When the U.S. changes a regime, like it did in Iran and Iraq, the entire power structure is uprooted and the government dissolved. If the president of Iran means (and I think he does) a regime change in that sense you are correct.
Do you actually believe the president of Iran, who supports factions whose constitutions explicitly deny and sometimes call for the destruction of Israel, only wants, "policy" changes?
You are correct, he never said to wipe out Israel because he only wants it removed and by that removal he means gone.
Sometimes what is actually said is really implied. It's like being in NY, "It is what it is".
Can you show me any documentation proving this? "Do you actually believe the president of Iran, who supports factions whose constitutions explicitly deny and sometimes call for the destruction of Israel, only wants, "policy" changes? "
Furthermore, Iran is against Zionism, not Israel.
here's another article talking about how words got lost in translation and it's very interesting.
http://antiwar.com/orig/norouzi.php?articleid=11025
The whole "wiped off the map" came from this one sentence:
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The Proof:
The full quote translated directly to English:
"The Imam said this regime occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the page of time."
Word by word translation:
Imam (Khomeini) ghoft (said) een (this) rezhim-e (regime) ishghalgar-e (occupying) qods (Jerusalem) bayad (must) az safheh-ye ruzgar (from page of time) mahv shavad (vanish from).
Here is the full transcript of the speech in Farsi, archived on Ahmadinejad's web site
The Speech and Context:
While the false "wiped off the map" extract has been repeated infinitely without verification, Ahmadinejad's actual speech itself has been almost entirely ignored. Given the importance placed on the "map" comment, it would be sensible to present his words in their full context to get a fuller understanding of his position.
In fact, by looking at the entire speech, there is a clear, logical trajectory leading up to his call for a "world without Zionism." One may disagree with his reasoning, but critical appraisals are infeasible without first knowing what that reasoning is."
In his speech, Ahmadinejad declares that Zionism is the West's apparatus of political oppression against Muslims. He says the "Zionist regime" was imposed on the Islamic world as a strategic bridgehead to ensure domination of the region and its assets. Palestine, he insists, is the frontline of the Islamic world's struggle with American hegemony, and its fate will have repercussions for the entire Middle East.
Ahmadinejad acknowledges that the removal of America's powerful grip on the region via the Zionists may seem unimaginable to some, but reminds the audience that, as Khomeini predicted, other seemingly invincible empires have disappeared and now only exist in history books. He then proceeds to list three such regimes that have collapsed, crumbled or vanished, all within the last 30 years..."
It's really important ones know what was actually said before leaping to conclusions.
