TEHRAN, Iran (AP)  Iran’s Foreign Ministry has condemned remarks by Republican presidential candidate John McCain that exporting cigarettes could be a way of killing Iranians.
The state-owned English language IRAN daily has quoted ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini denouncing the remarks as “inappropriate” and describing McCain’s attitude as “regretful.”
Last week, McCain was asked about an Associated Press report that the U.S. exported $158 million worth of cigarettes to Iran during the Bush administration in spite of restrictions on U.S. imports.
“Maybe that’s a way of killing them,” McCain said. He then said that he was joking.
Iran has officially announced that it supports neither U.S. presidential campaign but does hope the election will bring a change in U.S. foreign policy.
I think he means “regrettable,” but then I’m sure his English is better than Baracky’s Persian. Still, I think that if they cut off our oil we cut off their cigarettes, so guys, keep working on that “magical amount.” You know they will.ÂÂ
They apparently are looking to boost their own domestic production from 26% to 75%. Seems like a good idea. But apparently we crafty Zionists have developed a cigarette that kills only Muslims:
“We condemn such jokes and believe them to be inappropriate for a U.S. presidential candidate. It is most evident that jokes about genocide will not be tolerated by Iranians or Americans.”
“Oh, I see that the Iranians have taken exception to my remarks. How unusual… Well, let me just say that they can go stick their complaints where the 12th Imam don’t shine.”
Right, heads of state should deny genocide, not joke about it.
“We condemn such jokes…. ”
What makes Armadinajad’s remarks about wiping out Jews acceptable is that he ISNT joking..
Does anybody know how to write “Bite Me Three Times You Apocalyptic Thuggish Fanatic!” in Farsi?
Can one do all CAPS in Farsi?
Soon to be headline (channeling Ace):
Iranians die of American cigarettes and JDAMs, but mostly JDAMSs.
Is this the Iran with the parliament that regularly chants “Death to America!”?
Andrew Bostom was carried on C-span over the weekend giving a lecture about his new book The Legacy of Islamic Anti-Semitism which happens to put Iranian pronouncements on Israel into a fitting historical context. you can see it here
http://somebodyhelpme.info/andrew_bostom/legacy.html
That’s the one, MayBee. No problem with them having nuclear capabilites, right? We need to understand our ownresponsibility for causing peace loving peoples to chant “Death to America.”
I think I’m going to be sick.
Armadinajad: “I welcome World War III ! As soon as we’ve finished building our nuclear bomb, which should be any day now, 12th Imam or no 12th Imam we’re going to bomb those freakin Jewish descendants of apes back to the stone age.. We’ll push the scourge of Judaism into the sea.. The streets of Tel Aviv will run red with the blood of the infidel dogs and apes..
Just kidding.. Just making a little joke.. Gotcha! Heh..”
“but then I’m sure his English is better than Baracky’s Persian”
Persian?? I’m pretty sure they speak Farsi in Iran
Shit, Baracky doesn’t even speak Mexicanese.
They just have always meant “more reasonably priced cigarettes” to America.
Baracky has “Teleprompterese” down. Which is like Latin in its impressiveness.
I wonder how “gotta fag?” translates into Farsi?