November 16, 2005

Ahmadinejad's terror policy must be fought

By Roya Johnson
Government officials all over the world were stunned last month by statements made by Mahmood Ahmadinejad, the current president of Iran. Ahmadinejad stressed that having a world without the United States and 'Zionism' is indeed a goal 'which is attainable and could definitely be realized'.  Ahmadinejad also threatened leaders of Muslim countries with ties with Israel that they would burn in the 'fire' of their nations' 'fury'.  'This occupying country [Israel] is in reality the staging—ground of the World Arrogance in the heart of the Islamic world...' Ahmadinejad's remarks are indeed an articulation of his government's terror policy. Last week, his invective found an ominous resonance in Jordan. In the last two decades, Iran's primary instrument of advancing its foreign policy objectives has been terrorism or the threat of it. Engaged in an asymmetric war for regional domination, the mullahs of Tehran advocate the dispatch of the suicide bombers and...(Read Full Article)