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TIMES – In full: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s ‚alternative‘ Christmas message – Full text of Iranian President’s Christmas message to be broadcast on Channel 4 

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 
In the Name of God the Compassionate, the Merciful.
Upon the anniversary of the birth of Jesus, Son of Mary, the Word of God, the Messenger of mercy, I would like to congratulate the followers of Abrahamic faiths, especially the followers of Jesus Christ, and the people of Britain.
The Almighty created the universe for human beings and human beings for Himself.
He created every human being with the ability to reach the heights of perfection. He called on man to make every effort to live a good life in this world and to work to achieve his everlasting life.
On this difficult and challenging journey of man from dust to the divine, He did not leave humanity to its own devices. He chose from those He created the most excellent as His Prophets to guide humanity.
All Prophets called for the worship of God, for love and brotherhood, for the establishment of justice and for love in human society. Jesus, the Son of Mary, is the standard-bearer of justice, of love for our fellow human beings, of the fight against tyranny, discrimination and injustice.
All the problems that have bedevilled humanity throughout the ages came about because humanity followed an evil path and disregarded the message of the Prophets.
Now as human society faces a myriad of problems and a succession of complex crises, the root causes can be found in humanity’s rejection of that message, in particular the indifference of some governments and powers towards the teachings of the divine Prophets, especially those of Jesus Christ.
The crises in society, the family, morality, politics, security and the economy which have made life hard for humanity and continue to put great pressure on all nations have come about because the Prophets have been forgotten, the Almighty has been forgotten and some leaders are estranged from God…

WELT – Al-Baradei warnt – „Iran will definitiv die Atomwaffentechnologie„
(61) Von Borzou Daraghi 14. Dezember 2008, 15:54 Uhr
Der Chef der Atomenergiebehörde ist sicher: Selbst wenn der Iran in naher Zukunft keine Atombombe bauen will – die Fähigkeit dazu will sich der Staat auf jeden Fall sichern. Dadurch erhoffe sich Teheran mehr Einfluss, sagt Mohamed al-Baradei. Im Interview erklärt er zudem, warum die USA ihren Umgang mit dem Iran ändern sollten.
WELT ONLINE: In den letzten Jahren hat der Iran stets im Mittelpunkt der Arbeit der Internationalen Atomenergiebehörde gestanden. War die Iran-Politik der internationalen Gemeinschaft ein Erfolg oder ein Misserfolg?
Mohamed al-Baradei: Bisher war sie ein Misserfolg. Eigentlich haben wir uns keinen Zentimeter bewegt, außer dass wir einige Resolutionen des Sicherheitsrates angenommen und Sanktionen verhängt haben, die tatsächlich zu einer Verhärtung der iranischen Position geführt haben, auch bei den Iranern, die das Regime nicht mögen. Aussicht auf Erfolg besteht erst, wenn die Parteien – und damit meine ich die USA und den Iran – sich an den Verhandlungstisch setzen und über Missstände zu sprechen beginnen, die bis 1953 zurückreichen (damals half der CIA den iranischen Premier Mohammed Mossadegh zu stürzen, d. Red.). Für den Iran geht es um Sicherheit und einen Machtkampf mit den USA im Nahen Osten.

• HA’ARETZ – Ahmadinejad: Israel at end of line, will soon fade away

Haaretz – German firms seek to bypass Berlin sanctions on Iran – By Barak Ravid,
As Germany continues to express its firm commitment to economic sanctions on Iran, major trading bodies within the country have been openly violating them.
A business conference held in Hamburg last week discussed possible ways to circumvent the sanctions and instead increase trading ties with Tehran.
Foreign Ministry officials fumed over the fact that the conference was being held, to no avail.
According to a Jerusalem source, Israel received information last week that the conference, entitled „Sanctions on Iran and their practical implications on German companies,“ was slated to take place in Hamburg.
„It was clear to us that this title indicated a conference aimed entirely at teaching business people how to ignore the sanctions of the Security Council and European Union,“ the source said.