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Iran to "break the leg"
of enemies: Ahmadinejad
Reuters
Friday May 04, 2007
Having repeatedly vowed to "cut off the hand" of any
attacker, Iran's president shifted to the leg on Friday to underline
his determination to resist Western pressure over its nuclear program.
"You, the enemies of the Iranian nation, know that this nation
will break the leg of anyone who wants to violate its rights,"
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a rally in the southeastern province
of Kerman.
"We will not be harmed by your opposition and it will be you
who ... will be harmed," Ahmadinejad, known for his fiery anti-Western
speeches, said according to the official IRNA news agency.
He was speaking in Farsi which unlike English does not use the
phrase "break a leg" idiomatically to wish someone freedom
from harm.
Iran is embroiled in a deepening stand-off with the West over its
nuclear ambitions. Major powers fear it is seeking to develop atomic
weapons but Tehran says it wants only to generate electricity so
that it can export more of its oil and gas.
The United States says it would prefer a diplomatic solution to
the crisis but has not ruled out military action if that fails.
Iran has threatened U.S. regional interests if attacked.
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BECAUSE THERE'S A WAR ON FOR YOUR MIND
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