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[[Iran]]ian president [[Mahoud Ahmadinejad|Mahoud Ahmadinejad]] claims Paul the octopus, who correctly guessed the outcomes of eight matches of the World Cup, is a sign of decay of Western culture.

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[[Iran]]ian president [[w:Mahoud Ahmadinejad|Mahoud Ahmadinejad]] claims Paul the octopus, who correctly guessed the outcomes of eight matches of the World Cup, is a sign of decay of Western culture.


Ahmadinejad said in a speech at a youth festival in [[w:Tehran|Tehran]], "Those who believe in this type of thing cannot be the leaders of the global nations that aspire, like Iran, to human perfection, basing themselves in the love of all sacred values."
Ahmadinejad said in a speech at a youth festival in [[w:Tehran|Tehran]], "Those who believe in this type of thing cannot be the leaders of the global nations that aspire, like Iran, to human perfection, basing themselves in the love of all sacred values."
{{double image|left|Paul the Octopus picks Germany over Uruguay in 3rd place World Cup match 2010-07-09.jpg|150|Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 2009.jpg|100|Ahmadinejad accuses the octopus of spreading "western propaganda and superstition." {{image credit|Public domain / José Cruz}}||Paul the octopus|President Ahmadinejad}}
{{double image|left|Paul the Octopus picks Germany over Uruguay in 3rd place World Cup match 2010-07-09.jpg|150|Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 2009.jpg|100|Ahmadinejad accuses the octopus of spreading "western propaganda and superstition." {{image credit|Jeff Swicord / José Cruz}}||Paul the octopus|President Ahmadinejad}}
"We are after constructing Iran, but this does not mean viewing the matter from nationalist angle and singling out the Iranian race. Today the name of Iran is synonymous with prestige, justice seeking, monotheism, anti-despotism, and the entire blessed values that are dear for the world nations," he continued.
"We are after constructing Iran, but this does not mean viewing the matter from nationalist angle and singling out the Iranian race. Today the name of Iran is synonymous with prestige, justice seeking, monotheism, anti-despotism, and the entire blessed values that are dear for the world nations," he continued.


An Irish journalist, Rory Fitzgerald, wrote a satirical piece in response to the president's remarks. "A visibly shaken Paul spoke out earlier today saying: 'As an octopus, I can claim some objectivity in my view human affairs,'" Fitzgerald wrote.
An Irish journalist, Rory Fitzgerald, wrote a satirical piece in response to the president's remarks. "A visibly shaken Paul spoke out earlier today saying: 'As an octopus, I can claim some objectivity in my view [of] human affairs,' " Fitzgerald wrote.


The mollusk correctly predicted the outcome of [[Germany]]'s seven matches and picked [[Spain]] over the [[Netherlands]] for the World Cup final.
The mollusc correctly predicted the outcome of [[Germany]]'s seven matches and picked [[Spain]] over the [[Netherlands]] for the World Cup final.


Paul currently lives in a tank at the Oberhausen Sea Life Centre in Germany.
Paul currently lives in a tank at the Oberhausen Sea Life Centre in Germany.
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President Ahmadinejad reveals new US scenario against Iran|author=|pub=Islamic Republic News Agency|date=24 July 2010}}
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Iranian president Mahoud Ahmadinejad claims Paul the octopus, who correctly guessed the outcomes of eight matches of the World Cup, is a sign of decay of Western culture.

Ahmadinejad said in a speech at a youth festival in Tehran, "Those who believe in this type of thing cannot be the leaders of the global nations that aspire, like Iran, to human perfection, basing themselves in the love of all sacred values."

Paul the octopus President Ahmadinejad
Ahmadinejad accuses the octopus of spreading "western propaganda and superstition."
Image: Jeff Swicord / José Cruz.

"We are after constructing Iran, but this does not mean viewing the matter from nationalist angle and singling out the Iranian race. Today the name of Iran is synonymous with prestige, justice seeking, monotheism, anti-despotism, and the entire blessed values that are dear for the world nations," he continued.

An Irish journalist, Rory Fitzgerald, wrote a satirical piece in response to the president's remarks. "A visibly shaken Paul spoke out earlier today saying: 'As an octopus, I can claim some objectivity in my view [of] human affairs,' " Fitzgerald wrote.

The mollusc correctly predicted the outcome of Germany's seven matches and picked Spain over the Netherlands for the World Cup final.

Paul currently lives in a tank at the Oberhausen Sea Life Centre in Germany.


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