Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the new president of Iran, said "Israel must be wiped off the map.".Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the new president of Iran The President of Iran is the head of government. The current president is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Role in the state In contrast with most republics, the effective head of Iran's political establishment is not the president, but rather the Supreme Leader , said "Israel must be wiped off the map." Since he said it at a student rally called "The World Without Zionism," it was not exactly a surprise. Much critical comment ensued, even a tut-tut from Kofi Annan, and some agencies of the Iranian government tried to downplay the matter: "Iran is committed to its obligations stated in the United Nations charter," said the Foreign Ministry. Ahmadinejad has gotten off to a boisterous start, but why assume that the mullahs who control him and all Iranian politics are displeased dis·please v. dis·pleased, dis·pleas·ing, dis·pleas·es v.tr. To cause annoyance or vexation to. v.intr. To cause annoyance or displeasure. ? The president whips up the mob; his colleagues can play the game of good mullah mullah Muslim title applied to a scholar or religious leader, especially in the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. It means “lord” and has also been used in North Africa as an honorific attached to the name of a king, sultan, or member of the nobility. , bad mullah, that the Europeans and the State Department so devoutly hope will work out. Meanwhile Iran marches on with its nuclear-weapons program. When that is complete, it can begin its exercises in Islamist cartography cartography: see map. cartography or mapmaking Art and science of representing a geographic area graphically, usually by means of a map or chart. Political, cultural, or other nongeographic features may be superimposed. . |
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