Ahmadinejad's Vague Plan

Clarity must be a word lost in translation to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. In his address to the United Nations on Tuesday, the Iranian leader jumped around from topic to topic, mixing up his own version of history with his own very slanted views on what needs to be changed in today's world. One of Ahmadinejad's claims included the Middle East's complete lack of participation in anything WWII related - an absolute untruth. He jumped around from castigating powerful nations (i.e. The United States) and encouraging such nations to recognize the WWII is over, and should surrender their powers and to give up their "... obedience to Satan" and "submit to the will of god." And if his wishes are not met? Then he threatened that "... calamities will befall" those leading nations which do not kow-tow to his wishes. He also claimed that Iran's nuclear program was "... peaceful and transparent," and again threatened with force any nation which would seek to disrupt this "peaceful" program.

Ahmadinejad's speech began with formal structure, as he outlined what he would talk about, the causes for resulting problems, and the solutions he would provide. His main solution was a "Coalition for peace." The basic tenets of this "coalition" are "monotheism, justice and compassion for humans." He also repeatedly blasted the United States and Israel, and Jewish settlers. He complained of the bullying and saber rattling being committed by the United States. He did not, however, talk about his own threats and his government's systematic brutality against its own people, as he did not touch on any of these topics openly or honestly at his Columbia speaking engagement. Did Ahmadinejad respond directly to any questions of his own brutal dictatorship? Of course not. Eyes should be on French leader Nicholas Sarkozy at the moment, whose speech may be an important turning point in current global events, as the French leader strongly urged the U.N. and the world not to tolerate a rogue nation seeking to obtain nuclear weapons.