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\f0\fs26 \cf0 Image source: {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/09/26/ahmadinejad-blasts-israel-during-un-address-western-diplomats-walk-out/"}}{\fldrslt
\cf2 \ul \ulc2 Fox News}}) \f1\fs24 \uc0\u8232 \u8232
\f0\b\fs26 BY RICHARD JONES \b0\fs24 \cf3 \
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\b\fs26 \cf0 ANCHOR CHRISTINA HARTMAN \f1\b0\fs24 \uc0\u8232 \u8232
\f0\fs26 It was, comparatively, a pretty toned-down speech before the UN General Assembly Wednesday
from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. he called the attacks of 9/11 \'93tragic\'94
\'97 and talked about a new world order. \f1\fs24 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://www.policymic.com/articles/15364/mahmoud-ahmadinejad-un-general-assembly-speech-video-translation-full-transcript"}}{\fldrslt \f0\b\fs26 \cf4 VIA RT}}
\f0\b\fs26 : \'93Creation of worthless paper assets by using influence and control over
the worlds economic centres constitutes the greatest abuse of history and is considered
a major contributor to global economic crisis.\'94 \f1\b0\fs24 \uc0\u8232 \u8232
\f0\fs26 Ahmadinejad\'92s address \'97 his last to the UN as Iran\'92s head of state
\'97 was filled with criticism of the West and Israel, and with dreams of how the peaceful
world should be. \f1\fs24 \uc0\u8232 \u8232
\f0\fs26 Ironic, {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/09/26/iran-unveils-long-range-drone-capable-of-covering-most-of-middle-east/"}}{\fldrslt
\cf4 The National Post notes}}, as just this week, a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard
commander warned Iran has long-range drones capable of striking Israel.
\f1\fs24 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 \f0\fs26 Much of the Iranian leader\'92s message
focused on the world\'92s economic inequality, a speech characterized as downright pollyanna
by some media outlets. \'a0{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/26/un-assembly-us-politics-live"}}{\fldrslt
\cf4 The Guardian\'92s blogger Richard Adams quipped}}....
\f1\fs24 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 \f0\b\fs26 \cf5 \'93We're at the wide-ranging,
philosophical stage, in which Ahmadinejad says that things would have been better if
wars had never happened, especially the first, second, Vietnam and Iran-Iraq wars. And 9/11.\'94
\f1\b0\fs24 \cf0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 \f0\fs26 Ahmadinejad also railed against uncivilized
Zionists, a reference to Israel, which, along with the U.S., boycotted the speech. In his
speech Tuesday, President Obama touched on Iran \'97 saying the U.S. would \'93do what
we must\'94 to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran. \f1\fs24 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://www.torontosun.com/2012/09/26/ahmadinejads-new-world-order"}}{\fldrslt \f0\b\fs26 \cf4 VIA THE TORONTO SUN}}
\f0\b\fs26 : \'93A nuclear armed Iran is not a challenge that can be contained. It would
threaten the elimination of Israel, the security of the gulf nation\'92s and the stability
of the global economy. It risks triggering a nuclear arms race in the region, and the
unravelling on the non proliferation treaty.\'94 \b0
\f1\fs24 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 \f0\fs26 Overall, {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/27/world/united-nations-general-assembly.html"}}{\fldrslt \cf4 The New York Times notes}} the speech
really lacked the fire of Ahmadinejad\'92s past performances.
\f1\fs24 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 \f0\b\fs26 \'93The speech was so tame, in
fact, that he said nothing to prompt what had become an annual walkout by the European
nations over episodes like denying the Holocaust.\'94 \f1\b0\fs24 \uc0\u8232 \u8232
\f0\fs26 So what\'92s the takeaway? {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/09/26/ahmadinejad-says-new-world-order-needed-to-get-away-from-us-dominance-in/"}}{\fldrslt
\cf4 Fox News says}}, it\'92s much ado about nothing. \'a0
\f1\fs24 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 \f0\b\fs26 \'93...this was essentially a rambling
dissertation blaming the United States for most of the world\'92s problems.\'94
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