The Rosett Report

September 22nd, 2006 12:53 am

Ahmadinejad Spills the Kofi Beans?

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As Pajamas editor Richard Fernandez notes, Ahmadinejad alleged at a press conference Thursday that Kofi Annan himself told Iran to ignore the Security Council deadline to stop enriching uranium: “The secretary-general told me to disregard what has happened for the time being, resort to diplomacy.” Fox has the story, including a denial by Annan’s spokesman that the Secretary-General said any such thing.

Given the well-documented record of Kofi ignoring Security Council instructions in running the Iraq Oil-for-Food program, it seems reasonable to wonder if this was a rare instance in which Ahmadinejad was telling the truth.

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2 Comments

1. Brian:

Heh. “Credibility is a non-renewable resource.” — my wife.

Brian

Sep 22, 2006 - 10:26 am 2. The Rosett Report » Ahmadinejad’s Best Idea Ever:

[...] demanding that Iran halt its program of uranium enrichment. Ahmadinejad gave a press conference in which he said that none other than Kofi Annan, then Secretary-General, had told him not to worry about [...]

Sep 21, 2008 - 10:30 am

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