Germany is the last country in the world which should take a stand against Genocide. It’s sheer, sickening, hypocrisy.

And NO, Brazil does not in general maintain a “non-interventionist” policy, that is a crock of BS. Lula had no problem intervening in Honduras. This all comes down to money. Brazil has just as much a right to protect the profits of Brazilian corporations as the next country – that is a lot of tax revenue you’re talking about. In the case of Honduras, there wasn’t much (if any) money at stake so Lula felt free to throw his weight around.

Also, Brazil is not so hyper sensative about this gay rights BS as the US and other countries are. Furthermore, why should Brazil care about Israel? Even if Iran is getting a nuke to use it against Israel, why is it Brazil’s duty to stop it? If anything, as an oil producer, Brazil would benefit greatly from a rise in oil prices following a wide spread war in the middle east. Lula is simply acting as a good arbiter of Brazilian international business interests. By doing so he’s defying the US and Europe… so what, colonialism is over. Brazil has the right to do this.

Also, good point about the US election in 2000 (don’t know what you’re talking about with 2004, Bush won the popular and electoral vote in 04)… Iran is a very similar situation. Countries that have a history of problems, shouldn’t criticize other countries. Germany, for example, should shut up if anyone else were to start slaughtering Jews… after all, they did it in the past. Perhaps Iceland and a few other countries have the right to criticize other nations. Everyone else should shut up.

As to the unfortunate attitudes expressed by Iran’s president in which he downplays the holocaust and Iran’s misguided persecution of homosexuals, both of which are deplorable, he has every right to his opinions, and indeed I must admit I’m plenty offended by some of the peculiar statements made by American, British, Israeli, Brazilian, Venezuelan politicians, etc. recently.

To be candid, I find my country’s misguided, and disastrously expensive, war in Afghanistan at least as disconcerting as Iran’s misbehavior.

Iran, for all its faults, is more stable than most of its neighbors, and it has a very well-informed populace — certainly a higher literacy rate, for example, than Brazil.

I think Lula’s getting “a little long in the tooth”. Brazil would benefit handsomely if he were to elect to retire. I’m beginning to feel the same way about my own Pres. Obama, by the way.

I grew up during the Vietnam war. By far the most ill-conceived, ill-advised, profoundly counter-productive fiasco imaginable. As non-astute as Iran’s president at times appears, I don’t recall him ever doing anything quite THAT stupid.

A gente joga volei…. e COSEGUIU GANHAR! Parabens Brasil.

Money is more important than human rights.

Also Lula should get his facts straight – Bush jr cheated twice.

Once, the recount was halted by supreme court. The other time “simply” because he AGAIN had less numbers, but the ancient US system still gave him the winner because states have those retarted representatives “winner takes it all” crap.