Iran's Ahmadinejad: Sept. 11 attacks a 'big lie'

[Laaloo]

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday called the official version of the Sept. 11 attacks a "big lie" used by the U.S. as an excuse for the war on terror, state media reported. Ahmadinejad's comments, made during an address to Intelligence Ministry staff, come amid escalating tensions between the West and Tehran over its disputed nuclear program. They show that Iran has no intention of toning itself down even with tighter sanctions looming because of its refusal to halt uranium enrichment. "September 11 was a big lie and a pretext for the war on terror and a prelude to invading Afghanistan," Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying by state TV. He called the attacks a "complicated intelligence scenario and act." The Iranian president has questioned the official U.S. version of the Sept. 11 attacks before, but this is the first time he ventured to label it a "big lie." In 2007, New York officials rejected Ahmadinejad's request to visit the World Trade Center site while he was in the city for a U.N. meeting. The president also sparked an uproar when he said during a lecture in New York that the causes and conditions that led to the attacks, as well as who orchestrated them, still need to be examined. At the time, he also told Iranian state TV the attacks were "a result of mismanaging and inhumane managing of the world by the U.S," and that Washington was using Sept. 11 as an excuse to attack others. He has also questioned the Sept. 11 death toll of around 3,000, claiming the Americans never published the victims' names. On the 2007 anniversary of the attacks, the names of 2,750 victims killed in New York were read aloud at a memorial ceremony. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100306/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran :giggle:

[Desi Cartman]

Is he a pakistani by any chance :hmmm:

[Clarke]

He's a holocaust denier, what else do u expect

[mhr123]

well 1/3 Americans believe it was an inside Job...:((

[EnterTheVoid]

Please report it as it is. He questioned the American version of events. So did many other American academics. For the record, I have no respect for that cockroach but the media is not much better.

[achilles]

Ahmadinejad may or may not be right in his "view". Unfortunately, no one cares a crap about his view.

[coffee_rules]

does he also believe that the landing on Moon was staged too?

[achilles]

^ Bah. Everyone thinks it was staged. Even half the Americans think so :hehe:

[SRT PWNS]

Ah he has the same thoughts as the Liberals I see, not surprised...

[yoda]

^ Bah. Everyone thinks it was staged. Even half the Americans think so :hehe:

A 1999 Gallup poll found that 6% of the American public doubted that the Moon landings had occurred. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_landing_conspiracy_theories

[Clarke]

well 1/3 Americans believe it was an inside Job...:((

^ Bah. Everyone thinks it was staged. Even half the Americans think so :hehe:

Dont bother about people in general. Almost 1 in 5 Americans think that the sun revolves around the earth. http://www.gallup.com/poll/3742/new-poll-gauges-americans-general-knowledge-levels.aspxhttp://www.gallup.com/poll/3742/new-poll-gauges-americans-general-knowledge-levels.aspx This guy gets to be the brave leader defying the Americans to his supporters, so be it.

[mhr123]

To Name Few : Former Chief Economist under President Bush, Morgan Reynolds Assistant Secretary of Treasury under Pres. Reagan, Paul Roberts Head of Advanced Space Programs, Dept. of Defense, Dr. Robert Bowman UK Minister of Environment (1997 - 2003), Michael Meacher U.S. Senator Mark Dayton U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney Renowned Theologian Prof. David Ray Griffin In General : More than 50 senior military, intelligence, and government officials and over 100 respected professors who seriously question the 9/11 official story. Even many question about the collapse of WTC 7 (no plane hit that one) still its came down at a free flow on its footprints.

[Rajiv]

well 1/3 Americans believe it was an inside Job...:((

saw a report on that, if it were.....it had to be a secret amongst 5000 ppl as it would have involved so many that it wouldnt be possible to keep it a secret

[mhr123]

saw a report on that' date=' if it were.....it had to be a secret amongst 5000 ppl as it would have involved so many that it wouldnt be possible to keep it a secret[/quote'] There many secrets which still remained secret for decades...one of them is killing of JFK , till today there are disputes over how he was killed , motive etc..

[EnterTheVoid]

Ahmadinejad is a deranged lunatic of the worst kind. Just watch this and judge for yourself. [ame=

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[Clarke]

There many secrets which still remained secret for decades...one of them is killing of JFK ' date=' till today there are disputes over how he was killed , motive etc..[/quote'] Shooting one man traveling in an open top car at low speed is different from bringing the twin towers down in terms of the personnel and logistics involved, isnt it ?

[Rajiv]

Shooting one man traveling in an open top car at low speed is different from bringing the twin towers down in terms of the personnel and logistics involved' date=' isnt it ?[/quote'] ditto

[triam]

Please do not bring those stupid conspiracy theories about 9/11, there has been EXTENSIVE research and documentation of the scientific explanation of how the buildings collapsed etc. http://www.debunking911.com/ Every possible question is answered in this site.

[Desi Cartman]

i guess 100% of pakistanis believe that Indians staged 26-11 ...

[mhr123]

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Did a 757 really hit the pentagon on 911?[/ame]