Transcript of President Obama on the Iranian situation and some out of US observations.
Everybody is for Virtue and when President Obama condemn the violent reactions of the executive forces of the Iran govern on dissidents, no country can agree with such violent assault on demonstrators.
But at the G20 summit as in the Strasbourg summit he has not said the same thing about peaceful demonstrators, lets not forget that one innocent Life was taken at the G20 summit with no justification, but again US do not have an agenda against parters.
Again, but to a less degree that the Bush administration, President Obama still bear with the concept of two weights, two measures. No United Principle.
Now the transcript.
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Good afternoon, everybody. Today, I want to start by addressing three issues, and then I'll take your questions.
First, I'd like to say a few words about the situation in Iran. The United States and the international community have been appalled and outraged by the threats, the beatings, and imprisonments of the last few days. I strongly condemn these unjust actions, and I join with the American people in mourning each and every innocent life that is lost.
The President do not use these words on the thousand of innocents lives lost at the hand of Israel in Gaza even if yesterday Netanyahu said Settlements debate is a waste of time and "Iran is a regime that oppresses its people and this is a regime that threatens everyone "
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President Obama is loosing it IMHO
I've made it clear that the United States respects the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not interfering with Iran's affairs. But we must also bear witness to the courage and the dignity of the Iranian people, and to a remarkable opening within Iranian society. And we deplore the violence against innocent civilians anywhere that it takes place.
I did not hear him said this in Cairo on the innocent lives taken in Gaza.
The Iranian people are trying to have a debate about their future. Some in Iran -- some in the Iranian government, in particular, are trying to avoid that debate by accusing the United States and others in the West of instigating protests over the election.
What about Hamas election in Gaza? Does US tries to avoid the debate by accusing Iran and others of investigating the rise of Hamas instead of recognising despair is the leitmotiv.
These accusations are patently false. They're an obvious attempt to distract people from what is truly taking place within Iran's borders. This tired strategy of using old tensions to scapegoat other countries won't work anymore in Iran. This is not about the United States or the West; this is about the people of Iran, and the future that they -- and only they -- will choose.
Would he Granth the same privilege to Gazeans and to Georgians?
The Iranian people can speak for themselves. That's precisely what's happened in the last few days. In 2009, no iron fist is strong enough to shut off the world from bearing witness to peaceful protests [sic] of justice. Despite the Iranian government's efforts to expel journalists and isolate itself, powerful images and poignant words have made their way to us through cell phones and computers, and so we've watched what the Iranian people are doing.
This is what we've witnessed. We've seen the timeless dignity of tens of thousands of Iranians marching in silence. We've seen people of all ages risk everything to insist that their votes are counted and that their voices are heard. Above all, we've seen courageous women stand up to the brutality and threats, and we've experienced the searing image of a woman bleeding to death on the streets. While this loss is raw and extraordinarily painful, we also know this: Those who stand up for justice are always on the right side of history.
Do this apply to Gazaoui and to Georgians and...
As I said in Cairo, suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away. The Iranian people have a universal right to assembly and free speech. If the Iranian government seeks the respect of the international community, it must respect those rights and heed the will of its own people. It must govern through consent and not coercion. That's what Iran's own people are calling for, and the Iranian people will ultimately judge the actions of their own government.
Sadly Obama is pushed in the corner and is losing it.
Very sad day indeed