Al Manar TV: "Ahmadinejad: Countdown to Israel destruction has begun"

The Western media has been reporting on this speech and its "desruction" rhetoric, while the English versions of the Iranian news agencies have been keeping their noses relatively clean with references to "enemies who are on the verge of collapse," but nothing with "Israel" and "destruction" in the same phrase. I was hoping to find something straight from the horses mouth, or at least one of the horse's allies, and here it is: "Ahmadinejad: Countdown to Israel destruction has begun" from Hizbullah's Al Manar TV:

The countdown to Israel's destruction has begun, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a speech commemorating the death of Iranian revolution leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Sunday. "The arrogant superpowers and the Zionist regime invested all their efforts during the 33-day war, but after 60 years, their pride has been trampled and the countdown to the destruction of this regime has been started by Hizbullah fighters," the president was quoted as saying by Iranian news agency Mehr.

Ahmadinejad added that "with the help of all the Lebanese and Palestinian fighters, we will witness the destruction of this regime in the near future… Anyone who works for God and believes in the power of the people will prevail." "We are already witnessing the repercussions of the surrender. The people of Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Afghanistan and all over the world are joining this river that will soon be linked to the ocean of truth and justice," he said.

Ahmadinejad said that according to Imam Khomeini's teachings, "no power can stand in the way of a people's will for independence."

Crossposted on Soccerdad

Tags: Iran, Ahmadinejad, Israel, Hizbullah, Lebanon, Palestinians

Update: Fars News (possible security threat) now has the following:

Ahmadinejad said last summer's war between Israel and Hezbollah showed for the first time that the "hegemony of the occupier regime (Israel) had collapsed, and the Lebanese nation pushed the button to begin counting the days until the destruction of the Zionist regime."

"God willing, in the near future we will witness the destruction of the corrupt occupier regime," Ahmadinejad was quoted by IRNA as saying during a speech to foreign guests mostly from African, Arab and neighboring countries who attended ceremonies marking the 18th anniversary of the departure of the Late Founder and Father of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini.