Ahmadinejad: When I Say You Should Die, It Means I Love You

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As if on cue to play the ranting villain after Sunday’s briefing on Iran’s supply of weapons to Iraq, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appeared on “Good Morning America” to stubbornly say nothing of substance to Diane Sawyer. He did, however, say that you shouldn’t take it personally when he and his coterie say “Death To America”:

Well, our position is clear: We are opposed to any proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and nuclear weapons. We believe that the time is now over for nuke weapons. It is a time for logic, for rationality and for civilization. Instead of thinking of finding new weapons, we are trying to find new ways to love people. And if talking about the “Death to America” slogans, I think you know it yourself, it is not related in any way to American public. Our people have no problem with American public, and we have a very friendly relationship.

Death To America: the new love movement.

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