August 22, 2006

Ahmadinejad: "The Iranian People Will Force You to Bow and Surrender"

From Iranian TV, August 13, 2006. (Courtesy of MEMRI TV.)

How tiresome: Ahmadinejad working the crowd into a lather with some ever-so-subtle "Bow and Surrender" rhetoric and sabre rattling.

Hat tip to "little green footballs".

Speculation Rages About Iran's Plans for Aug. 22

Patrick Goodenough, CNSNews.com
Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006

WASHINGTON -- Aug. 22 could usher in an apocalyptic period in the Middle East thanks to some belligerent action on the part of the Iranian regime. Or maybe not.

The Internet is running hot with speculation about what Tuesday may bring, ranging from a new refusal by Iran to shut down its controversial uranium-enrichment activities to an attack - even a nuclear attack - against Israel.

The frenzy was prompted by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's announcement, more than a month ago, that his government would deliver its response on Aug. 22 to an international carrot-and-stick proposal aimed at defusing the standoff over its nuclear activities.

The date was chosen by Tehran and had no obvious relevance in international diplomacy. The only formal deadline the international community is currently awaiting with regard to Iran is Aug. 31 -- the date set by the U.N. Security Council for Iran to suspend uranium enrichment or face the possibility of sanctions.
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