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| Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wed... |
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| DaSouljah |
| 09/30/01 at 00:50:10 |
| >Tehran, Sept 27 - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed >Ali Khamenei on Wednesday described serious campaign against terrorism as a >Jihad (holy war) , while saying the statements made by U.S. officials on >definition of terrorism are wrong and unacceptable. >Addressing the families of martyrs of the Iraqi-imposed war (1980-1988), >the Supreme Leader said: "The islamic republic of Iran does not believe >America has the competence and the sincerity to guide a global movement >against terrorism and it will not participate in any move which is headed >by the United States." >The Supreme Leader pointed to the "arrogant" statements by U.S. officials >and said that the humiliation the U.S. has suffered (as a result of the >terrorist attacks on the American cities on September 11) can not serve as >a reason for such arrogant, angr y statements, adding that the people of >the world will not bow to such statements. >The Supreme Leader ruled out the idea (put forward by the U.S.president) >that those who decline to side with the U.S. are with terrorists as a wrong >statement, because "today some governments, which are allies of the U.S. , >are more dangerous than all the terrorists." Those at the helm of the >Zionist regime have taken part in the most heinous and brutal terrorist >attacks and are continuing their actions," the Supreme Leader said. >"We are not with you, and not with the terrorists either," the Supreme >Leader declared. >"In American wrong logic, massacre of the people in Sabra and Shatila (in >1982) and Qana (in 1999) and the legislation endorsing the assassination of >the Palestinian Muslims do not amount to terrorism, but the legitimate >defense of the Palestinian peopl e is called terrorism," noted Ayatollah >Khamenei. The American officials say there is no good or bad terrorism, >but, they have practically divided terrorism to good and bad one, the >Ayatollah continued. "An example of which is the shooting down of an Ira >nian airliner over the Persian Gulf (in 1988) which caused the loss of >lives of hundreds of innocent people by the U.S. warship (Vincennes). Its >commander was awarded instead of meting out punishments against the >perpetrators and offering apology to Iran ," the Supreme Leader said. >Ayatollah Khamenei condemned the U.S. media and officials propaganda >campaign against the Muslims from the early hours of the terror attacks as >an ugly act with long term repercussions, and asked why the U.S. >intelligence apparatus immediately accused the Muslims. "If your (U.S.) >intelligence apparatus is so strong, why could they not neutralize the plot >which takes several months or even years to plan?" The Supreme Leader >enquired. Ayatollah Kha menei criticized the U.S. president's statement >comparing the incidents to "crusade" and said if the remark is not >deliberate, the question is how a Chief Executive speaks so carelessly. >"You have embarked on a propaganda campaign against Islam and announced >names of the Muslim suspects while you do not release the names of the U.S. >or Western suspects. Then you ask the people not to attack the Muslims," >Ayatollah Khamenei said. The Supreme Leader condemned the approach t he >U.S. officials have taken in the wake of the attacks against U.S. interests >as bullying and undue expectations and said that such an attitude leads to >hatred for the U.S. administration as a result of which the U.S. flag is >burned in different parts o f the world. >"The Islamic Republic of Iran will not help the U.S. and its allies in any >attack on afghanistan," The Supreme Leader stressed. "You have always >struck blows to Iran's interests in the past 23 years . How dare you >request help in order to attack the Muslim people of afghanistan, which has >suffered and which is our neighbor ?" Ayatollah Khamenei said. The Supreme >Leader said that the United States is using the current situation to expand >its influence on Iran's eastern borders, in the region, the Central Asia >and the (Indian) Sub-continent. >The struggle against terrorism should be initiated by the United Nations >without the influence of the U.S. and other powers, the Supreme Leader >said, adding Islamic states and the Organization of the Islamic Conference >shoulder a heavy responsibility for fighting terrorism. The Afghan people >are no different from other people in the entire world, so they should not >fall victim on baseless excuses, the Supreme Leader concluded. > > > >Copyright 2001, >All Rights Reserved By Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting News Network >Sponsored By IRIB News Computer Center. >E-Mail: IRIBNEWS@IRIB.COM |
| Re: Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wed... |
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| hazratsheikh |
| 09/30/01 at 08:31:44 |
That was a brave, bold and courageous statement. Wish other Muslim leaders should have taken the same course, BUT alas! Ibn Ismail |
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