Ahmadinejad slams NATO, denounces U.S. pressure in Middle East

[The Northerner]

Tehran (CNN) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday slammed NATO's role in Libya and said the United States -- and all other countries -- should stay out of the conflict in Syria.

"We think it is the will of the people that should work and prevail everywhere. Justice, freedom and respect to people -- this is the right of all nations," he said in an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria.

Ahmadinejad said his views on Libya were "not different" following the death Thursday of ousted Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi. He said NATO's military campaign exacerbated the conflict and undermined the sovereignty of the nation.

Ahmadinejad also took aim at the United States, saying the country is "hated" in the Middle East and should keep out of regional affairs, such as in Syria, where a brutal government crackdown on protesters has drawn international ire.

Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/21/world/meast/iran-ahmadinejad-interview/

[DCBob]

1. Iamadinnerjacket joins the ranks of clueless nitwits who think NATO was wrong to take out Gaddafi.

Must make the pro-Gaddafi DUers so proud!