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Report: Ahmadinejad says Iran's mission is to stop Israeli hegemony
By DPA

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran had an "international mission" to stop Israeli hegemony in the Middle East, state news agency IRNA reported Thursday.

"Iran has an international mission and those who believe the country should solely focus on domestic issues are wrong and efforts should also be made to reform international issues as well," IRNA quoted Ahmadinejad as saying in a Tehran mosque on Wednesday.

Referring in the same context to Israel, he said that due to such efforts the "Zionists (Israel) who always wanted a country from the Nile to the Euphrates, are now happy with establishing their illegal authority in a small part of Palestine only."

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"If we are not present in the world scene, others would eventually make decisions for us," Ahmadinejad said.

Ahmadinejad's remarks came before the annual nationwide anti-Israel demonstrations - "Al-Quds Day" - on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which this year falls on October 5.

Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day is an Iranian initiative to call an end to Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem and for the city to be the united capital of a Palestinian state.
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  1.   WHO WILL BE STOPPED FIRST 11:00  |  indrajaya 04/10/07
  2.   the Muslims have an international mission 11:46  |  ziggurat 04/10/07
  3.   Ahmedinajad words couldn`t make happier Kadima and US Road Map. 11:46  |  Joseph E . 04/10/07
  4.   Ahmadinejad 11:51  |  Simha 04/10/07
  5.   Ah-MAD-Inejad Again 12:00  |  Lou Knee 04/10/07
  6.   Here`s the key to Iran`s nuclear ambitions 12:03  |  Clickfool 04/10/07
  7.   Maybe Ahmadinejad has a valid point 12:04  |  Natallie Durson 04/10/07
  8.   Well said,Dr.A and about time! 12:04  |  lakshmi 04/10/07
  9.   Where would Jews for Nile2Eufrates come from 12:10  |  Alan 04/10/07
  10.   Ahmad.. 12:25  |  Ali 04/10/07
  11.   Indrajaya 12:37  |  Imad 04/10/07
  12.   Ahmadinejad is not a fool! 12:44  |  jean jaures 04/10/07
  13.   Europe, Germany strengthening Iran 13:38  |  Jonathan S 04/10/07
  14.   #4 you have a lot to learn about the current world status 13:43  |  Mike 04/10/07
  15.   Israeli hegemony ?? #2 & #12 13:45  |  Daniel W 04/10/07
  16.   Israeli hegemony 13:48  |  Iranianoilbourse 04/10/07
  17.   The snake pit 13:49  |  Yoav naor 04/10/07
  18.   The difference 13:54  |  Yoav naor 04/10/07
  19.   imad define lost... 13:57  |  Julian Wilis 04/10/07
  20.   for indrajaya: the expansionist israel 13:57  |  scanadu 04/10/07
  21.   The intentions of medieval mullahs 13:58  |  Jonathan S 04/10/07
  22.   # 12, JEAN JAURES 13:58  |  indrajaya 04/10/07
  23.   Religion will kill us all. 13:58  |  Mike 04/10/07
  24.   Natalli -the suppurter of terror.. 14:23  |  even 04/10/07
  25.   # Natallie (nu. 7) 14:27  |  aydeo 04/10/07
  26.   Ahmadinejad madness 14:41  |  American analyst 04/10/07
  27.   CLICKFOOL IS REALLY A FOOL 14:45  |  Stew Pidd 04/10/07
  28.   Ahmadinejad is a NUT case 15:03  |  Brod 04/10/07
  29.   Raid on the Reactor 15:07  |  Joseph E . 04/10/07
  30.   Oh, please! 15:23  |  utagawa 04/10/07
  31.   Israel`s Massada and clades variana 15:26  |  historian 04/10/07
  32.   Ahmadinejad 15:38  |  Frenando 04/10/07
  33.   Satan`s Job Is To Cease Israel`s Existence ... 15:42  |  Lavi 04/10/07
  34.   How Ironic 15:43  |  Brad 04/10/07
  35.   Ahmadinjad`s OBSESSION with Israel 15:44  |  Dagma 04/10/07
  36.   # 12 jean jaures " Stop Iran Bomb or Bomb Iran " Sarkosy 15:47  |  Joseph E . 04/10/07
  37.   Laughing at Clickfool`s insanity 15:50  |  ZISD 04/10/07
  38.   #14 Aydeo do you believe realy that Israel only gave land? 15:55  |  ben Sina 04/10/07
  39.   REAL FAIR 15:57  |  FERNANDO 04/10/07
  40.   Ahmadinejad says Iran`s mission is to stop Israeli hegemony 16:08  |  leon 04/10/07
  41.   EXCELLENT COMMENT, LAVI # 22 !!! 16:09  |  Fortuna Benmayor 04/10/07
  42.   Flipping Reality, Nat 16:11  |  john 04/10/07
  43.   To Natallie Durson # 7 - A Complement indeed. 16:15  |  Dagma 04/10/07
  44.   Durson thinks like Ahmadinejad, but... 16:15  |  Fortuna Benmayor 04/10/07
  45.   To Jean Jures, in Paris # 12 16:24  |  Fortuna Benmayor 04/10/07
  46.   To # 15 & 17 - Great Postings! 16:26  |  Natrasha 04/10/07
  47.   Well said, Stew Pidd, # 16 16:29  |  Fortuna Benmayor 04/10/07
  48.   To HISTORIAN # 20 - Appreciated 16:31  |  Pathfinder 04/10/07
  49.   To historian, # 20 on Massada 16:33  |  Fortuna Benmayor 04/10/07
  50.   Well said, Brod # 17. 16:37  |  Fortuna Benmayor 04/10/07
  51.   Nice Fenando... 16:47  |  rationalman 04/10/07
  52.   To UTAGAWA # 19 THE REAL THREAT 16:50  |  Pathfinder. 04/10/07
  53.   To Benmayor # 43 16:55  |  FERNANDO 04/10/07
  54.   Dr. wants a regime change in Israel 16:55  |  Shahin 04/10/07
  55.   A question 17:05  |  Shahin 04/10/07
  56.   # 47 17:09  |  fernando 04/10/07
  57.   Limited Hegemony? 17:11  |  Juniper 04/10/07
  58.   He is right..and the Arabs have failed miserably 17:14  |  American 04/10/07
  59.   The Two Blue Lines on the Israeli flag IS the NILE and EUPHRATES 17:15  |  Man 04/10/07
  60.   Why ?! 17:25  |  Alex 04/10/07
  61.   jean jaures #12 17:30  |  David Israel 04/10/07
  62.   #54 Shahin....Use A Lie!!! 17:40  |  Astashieks 04/10/07
  63.   Shahin speaks the truth (54) 17:51  |  scott 04/10/07
  64.   All in favor of Iran 17:52  |  DR 04/10/07
  65.   To Fortuna Benmayor # 40 An antisemetic tsunami 17:56  |  Dolly 04/10/07
  66.   HE IS A GREAT LEADER 18:04  |  indrajaya 04/10/07
  67.   To FERNANDO # 53 18:17  |  Fortuna Benmayor 04/10/07
  68.   To Dolly, # 61 18:21  |  Fortuna Benmayor 04/10/07
  69.   To Shahin # 54 - Why must Palestinians pay? 18:24  |  Dagma 04/10/07
  70.   #2 I hope all read your post...right on 18:29  |  Michael Korn 04/10/07
  71.   To Shahin, on "regime change" 18:35  |  Fortuna Benmayor 04/10/07
  72.   Interesting, Jonathan S. # 13 18:42  |  Fortuna Benmayor 04/10/07
  73.   To Shahin # 54 `Regime Change` 18:46  |  Dolly 04/10/07
  74.   TO NO 4 SIMHA. 18:52  |  DANNY 04/10/07
  75.   To #64 18:56  |  Shahin 04/10/07
  76.   To SCOTT # 63 Ahmadinejad didn`t say anything 18:59  |  Dolly 04/10/07
  77.   # 12 Ahmadhinejad not a fool? 19:04  |  Dik 04/10/07
  78.   Iranian Mission 19:07  |  Goldsilver 04/10/07
  79.   An Excuse to Hate Israel by Fabricating Stories 19:16  |  Semsem 04/10/07
  80.   #35-Ahmadinejad`s OBSESSION with Israel? 19:19  |  Galuteus Maximus 04/10/07
  81.   Germany / Merkel Hekping Iran 19:19  |  Liliane 04/10/07
  82.   Juares: Spokesperson for the "World" 19:24  |  Laila 04/10/07
  83.   to #68 & #69 19:30  |  Shahin