Wednesday, February 20, 2008
But saying Iran is part of an 'axis of evil' is over the top? Ahmadinejad: Zionist regime - a dirty microbe
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is at it again: Speaking in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas, Ahmadinejad launched yet another verbal attack on Israel, calling it "a dirty microbe," "a wild animal" and "the West's scarecrow".
"World powers have created a dirty microbe, called the Zionist regime, which they have unleashed on the region's nations," said Ahmadinejad in his speech, which was broadcast on Iranian National Television...
Ban Ki-Moon called the remarks 'intolerable and inexcusable.' That'll show 'em.
Update: Is this a disturbing escalation in rhetoric?