Ahmadinejad: The Nuclear Train Has Succeeded At All Its Main Stations

In a speech to members of the Iranian police, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said, "Last year, when I said that Iran's nuclear train had no brakes, there were those who attacked me for it... Today, God be thanked, the nuclear train has succeeded at all its main stations."

Referring to Israel's 60th anniversary celebrations, he said that Israel had "lost the philosophy of its existence and is doomed to defeat... In the near future, the world will celebrate the removal of oppression, aggression, and imperialism..."

He added that anyone participating in Israel's 60th anniversary celebrations would be marked as one of the murderers of the Palestinian people.

Also referring to Israel's 60th anniversary, Yahya Rahim Safavi, senior security advisor to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, said that Israel might be preparing to celebrate, but it would not be able to bear the defeat that Iran would bring to it.

Sources: Fars, Iran, April 28, 2008; Mehr, Iran, April 27, 2008

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