.Turkey,Iran regimes: third class 18:21  |  Joe 11/11/09
      56.   iran is trying to include Turkey in an axis 18:25  |  charro 11/11/09
      57.   Shia Islam Squirming From Going Against G-d`s Grain In Israel 18:32  |  Lavi 11/11/09
      58.   Ahmadinejad is kaput 18:41  |  Dwido 11/11/09
      59.   Claudia #24: yes, he is totally off - 18:44  |  ivo 11/11/09
      60.   Obama has been dishing out... 19:04  |  Noami 11/11/09
      61.   No doubt a speech for Domestic consumption 19:05  |  H 11/11/09
      62.   David Plane ,Chamberlain provided adolf with thousands tanks and 19:13  |  Absolute Sweden 11/11/09
      63.   #44 19:17  |  Jane 11/11/09
      64.   Choice between good and evil...2nd try 19:36  |  S 11/11/09
      65.   Ahmet the Blind 19:41  |  Honi 11/11/09
      66.   Who are my people? 19:45  |  Anonymous 11/11/09
      67.   Ahmadinejad to Obama: Choose between Israel and Iran 19:46  |  Shlomo Getz 11/11/09
      68.   a slight correction to Absolute Sweden - 19:48  |  ivo 11/11/09
      69.   To #25 Ahmet 19:50  |  Howard1227@aol.com 11/11/09
      70.   Of course Ah-Mad-inejad knows the answer, 19:56  |  Al 11/11/09
      71.   Russian Civil War 19:59  |  Anonymous 11/11/09
      72.   Ben 46 in Toronto. Rubbish. 20:00  |  Michael 11/11/09
      73.   #44 Persian 20:09  |  jane 11/11/09
      74.   Charro 48 have you ever actually met a Muslim? 20:10  |  Michael 11/11/09
      75.   DEATH TO AMERICA 20:15  |  Northern Neighbour 11/11/09
      76.   You see Ahmet from Istanbul? 20:17  |  David Israel 11/11/09
      77.   bush and neo cons were right, obama is proving it. 20:29  |  jon 11/11/09
      78.   to Ahmet #49 20:33  |  Yosi 11/11/09
      79.   Dino #6: Obama sure won`t lose sleep over that `difficult` choice 20:33  |  ivo 11/11/09
      80.   Astounding arrogance 04:39  |  Mark Lincoln 12/11/09
      81.   what chutzpa! 05:26  |  sWeis Melbourne 12/11/09
      82.   Michael 05:40  |  Brad 12/11/09
      83.   giles k 05:45  |  Brad 12/11/09
      84.   JO 05:52  |  Brad 12/11/09
      85.   Oh Claudia, Now Your Twoing the Israeli Line 06:07  |  Brad 12/11/09
      86.   Phillipe: Where are those books? 06:12  |  Brad 12/11/09
      87.   Druid 06:34  |  Brad 12/11/09
      88.   Ahmet: Precisely 06:42  |  Brad 12/11/09
      89.   The Problem wih Alah Akbar 07:05  |  Brad 12/11/09
      90.   Michael: How come "moderate" Muslims 07:10  |  Brad 12/11/09
      91.   Paris 07:18  |  Brad 12/11/09
      92.   CORRECTION Chose between Mullah dictators & Israel 08:52  |  PETER SM 12/11/09
      93.   Choose between Iran and Israel 09:48  |  Greg 12/11/09
      94.   Choose Israel or Iran 11:17  |  David 12/11/09
      95.   BRAD 12:36  |  Ahmet 12/11/09
      96.   ahmet 16:52  |  jon 12/11/09
      97.   Response to JON 17:33  |  Ahmet 12/11/09
      98.   No Choice Necessary 19:50  |  Ryan Zito 12/11/09
      99.   Obama must choose Iran 21:26  |  Forsa Kenju 12/11/09
      100.   Ahmet from Istaenbul - only facts please 22:15  |  David Israel 12/11/09
      101.   to kathy 22:48  |  hollingsworth 12/11/09
      102.   either with us or against us! 00:06  |  Erdogan 17/11/09
      103.   West versus East 14:13  |  Nalven Al 22/11/09
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