Just when you thought Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad couldn’t say anything more outrageous, he tops himself again. According to this analysis from Germany’s Die Welt of the Iranian leader’s comments during a visit to Isfahan, the site of four China-built nuclear reactors, Ahmadinejad not only claims to have “documents” proving that Washington seeks to prevent the emergence of the Shiite Messiah “by promoting a previous revelation,” but that nevertheless, Iran is preparing for its role under the 12th Imam or “Mahdi” to “administer the world.”
Quoting Ahmadinejad for Die Welt, columnist Wahied Wahdat-Hagh writes in part:
“Iranian president, Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, rarely expresses his paranoia as clearly as he did in Isfahan. On December 4 he said, “We have documents in our possession that prove that America wants to prevent the return of the 12th Imam.”
“According to Iran’s Tabnak News Agency, the Iranian President said that the, ‘arrogant ones are after the oil and the riches of the world’ and claims to be able to prove that the Americans want to prevent the “return of the Imam” by accelerating a previous revelation.”
“Tabnak reported that Ahmadinejad announced a number of ‘government objectives’ during his visit to Isfahan, the first being: to prepare Iran for ‘the administration of the world.’ The Iranian President added: ‘We mustn’t allow those who have dominated the world for 400 years to continue to oppress us and saddle us with their arrogance.’ Ahmadinejad believes that the issue of ‘culture’ makes him and the ‘Islamic Republic of Iran’ ideally suited to manage the world, and he therefore concludes: ‘We want to put the world’s economy and politics in order, but we have only a limited time.’ In this context, he called Western societies ‘uncultured.’ As proof of the West’s lack of culture, the Iranian President referred to, “the [violation of] the sanctity of Islamic beliefs and the prevention of Muslims from building mosques and minarets.”
By Dr. Wahied Wahdat-Hagh*
Translated By Stephanie Martin and Ulf Behncke
December 12, 2009
Germany – Die Welt – Original Article (Germany)
During a visit to Isfahan [on Dec. 4], Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad commented on his messianic ideas, his hostility toward the West and the Iranian nuclear program. Meanwhile, the massive oppression of civil society continues.
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