Ahmadinejad vs World: Denounces capitalism, 9-11, UN

Sep 23, 2010, 21:46 GMT

New York - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday used the UN General Assembly forum to rave and rant about the ills of capitalism, the weakness of the UN and spin theories about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks while providing what he called a picture of the ideal future order.

As Ahmadinejad claimed that some 'segments' of the US government 'orchestrated' 9-11 to 'reverse the declining American economy,' delegates from the United States and several European countries walked past him and out of the room.

He said a propaganda machine kicked in after the attacks, in which more than 2,700 people were killed in New York alone as the twin towers of the World Trade Center collapsed.

'It was implied that the whole world was exposed to a huge danger, namely terrorism, and that the only way to save the world would be to deploy forces into Afghanistan ... eventually Afghanistan ... and Iraq were occupied.'

He also railed against the 'ineptitude' of the United Nations, citing the main reason for this to be its 'unjust structure.'

'Major power is monopolized in the Security Council due to the veto privilege, and the main pillar of the organization, namely the General Assembly, is marginalized,' he said.

On the evils of capitalism, Ahmadinejad said that after about 'one hundred years of domination, the system of capitalism and the existing world order has proved to be unable to provide appropriate solutions to the problems of societies.'

Much of the Iranian president's address flitted haphazardly from philosophy and divinity to colonialism and slavery, swerving from centuries ago to recent times.