This is actually quite interesting if you go "to bahresh" for a moment.
All the Muslim countries have refused to make any comment. The non-aligned countries and the rest of African and S. American countries and Asian countries have also refused to make any comment. The countries that are making a fuss out of it are the same old countries of the "Coolition of the willing".
So in reality not only they have not made any political ground here but instead are unintentionally are doing several things against their own interest:
1. They are raising Iran's profile and respect among the Muslims, radicals, and others sympathetic to the cause of Palestinians around the world by pointing out how Iran is standing up and making such comments.
2. They are popularizing Iran among their own neo-nazis, neo-fascists, and "closet-anti-semite" population who are actually a sizable number especially in countries like France and Germany. Thus come time for a confrontation with Iran these internal forces will be more likely to support and argue Iran's cause.
3. They are indirectly raising the Palestinian issue back on the scene.
4. More dangerously than all, by repeating his so called quotes and comments what they are doing is destroying the taboo of thinking such deeds among people. For years, post WWII the Jews (rightfully I might add) have been working hard to making even the thought of harming a person for being a Jew untinkable. By publicizing Ahmadinejad's comments not only they are undoing their own hard work but also sending his message to the radicals who may have been losing hope.
beh ebArati bA tekrAr in harfA GHOBH e in fekr va amal ro dAran mirizan.
What they are doing is equivalent of what Khomeini did for Salman Rashdi and his book, Satanic verses. Just as by making a big deal out of nothing Khomeini's comments caused more people to read Rushdi's book the West's publicizing Ahmadinejad's comments will make more people around the world to sit up and take notice of his message and perhaps decide to join his cause.
mesdAgh e adoo shavad sabab e kheir gar khodA khAhad (va bel aks).
All the Muslim countries have refused to make any comment. The non-aligned countries and the rest of African and S. American countries and Asian countries have also refused to make any comment. The countries that are making a fuss out of it are the same old countries of the "Coolition of the willing".
So in reality not only they have not made any political ground here but instead are unintentionally are doing several things against their own interest:
1. They are raising Iran's profile and respect among the Muslims, radicals, and others sympathetic to the cause of Palestinians around the world by pointing out how Iran is standing up and making such comments.
2. They are popularizing Iran among their own neo-nazis, neo-fascists, and "closet-anti-semite" population who are actually a sizable number especially in countries like France and Germany. Thus come time for a confrontation with Iran these internal forces will be more likely to support and argue Iran's cause.
3. They are indirectly raising the Palestinian issue back on the scene.
4. More dangerously than all, by repeating his so called quotes and comments what they are doing is destroying the taboo of thinking such deeds among people. For years, post WWII the Jews (rightfully I might add) have been working hard to making even the thought of harming a person for being a Jew untinkable. By publicizing Ahmadinejad's comments not only they are undoing their own hard work but also sending his message to the radicals who may have been losing hope.
beh ebArati bA tekrAr in harfA GHOBH e in fekr va amal ro dAran mirizan.
What they are doing is equivalent of what Khomeini did for Salman Rashdi and his book, Satanic verses. Just as by making a big deal out of nothing Khomeini's comments caused more people to read Rushdi's book the West's publicizing Ahmadinejad's comments will make more people around the world to sit up and take notice of his message and perhaps decide to join his cause.
mesdAgh e adoo shavad sabab e kheir gar khodA khAhad (va bel aks).
