other people chose to mistranslate it and interpret it to suit their own propaganda purposes as "wipe Isreal off the map", which is not what was said at all. But they wish it was! (Little Hawk about the "wipe off the map" translation)

The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting English language report about Ahmadinejad's speech

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday called for Israel to be "wiped off the map".

Now tell us, Little Hawk, why did these people chose to mistranslate the speech and how does this mistranslation suit their own propaganda purposes? To me it looks as if that is what Iran wants the world to know.

Wolfgang