--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > wrote: > <snip> > > Iran's leader has been clear and unambiguous: > > they want to wipe Israel and its Jews off the > > face of the Earth. > > Actually, no, he hasn't. > > That's the meme that's been going around, > but it's inaccurate; what he said was *not* > clear and unambiguous by any means. The way > it was translated made it *seem* to be what > he was clearly saying, but according to at > least one expert, he was actually expressing > his hope for the fall of the current Israeli > government. He was alluding to a metaphor > that had previously been used by Khomeini > (which Iranians would quickly recognize), and > it was translated as if he'd meant it literally. > > It was one of those complicated linguistic > and cultural misunderstandings, and it's been > exploited to demonize Ahmadinejad. > > (And no, Shemp, I'm not suggesting he's a > peaceful humanitarian who wants nothing but > the best for Israel.)
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