Iran rejects Oliver Stone as 'part of Great Satan'

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected a request by Oscar-winner Oliver Stone to be the subject of a documentary film, because while the American director may be a member of the "opposition" in the U.S., he's "still part of the Great Satan," according to the Iranian president's media adviser.

Mahdi Kalhor told Iran's Fars news agency he understands, however, why Stone would want to do the movie, because Ahmadinejad – who has threatened to destroy Israel – "is an appealing figure in the world and the Americans always look for what can return their investment."

As WND reported, an Iranian news service said Stone made the request three months ago, and the Iranian president's office had been studying it.

Kalhor explained the decision.

"While it is true that Oliver Stone is considered to be among the opposition in the U.S., the opposition is still part of the Great Satan," he said.

The media adviser charged the U.S. and Britain have distorted Ahmadinejad's image.

"We believe that the American cinema system is devoid of all culture and art and is only used as a device," Kalhor said. "In the last two years, the global arrogance (the U.S. and Britain) has made a lot of effort to portray their own image of Ahmadinejad, not the one which exists in reality. Hollywood and other Zionist media react to phenomena they don't like through different processes."

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Stone's request might be reconsidered, said Ahmadinejad adviser Javan Shamghadri, if Iranian filmmakers would be given the right to make a documentary, unimpeded, about President Bush and the CIA.

The report last week by the Iranian Student News Agency quoted Iranian film director Alireza Sajjadpour saying he hoped Stone's request would be accepted.

The ISNA report suggested Stone had the credentials to make the film, noting he has made statements opposing "U.S. hostile policies" and already has experience with a documentary of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro in his background.

Stone has won several Academy Awards, including best director for "Platoon" and "Born on the Fourth of July." He won wide acclaim for his depiction of the heroic rescue of two police officers on 9/11 in "World Trade Center."

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appearing at "The World Without Zionism" conference Oct. 26, 2005

Ahmadinejad, who has denied the Holocaust and repeatedly threatens Israel and the West, urges Iranians to prepare for the coming of an Islamic messiah, the Mahdi, by turning the country into an advanced Islamic society and by avoiding the corruption and excesses of the West. Shiites believe the "12th imam" disappeared as a child in the year 941, but when he returns, he will reign on earth for seven years before bringing about a final judgment and the end of the world.

As WND reported, some fear a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic could trigger the kind of global conflagration Ahmadinejad envisions will set the stage for the end of the world.

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