Ahmadinejad: Britain Crackdown Unacceptable
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday strongly condemned what he called the "savage" crackdown by British police on rampaging youths, the state television's website reported.
"This savage treatment of people is absolutely unacceptable, and British statesmen must hear the voice of the people and grant them freedoms," Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying.
"British politicians should look to help their own people instead of invading Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya to plunder their oil."
Ahmadinejad said part of the British public has "lost its patience and become frustrated," and urged London to "get on the people's side and change their management, instead of using such approaches."
He criticized the U.N. Security Council for remaining "silent" over the developments in Britain, which is experiencing its worst unrest in decades.
Riots raged into a fifth day on Wednesday as youths ran amok in Manchester and the industrial Midlands, but London was quiet after British Prime Minister David Cameron boosted the police presence in the capital to 16,000.
Scotland Yard said early on Wednesday that 768 people had been arrested and 111 police officers have been injured in the disorder.
"Even if one hundredth of these crimes were to happen in countries opposed to the West, the United Nations and other organizations claiming to defend human rights would vehemently decry it," Ahmadinejad added.
"The stage has now been set for testing the U.N. Security Council to see whether it will condemn one of its own permanent members," he added.
Looters have caused mayhem including in Britain's second largest city Birmingham, where three Asian men died early on Wednesday after being hit by a car.
Reports said they had just left a mosque and were protecting their neighborhood in the central city.
over 12 years
M. Ahmadinejad talking about UK sounds like a mule willing to talk about Quantic Physics.
over 12 years
Look who's talking
over 12 years
I suppose that his own crackdown on his people was not savage but perfectly acceptable, after the last presidential elections which the Iranian people accused him of rigging.
And I suppose that his best friend Bashar el Kalb's crackdown on the freedom-starved Syrian people is also legitimate rather than savage. After all, as Bashar has assured us and reminded us repeatedly, the Syrian people are terrorists who are committing terror acts against a victimized government. The poor man has no other choice but to defend his country against this savagery.
over 12 years
I never had sympathy for the British monarchy or the British government. I think they and their former empire are, at the root, responsible for 90% of all the wars and misery that plague the world today, but this time I must admit that it is the British people, not their government, who are at fault. If a man was wrongly shot by the police, then the policemen responsible for this killing can be identified and must be brought to justice. If justice fails, riots can be justified. But to invade the streets of London and indiscriminately burn down innocent people's cars, shops and homes, that my friends is what I call savagery. Those rioting thugs have not even made a claim, a demand or even a statement. They just want to vent their bottled-up energy and cure their boredom.
over 12 years
lol :)
over 12 years
Great
Praise the looters and especially dressed in Black.
They could be martyrs
Wahab should have a joke ready for this
over 12 years
You need to bring the British security forces to train in Tehran and learn the civilzed ways to confront demonstrators! Better yet hire Hezbollah members to go to London and establish security there.
Ahmadinejad what a character?
over 12 years
I ve always thought that guy was an idiot, submissive prat to the theocrats in power, but I didn't think he could beat the brits with his sense of humour!
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This guy is my favorite dictator!