A few highlights:
"If you really want to fight terrorism, come and cooperate with the Iranian nation, which is the biggest victim of terrorism so that terrorism is eliminated. ... If you want to confront nuclear weapons ... you need to stand beside Iran so it can introduce a correct path to you," he said.Wouldn't confronting nuclear weapons mean taking a hard line towards Iran and preventing them from actually acquiring a nuke and not snuggling up to Ahmadinejad?
Ahmadinejad said the world was at a "crossroads" because it had been proven that military power has not been successful — a reference to the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But now, he said, "the world is entering an era of dialogue and intellect." "The new U.S. government has announced that it wants to bring changes and follow the path of dialogue. It is very clear that changes have to be fundamental and not tactical. It is clear that the Iranian nation welcomes true changes ...
hop&change, hope&change
and one final highlight - straight out of the MoveOn play book:
Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that the "world does not want to see the dark age of Bush repeated." "The fate that befell Bush — and it was a very bad fate — can be viewed as a lesson for most of the people that ... want to impose their will on the world," he said.
