Ahmadinejad Joins in Anti-Israel Protests

Iran’s hard-line president marched in the streets of Tehran on Friday alongside tens of thousands of people supporting his call for the destruction of Israel — remarks that have been condemned around the world.

On Friday, the Iranian Embassy in Moscow tried to soften the impact of Ahmadinejad’s comment. “Mr. Ahmadinejad did not have any intention to speak in sharp terms and engage in a conflict,” the embassy said in a statement after the international criticism.

People can be so sensitive. When he said Israel was a “disgraceful blot” that should be “wiped off the map“, he meant it in the nicest possible way. A lot gets lost in the translation.

See, “disgraceful blot” is Iranian for “good friend” and “wiped off the map” is Iranian for “given a box of shortbread cookies.” So, what he was really saying is that Israel is a good friend who should be given a box of shortbread cookies. As a matter of fact, a contingent of Iranian Girl Scouts is on the way to Israel with the cookies as we speak. Is that so wrong?

Oh, and when he said that “anybody who recognizes Israel will burn in the fire of the Islamic nation’s fury,” he totally meant that as a compliment.