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"I don't take Mr. Ahmadinejad's comments seriously, about apologies," Obama said at a White House news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
"I would suggest that Mr. Ahmadinejad think carefully about the obligations he owes to his own people," Obama said.
"He might want to consider looking at the families of those who have been beaten or shot or detained," added Obama, whose concerns about the validity of Iran's elections and complaints about the crackdown on protesters has rattled Ahmadinejad.
The bloody suppression of protests after the disputed June 12 elections exposed the authoritarian nature of the Islamic regime, Obama said.
"We see it and we condemn it," Obama said.
But Obama also made clear he was not cutting off the possibility of negotiating with Iran to stop the development of nuclear weapons.
In Tehran, a hard-line cleric called for the execution of "rioters" to end the unrest.
"I want the judiciary to punish leading rioters firmly and without showing any mercy to teach everyone a lesson," Ahmad Khatami told worshipers at Tehran University.
Iran's top legislative body, the Guardian Council, also said it had found no major violations in the presidential election that gave about two-thirds of the vote to Ahmadinejad.
The Council ignored a call to void the vote by moderate former Prime Minister Mir Hussein Mousavi, who finished a distant second in the official count
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Jun 26, 2009 at 05:36 PM AuthenticSatmar Says:
All of a sudden, Ahmenijad made it personal, and we finally hear from Obama. What happen to peace loving dialogue and finding blame in the Israel problem.
All of a sudden he sees the truth. What a fake, phony, and fraud. I can't believe Americans actually voted for this idiot.
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Jun 26, 2009 at 05:49 PM karma dude Says:
“ All of a sudden, Ahmenijad made it personal, and we finally hear from Obama. What happen to peace loving dialogue and finding blame in the Israel problem.
All of a sudden he sees the truth. What a fake, phony, and fraud. I can't believe Americans actually voted for this idiot.
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Amen to that.
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Jun 26, 2009 at 05:52 PM kingsley The Chuchem Says:
President Obama is finally learning with whom he is dealing with. It began with north Korea and he should just bomb the korean ship to give Ahmenijad a message. Shape up or get ready to ship out.. The president is NOT "an Idiot" as #1 says just he hasn't figured out yet with whom he is dealing. He'll learn real quick!!
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Jun 26, 2009 at 05:46 PM Anonymous Says:
“ All of a sudden, Ahmenijad made it personal, and we finally hear from Obama. What happen to peace loving dialogue and finding blame in the Israel problem.
All of a sudden he sees the truth. What a fake, phony, and fraud. I can't believe Americans actually voted for this idiot.
”
Give it a rest already. He said exactly what he should have said about the situation.
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Jun 26, 2009 at 06:56 PM Jeff Says:
Whatever happened to diplomacy?
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Jun 27, 2009 at 08:07 PM Anonymous Says:
“ Whatever happened to diplomacy? ”
diplomacy for what on what if ure willing to ignore human rights violations and people getting shot then what do u have to talk about what confrontational principles do u stand on
after all is being said is the enemy will see u as a pushover if u can be slapped and then say im your friend like there is no difference in my mind between 2nd grade and foreign relations they all seem to follow the same rules either ure a mentch or your not
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Jun 27, 2009 at 07:49 PM Anonymous Says:
Why can't we simply send Obama to Iran. Let those two be together.
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Jun 27, 2009 at 09:14 PM Anonymous Says:
Bush said months ago, that Obama will learn pretty fast who our enemies (and friends) are...
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Jun 27, 2009 at 09:30 PM bunimfrombrooklyn Says:
Good Morning BARACK, have you been sleeping a big DEEP sleep througout your first 5+ months of office?!?
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Jun 28, 2009 at 07:24 AM End of Days Says:
Edom vs. Persia heating up (see Gemaras Pesachim and Avodah Zara). This turn of events should not be a surprise to us.
Then, next, will be Edom & Ishmael verus us. HaShem y'rachem!
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Jun 28, 2009 at 02:40 AM Anonymous Says:
The president will be much better trained for his second term
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Jun 28, 2009 at 07:57 AM Avrohom Abba Says:
Meanwhile, while everyone is cheering the poor, innocent Iranian protesters, I look back in history and find those same people still remembering to say nothing about all the murders done by their fellow Muslims during the last thirty years!
Now, about the religion of love. Where were all these Muslims when their brothers were massacring and terrorizing and suicide bombing and raping other Muslims and Christians and Jews and Hindus and Buddhists in countries all around the planet? But now they want all those countries to support them?!
Did they ever, even one time say, "Stop the terror! Stop killing in the name of ala. Do not kill."
Did they? Did they ever? How about the other 54 Muslim countries, besides iran? Were they ever publicly concerned that Christians were being slaughtered? Did they ever complain when Hindus in India were slaughtered while riding on trains? Did they ever publicly complain about any terror attack anywhere in the world?
Have you ever seen even one Muslim leader of those 55 Muslim countries, speak out against terrorism?