Ahmadinejad congratulates Obama

[flyingimam]

Ahmadinejad congratulates Obama

Barbara Slavin
Thursday, November 6, 2008

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent a personal letter of congratulations to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama -- the first time an Iranian leader has done so in three decades.

The letter, carried by the official Islamic Republic News Agency and emailed to The Washington Times Thursday, was typical of Ahmadinejad's style, combining praise with a lecture to the new American leader.

"I would like to offer my congratulations on your election by the majority of the American electorate," the Iranian wrote. "I hope you will be able to take fullest advantage of the opportunity to serve and leave behind a positive legacy by putting the real interest of people as well as equity and justice ahead and above the insatiable demands of a selfish and unworthy minority."

â?¢ Read the letter of congratulations from Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to President-elect Barack Obama here (downloads pdf).

Apart from the congratulations, the tone was similar to that of a letter Ahmadinejad sent President Bush in May 2006 the first letter from an Iranian president to his American counterpart since the 1979 Islamic revolution.

Neither of the two letters mentions the Iranian nuclear program, which the Bush administration and other governments say could give Iran the ability to make weapons.

Ahmadinejad did urge Obama to do something about the economic crisis which has spread from the U.S. mortgage market to impact the globe. Iran, which has benefited from high oil prices, is now suffering the effects of the global recession and a precipitous drop in oil revenues.

"The American people ... expect that the full potential and capabilities of the administration should be employed in order to serve the people, overcome the current economic crisis, recover their spirt and restorie their dignity and hope," he wrote.

Ahmadinejad also urged Obama to reverse "the unjust practices of the past six decades" in the Middle East.

Obama has said he would be willing to meet with Ahmadinejad after careful preparations and talks involving lower-level officials.

Washington Times - Ahmadinejad congratulates Obama

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[Dave Byrd]

Something about Ahmadinejad urging anyone to discontinue any "unjust practices" anywhere gives me the chills. "Dear Pot, Knock it off. --from the Evil Empire of Kettles"

[flyingimam]

Something about Ahmadinejad urging anyone to discontinue any "unjust practices" anywhere gives me the chills. "Dear Pot, Knock it off. --from the Evil Empire of Kettles"

its quite the irony, that the most extremist president in islamic republic's history has written to both bush and obama and is the 1st iranian official to "congratulate" an american official for just being elected since islamic revolution:wtf:

I mean, I lived in Iran for the first 2 decades of my life, and even i cant tell wtf is goin on in these morons minds!!! they probably toke too much opium when they come up with their speech/letter ideas (policies)

[MPLSweedman]

great, a terrorist congratulating obama on the win, everyone who voted obama can know they voted with people like bill ayers and ahmandinejad

[overgrowthegovt]

He has a point about the past six decades....terrorism is really only around because the West was been fucking the Middle East since various European powers mandated it....don't forget how Iran's elected leader in the 1950s was overthrown in a Western-sponsored coup after he tried to nationalize their oil. Oh, and I doubt it was very nice to swear undying support to a nation that has been oppressing the Palestinians since the '40s.

And why is America allowed nuclear weapons, but nobody else? It seems to me that given the U.S.'s aggressive record, if anybody should be denied them, it's them.

[overgrowthegovt]

great, a terrorist congratulating obama on the win, everyone who voted obama can know they voted with people like bill ayers and ahmandinejad

And Bush isn't a terrorist?

[MPLSweedman]

are you kidding me?

bush made mistakes but hes not a terrorist and he is not a bad man. your already a socialist, we dont want america ruined too