(2008-07-12) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his nation’s missile tests this week are part of a previously-secret plan to “Photoshop Israel from the map.”
Images of the missile tests showed apparently-real, as well as computer-generated duplicates of Shahab missiles, which Iran claims have a range of up to 1,250 miles — long enough to strike [...]
Iran Threatens to Photoshop Israel from Map
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Iran Making 'Wireless Atomic Energy' Not Nuke Missiles
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(2008-05-27) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in response to an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report accusing his government of withholding information about its nuclear program, today suggested that Iran may be pioneering development of “wireless atomic energy” that could “ultimately end dependence on oil” in some countries.
The IAEA report alleges that Iran has refused [...]
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Bush, Putin Agree: Iran Seeks Peace with Nukes
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(2007-10-16) — President George Bush today agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin that Iran’s pursuit of nuclear technology is “ultimately aimed at a lasting peace.”
Mr. Putin, visiting Tehran for talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, defended Iran’s right to “peaceful nuclear activities“.
Mr. Bush said he agrees with his Russian counterpart that Mr. Ahmadinejad “has been [...]
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Bush Denies Ahmadinejad Visited New York
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(2007-09-26) — President George Bush today denied that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ever visited New York City and said there’s “no definitive evidence” that he spoke at Columbia University or the United Nations this week.
“If it had happened it would have been horrible — a crime against humanity,” said Mr. Bush, “But I can assure [...]
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