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Iran's Ahmadinejad has 'proof'
US won't attack
AFP
Monday Sept 3, 2007
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has sought to justify
his confidence the United States will not attack Iran, saying
the proof comes from his mathematical skills as an engineer and
faith in God, the press reported on Monday.
Ahmadinejad told academics in a speech that elements
inside Iran were pressing for compromise in the nuclear standoff
with the West over fears the United States could launch a military
strike.
"In some discussions I told them 'I am an engineer and I
am examining the issue. They do not dare wage war against us and
I base this on a double proof'," he said in the speech on
Sunday, reported by the reformist Etemad Melli and Kargozaran
newspapers.
"I tell them: 'I am an engineer and I am a master in calculation
and tabulation.
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"I draw up tables. For hours, I write out different hypotheses.
I reject, I reason. I reason with planning and I make a conclusion.
They cannot make problems for Iran.'"
Ahmadinejad has long expressed pride in his academic prowess.
He holds a PhD on transport engineering and planning from Tehran's
Science and Technology University and is the author several of
scientific papers.
The deeply religious president said his second reason was: "I
believe in what God says."
"God says that those who walk in the path of righteousness
will be victorious. What reason can you have for believing God
will not keep this promise."
Washington has never ruled out taking military action against
Tehran, and its tone has sharpened again over the past week with
President George W. Bush warning that Iran's nuclear programme
could lead to a "nuclear holocaust."
Ahmadinejad said that "God willing" one day he would
write his memoirs to put the record straight.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has already warned that Iran
risks being bombed if the nuclear crisis is not resolved. Ahmadinejad
last week brushed off the comments which he said were due to his
French counterpart's inexperience.
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