Ahmadinejad: ‘Iran is among the best nations’

Ahmadinejad: ‘Iran is among the best nations’

Posted on August 14, 2011 by rehmat1

In 2006, American Catholic writer, Joanna Francis, called Dr. Ahmadinejad better than her Pope Benedict XVI. Israel-born British Jewish musician and writer, Gilad Atzmon, called Ahmadinejad far better than former British prime minister Tony Blair in justice and dignity. American writer, John Kaminski, had wished America had a President like Ahmadinejad.

On Saturday, Dr. Ahmadinejad gave an exclusive interview to Russian Television, RT. Watch video here. In the interview, Dr. Ahmadinejad answered questions on Iran’s stand on country’s civilian nuclear program, the so-called ‘Arab Spring’, war on Libya, insurgency in Syria, riots in Britain, Iran’s relations with its neighboring western-puppet rulers and Islam.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad admitted that Iran is far from being perfect in terms of freedoms but, he said, his country is “among the best in the world in this respect“. He also said the possibility US-Israel attack on Islamic Republic is real, but Tehran is prepared for that.

Dr. Ahmadinejad also said tha as Muslims, “We love and respect all human beings, disregarding the language, religion and the color of skin”.

“The entire world is not satisfied,” Ahmadinejad said. “There are class distinctions, there are pressures, armed conflicts, and a large number of nations are being humiliated all the time. Today, justice and dignity are among the requirements of all human beings. Nations in our region and in North Africa have the same aspirations.”

“NATO has interfered in Libya’s affairs. The UN Security Council has made a mistake,” he said. “Instead of sending bombs and planes to Libya they should have sent mediation groups, in order to [help them] prepare for free elections, under the auspices of the United Nations.”

“There are 35 kinds of democracy in the world. English democracy and German democracy are different,” he said. “Human rights are being violated in Europe. The same situation is in the United States, in Asia and Africa. We have an independent judiciary and we have transparent legal proceedings,” the Iranian president continued. “We have mass media, we have free press. They criticize the government.”

“We do not want nuclear weapons for a few reasons. This weapon is inhumane. Because of our faith, we are against it. Our religion says it is prohibited, and we are religious people,” Mahmud Ahmadinejad explained. “Nuclear weapons have no capabilities today. If any country tries to build a nuclear bomb, in fact, they waste their money on resources and, secondly, they create a big danger to themselves.”

“The Americans have nuclear bombs and nuclear weapons. Could they win in Iraq or in Afghanistan? Could nuclear weapons help the Zionist regime win in Lebanon and Gaza? Could nuclear weapons help the former Soviet Union avoid collapse?” he said. “Nuclear weapons are the means of the previous century. This century is the century of knowledge and thinking. It is the century of human beings. It is the century of culture and knowledge.”

“It is about the power of people, not nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, I should say that, our goal in the country and the goal of our people, our slogan is ‘Peace for all!’ Nuclear energy for all, nuclear weapons for none! This is our goal.”

“There hasn’t been any document against Iran in the agency. They just claim. It is a claim by the United States, but they have no evidence that Iran is diverting (to acquiring nuclear weapons).”

“They (US-Israel) wish to do it (attack Iran), they want to do it, but they know about our power. They know that we are going to give them a decisive response,” he said. “We have a saying in our language: ‘If someone throws a smaller stone, you should respond with a bigger stone.’”

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