Mike Wallace Interviewed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on 60 Minutes. At the request of the Iranian President Ahmadinejad, the FULL UNEDITED version was shown on C-SPAN. "The cable public affairs net will air the 60 Minutes edited version, followed by the full 90-minute interview, to give viewers a window on what is left on the cutting room floor." - John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 8/11/2006 We can see what they cut out, a call for democracy. This is another example of Mainstream Media's continuing suppression of basic facts concerning Israel and the Palestinians and other dramatic details related to the Middle East. It is a scandal for news editors to suppress the fact that democracy is being denied to people and that U.S. policy makers are behind the injustices. It is a scandal that the mainstream media suppresses the fact that the President of Iran is calling for democracy.
The text in red was edited out of the 60 Minutes broadcast:
MR. WALLACE: You are very good at filibustering. You still have not answered the question. You still have not answered the question. Israel must be wiped off the map. Why?
PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD: Well, don't be hasty, sir. I'm going to get to that.
MR. WALLACE: I'm not hasty.
PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD: I think that the Israeli government is a fabricated government and I have talked about the solution. The solution is democracy. We have said allow Palestinian people to participate in a free and fair referendum to express their views. What we are saying only serves the cause of durable peace. We want durable peace in that part of the world. A durable peace will only come about with once the views of the people are met.
So we said that allow the people of Palestine to participate in a referendum to choose their desired government, and of course, for the war to come an end as well. Why are they refusing to allow this to go ahead? Even the Palestinian administration and government which has been elected by the people is being attacked on a daily basis, and its high-ranking officials are assassinated and arrested. Yesterday, the speaker of the Palestinian parliament was arrested, elected by the people, mind you. So how long can this go on?
We believe that this problem has to be dealt with fundamentally. I believe that the American government is blindly supporting this government of occupation. It should lift its support, allow the people to participate in free and fair elections. Whatever happens let it be. We will accept and go along. The result will be as you said earlier, sir.
MR. WALLACE: Look, I mean no disrespect. Let's make a deal. I will listen to your complete answers if you'll stay for all of my questions. My concern is that we might run out of time.
PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD: Well, you're free to ask me any questions you please, and I am hoping that I'm free to be able to say whatever is on my mind. You are free to put any question you want to me, and of course, please give me the right to respond fully to your questions to say what is on my mind.
Do you perhaps want me to say what you want me to say? Am I to understand --
MR. WALLACE: No.
PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD: So if that is the case, then I ask you to please be patient.
MR. WALLACE: I said I'll be very patient.
PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD: Maybe these are words that you don't like to hear, Mr. Wallace.
MR. WALLACE: Why? What words do I not like to hear? [the words highlighted in red and edited out of the interview]
PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD: Because I think that you're getting angry.
MR. WALLACE: No, I couldn't be happier for the privilege of sitting down with the president of Iran.
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HAHAHA THATS HILARIOUS! "whats to say is you return that emmy and you go on tv and you apologize to the world for bringing us to the brink of world war 3... " YOU TELL HIM!
Iran is going to be invaded by The UN terrorists. No one can stop the NWO agenda. That is until the world stands against them globaly. I am American & i said our rulers are all terrorists.
My problem with this video is that there is no way to verify what he's actually saying. Any person could give a different translation and they may be right.. or they may be nefariously wrong. How do I know for sure?
You said the "problem with this video is that there is no way to verify what he's actually saying". That is good thinking. You should be suspicious of everything the media reports. The same problem exists every time the media reports on anything he or any non-english speaking leader speaks. So you can consider several things. Persian speakers (the language of Iran) have analyzed Ahmadienejad's speeches and have said he never called for Israel to be "wiped off the map" That this is a lie
C-Span is a reputable news station and it showed the unedited version of what he said. They will not deliberately fabricate statements, but Mike Wallace and CBS deliberately fabricated your perception of what Ahmadinjed said by omitting his discussion of democracy and inserting inflammatory remarks designed to make Ahmadinjad look unreasonable. The 3rd thing to consider is Israel has an estimated 150 nuclear weapons. It has threatened to attack Iran repeatedly. Iran has no nuclear weapons
If there is a country that is endangering another countries existence, that country is Israel and not Iran. Additionally, Israel has shown it will slaughter innocents without hesitation. At the end of last year Israel murdered 1,400 Palestinians in Gaza. The dirt poor Palestinians were able to kill less than 20 Israeli soldiers.
Omg. I just.. I am just amazed. I have been trying to do these kind of videos. But I'm a singer not that much of an activist. But trust me, i will be on track. God bless this channel! :)
God loves you so much that he sent his son Jesus Christ to die for your sins, he was buried, and he was raised from the dead! Please trust him and be saved from judgment. Its totally free, just put your faith(trust) in that good news and God WILL change your life! Its great to be saved, please think about it. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3 :16
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YOU TELL HIM!
FORWARD TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!!!!!!
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3 :16