Iran President Challenges U.N. - Scary!

Who does this guy think he is, challenging the UN's authority like that? I don't know that a leader who does such a thing can be considered sane. It's like career suicide. The rest of the world is going to think he's a ter...or...ist.

Oh, wait. Bush did the exact same thing when he wanted to go to war in 2003. Different circumstances, but still. Everyone else thinks we're terrorists.

And DOES the UN have that much authority? Should it? What are going to be the ramifications of this exchange?

Write a 2-3 page essay on the topic and have it ready for the test on Tuesday.

Read an article right here.

Here's a short quote from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (he's the president of Iran, guys!):

"Mr. Annan, too, has to move within the framework of international regulations. No one has a special right or advantage," he said.

True. But...

"The U.S. and Britain are the source of many tensions," he said. "At the Security Council, where they have to protect security, they enjoy the veto right. If anybody confronts them, there is no place to take complaints to."

"This (veto right) is the source of problems of the world," he said. "It is an insult to the dignity, independence, freedom and sovereignty of nations."

Hmmm...He makes a good point. Is 'yo mama' a correct response? It's all I got.

However, If I am allowed a retort in the form of a chilling quote by, you guess it, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad:

Thanks to the blood of the martyrs, a new Islamic revolution has arisen and the Islamic revolution of 1384 will, if God wills, cut off the roots of injustice in the world*.

*http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/mahmoud_ahmadinejad.html