OK, today is WIERD news day.

Two items should make you gasp!

1. Did you hear it here first???
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad revealed to have Jewish past

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's vitriolic attacks on the Jewish world hide an astonishing secret, evidence uncovered by The Daily Telegraph shows.

By Damien McElroy and Ahmad Vahdat
03 Oct 2009

Ahmadinejad showing papers during election. It shows that his family's previous name was Jewish.

A photograph of the Iranian president holding up his identity card during elections in March 2008 clearly shows his family has Jewish roots.

A close-up of the document reveals he was previously known as Sabourjian – a Jewish name meaning cloth weaver.

The short note scrawled on the card suggests his family changed its name to Ahmadinejad when they converted to embrace Islam after his birth.

The Sabourjians traditionally hail from Aradan, Mr Ahmadinejad's birthplace, and the name derives from "weaver of the Sabour", the name for the Jewish Tallit shawl in Persia. The name is even on the list of reserved names for Iranian Jews compiled by Iran's Ministry of the Interior.

Entire article:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/6256173/Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-revealed-to-have-Jewish-past.html

2. France is WARNING US not to go soft on Iran! Yes, left leaning, whimpy France!
France warns US on deal with Iran

By James Blitz in London, Daniel Dombey in Washington and Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran
Published: October 2 2009

France is anxious about the Obama administration’s pursuit of a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme, warning that the US must not allow Tehran to expand its uranium enrichment without facing fresh sanctions.

Entire article:

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7f6065fe-af81-11de-ba1c-00144feabdc0.html