Ahmadinejad: U.S. Plot To Kill Me In Iraq

Iranian President Tells Religious Leaders About Alleged Assasination Plot

(AP)  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday accused the United States of plotting to kidnap and assassinate him during a visit this year to Iraq, state media reported.

The hardline president told a meeting of clerics in the central city of Qom that Iran's "enemies" planned to kill him when he went to Baghdad in March, according to the president's Web site. Iranian leaders usually use the term "enemies" to refer to Western nations and the United States in particular.

The report on the presidential Web site did not specify the United States as the source of the plot. But state television reported that Ahmadinejad had "unveiled a shocking story" - that "Americans had intended to kidnap him during his trip to Iraq."

Ahmadinejad said the plot was never carried out because of "intentional" last-minute changes in his schedule during the visit, the Web site said. He said the conspirators learned about the changes too late, when he had departed Iraq.

Ahmadinejad's trip to Baghdad was the first by an Iranian leader since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, a sign of the close ties between Tehran and the Shiite-led government in Baghdad.

During his visit, Ahmadinejad did not stay in the heavily fortified Green Zone, where the Iraqi government and U.S. Embassy are centered and where most visiting dignitaries reside. Instead, he stayed in a compound that includes the home of President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, and Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, head of Iraq's largest Shiite party, both of whom have strong ties to Tehran, the security official said. His security was provided by members of the Shiite Badr Movement, close to al-Hakim, and Kurdish peshmerga fighters, instead of army or police, the official said.

Iran and the U.S have no diplomatic relations since shortly after the 1979 storming of the U.S. Embassy by militant students who held Americans hostages for 444 days.

Tensions have been high between Washington and Tehran over U.S. accusations that Iran aims to build a nuclear weapon and that it is financing and arming anti-U.S. Shiite militias in Iraq. Iran denies both charges.

[9SLING]

If we wanted to do that we would have done it when he came to New York.

[9SLING]

If we wanted to do that we would have done it when he came to New York.

[9SLING]

If we wanted to do that we would have done it when he came to New York.

[9SLING]

Ahmadinejad is having DTs. He''s a cocaine addict.

[toolmangler-2009]

Hasn''t he seen the "Bourne Whatever". We can get him when we ''really'' want him, he is on an ''Ego trip'' thinking that he is worth something. ssssshhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeessssssssshhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

[xalen54]

1.) It is Iraq, Kurds try to kill everyone
2.) If the U.S. wanted to take you out, we would have
3.) This is just another cry for attention from President Ahmadinejad.....

[tryhonesty]

You think??? Just another MORON gone in the world. Too bad there would be millions more morons to take Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad''s place...

[kretos-2009]

Ahmadinejad is threat to US mideast terror policy ! they try to destroy him

[cfin5]

I''m sure that Ahmablahblahblah has plenty of enemies within and without. Instead of just using those individual suicide bombers,.....he wants to use the whole country of Iran as a suicide bomber. Because he knows the moment he flinches the use of a nuclear weapon, either Israel and/or the United States will waste Iran. I''d say the Iranians need to take care of their own business. The countries who are "down wind" from Iran better get on the ball too.

[neoconrcrazy]

Why would we want Ahmadinejad dead?

We need him (and OBL) to fuel our "global war".

Without these symbols of evil, how could be justifiy killing 500''000 iraqis, maybe soon the same number of iranians in order to snatch their oil?

[neoconrcrazy]

Why would we want Ahmadinejad dead?

We need him (and OBL) to fuel our "global war".

Without these symbols of evil, how could be justifiy killing 500''000 iraqis, maybe soon the same number of iranians in order to snatch their oil?

[neoconrcrazy]

Why would we want Ahmadinejad dead?

We need him (and OBL) to fuel our "global war".

Without these symbols of evil, how could be justifiy killing 500''000 iraqis, maybe soon the same number of iranians in order to snatch their oil?

[neoconrcrazy]

Why would we want Ahmadinejad dead?

We need him (and OBL) to fuel our "global war".

Without these symbols of evil, how could be justifiy killing 500''000 iraqis, maybe soon the same number of iranians in order to snatch their oil?

[truthislife1]

Duh.

[trishab4]

trishab, Bin Laden thinks exactly the same as you I''''m sure that makes you proud!


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Posted by notblue at 04:33 PM : Jun 19, 2008

-noclue, 72% of fellow Americans think the same as BinLaden and Me. Pull your head out of Liar935Bush''s dark stinkyAsss.

[downtowner97]

It''''s funny how you can blame Bush for the terrible state of this country and Bush supporters will say it''''s not his fault. They say that the president doesn''''t really have much to do with anything. Ask those same people what they think of Obama and they tell you he''''ll singlehandedly destroy the country.

[impeach_w]

We have the technology to make any one look nuts if we wanted to. We tried to slip acid to Castro. How far do you think we''ve progressed? What purpose does this serve you ask? It''s always easier to "sell" a war against a paraniod madman and the chance of his overthow or ouster is increased.

[hypnotoad72]

He''s not worth killing.

Locking up for a few years, you betcha, but who''d want to make a martyr out of that wanker?

[ringading3]

Ahmadinejad is a real whack-job. He had better be looking for one of his own countrymen who will send him to he_ll.

[edintex]

I hope the Iranian president "IMANUTJOB" keeps up the paranoia. I hope he loses sleep EVERY night laying in bed with his eyes open wondering what EVERY sound outside of his room is.