Khamenei knows Obama is full of bolonga and that's a scary thought. OMG, Change we can believe in?? My arse, it's more of the same ole crap, just a different arse in charge! <rolling eyes>
Iran's supreme leader has dismissed overtures from the US president, saying Tehran does not see any change in US policy under Barack Obama's administration. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech on Saturday that there could be no change in US-Iran relations unless Obama puts an end to US hostility towards Iran and brings "real changes" in US foreign policy. He made the remarks in a televised speech in the city of Mashhad to mark the Iranian New Year. Commenting on Obama's videotaped offer of a "new beginning" in relations between the two countries, Khamenei said Iran has yet to see any change in Washington's attitude towards it. "They chant the slogan of change but no change is seen in practice. We haven't seen any change," he said. Khamenei criticised US behaviour towards Iran since its 1979 Islamic revolution, saying that the US was "hated in the world" and should stop interfering in other countries' internal affairs. He asked how Obama could congratulate Iranians on the new year while the US continues to accuse the country of supporting terrorism and seeking nuclear weapons. Saying that a change of US words was not enough, Khamenei said: "We will watch and we will judge ... You change, our behaviour will change." Nuclear disagreement The US is at odds with Iran over its nuclear programme, which Washington says is aimed at building atomic weapons, while Tehran insists it is for the peaceful generation of electricity. It is also concerned over Iran's missile-development efforts. The US cut off diplomatic ties with Iran during the 1979-1981 hostage crisis, in which a group of Iranian students held 52 US diplomats hostage at the American embassy for 444 days. Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/03/200932184033678481.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
