Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday criticizing the administration of George Bush and declaring that the “American empire ... is reaching the end”.
He also blasted Israel saying “the Zionist regime is on a definite slope to collapse, and there is no way for it to get out of the cesspool created by itself and its supporters.”
Ahmadinejad spoke a few hours after President Bush made his final appearance before the U.N. General Assembly, urging the international community to stand firm against the nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea. At one point during Bush's 22-minute speech, Ahmadinejad turned to Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and gave a thumb's down.
During interviews ahead of his speech Tuesday, Ahmadinejad blamed U.S. military interventions around the world in part for the collapse of global financial markets.
On the subject of Iran's nuclear program, he said that Iran would “resist” Western bullies attempting to prevent the country acquiring civilian nuclear technology.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/24/ahmadinejad.us.iran/
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran23-2008sep23,0,2913574.story
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94887472
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2008/09/2008923204537817894.html
http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=178539
http://news.yahoo.com/story/ap/20080924/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush
He also blasted Israel saying “the Zionist regime is on a definite slope to collapse, and there is no way for it to get out of the cesspool created by itself and its supporters.”
Ahmadinejad spoke a few hours after President Bush made his final appearance before the U.N. General Assembly, urging the international community to stand firm against the nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea. At one point during Bush's 22-minute speech, Ahmadinejad turned to Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and gave a thumb's down.
During interviews ahead of his speech Tuesday, Ahmadinejad blamed U.S. military interventions around the world in part for the collapse of global financial markets.
On the subject of Iran's nuclear program, he said that Iran would “resist” Western bullies attempting to prevent the country acquiring civilian nuclear technology.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/24/ahmadinejad.us.iran/
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran23-2008sep23,0,2913574.story
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94887472
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2008/09/2008923204537817894.html
http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=178539
http://news.yahoo.com/story/ap/20080924/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush
