22 November 2006

Mugabe and Ahmadinejad in mutual love-in

Ahmadinejad and Mugabe with Khamenei

I know it is a bit like shooting fish in a barrel but I couldn’t let a meeting between Robert Mugabe and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pass by. While leaders often use mutual hyperbole during state visits, sometimes this adulation can be quite sickening - it certainly is in this case.

Mugabe, who is currently in Tehran to sign cooperation agreements between Iran and Zimbabwe was described by Ahmadinejad as a "just leader, a person who loves freedom and a freedom fighter"

Ahmadinejad also condemned sanctions on Zimbabwe and as “a standard bearer of revolutions” pledged Iran’s in the face of “Western machinations”: "We believe Zimbabweans have every right to defend their sovereignty and land. We are happy that Zimbabwe has once again taken control over its resources and we support the land redistribution programme. We condemn the efforts and pressure put on Zimbabwe by a few bully nations. We do not recognise the measures (sanctions) put in place against Zimbabwe. We are going to stand side-by-side with the Government and people of Zimbabwe."

For his part, Mugabe stated that Iran was “Zimbabwe's elder and powerful brother”. "The two countries of Zimbabwe and Iran are not only economic partners and friends but both also have got common ideology and revolutionary beliefs. They have always been friends and supporters of each other from the past and they will continue to be so in the future," commented Mugabe. "The two countries will defend themselves against the possible invaders and their ill intentioned enemies."


During his visit Comrrade Mugabe also visited the shrine of Ayatollah Imam Khomeini is buried and laid a wreath and met the current supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Hoseini Khamenei. Today he is expected to visit a tractor manufacturing plant in Tabriz before winding up his visit.

Sources

Harare Herald

Newzimbabwe

ISNA

Jerusalem Post

5 comments:

Agnes said...

Chomsky kiss kiss Ahmadinejad kiss goodbye human rights kiss kiss Lukashenko kiss kiss Mugabe, who is against the Great and Smalles Satan is with you or vice versa?

"but both also have got common ideology and revolutionary beliefs" - great. It is so beutiful when theoretically we defend the rights of those we could kill with our own hands, kiss kiss.

jams o donnell said...

Cant pin these two charming men on westernmachination. While I find apologias for either distasteful, I do wonde what would ahve happened in Iran had the US and the UK let Mossadeq alone rather than bring in the Shah . Then again That does not excuse Ahmadinejad or the others who repress the people of Iran.

Agnes said...

There is no excuse for that Mossadegh). With the same reasoning there was no excuse then after WWI: Hitler was partly result of THAT Peace Treaty. One has Ahmadinejad and the other jackass here and now: but then, one can find apologists even for Ghadaffy. Let alone the rest.

jams o donnell said...

Of courseyou can find apologists if you dig.. Lookf at Fuckwit, sorry, Dermot Hudson and his Juche wank fantasy!

but thee is no exusing Ahmadinejad or the Iranian regime or Mugabe for his destruction of Zimbabwe or, or or.

jams o donnell said...

Of courseyou can find apologists if you dig.. Lookf at Fuckwit, sorry, Dermot Hudson and his Juche wank fantasy!

but thee is no exusing Ahmadinejad or the Iranian regime or Mugabe for his destruction of Zimbabwe or, or or.