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"A Veteran for Peace" <georgek@humboldt1.com> wrote in message
news:georgek-BCB175.11560131082005@corp.supernews.com...
Looks like we gave it to the Iranians. WTF
Yep.
http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3494
Senior Iran cleric hails "Islamic state of Iraq" Fri. 26 Aug 2005
Iran Focus
Tehran, Iran, Aug. 26 - A senior Iranian cleric welcomed on Friday the
establishment of an Islamic republic in Iraq and hailed the country's new
constitution as one based on "Islamic precepts".
Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, who heads the powerful ultra-conservative Guardian
Council, told worshippers in Tehran's Friday prayers, "Fortunately, after
years of effort and expectations in Iraq, an Islamic state has come to power
and the constitution has been established on the basis of Islamic precepts".
"We must congratulate the Iraqi people and authorities for this victory", he
said.
Jannati, who is a top confidant of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
said that all justice-seeking counties of the world "have no model other
than the Islamic revolution in Iran to turn to".
"Lebanese Hezbollah and the state of Iraq are not the only supporters of the
Islamic revolution", he said.
Referring to the West as Global Arrogance, the hard-line cleric said, "No
matter how many stones they throw in our path, they cannot prevent the
spread of the Islamic revolution in the world".
"We are the winners in the nuclear issue, too", Jannati said. "The way is
paved for our progress and we just need to work hard".
Jannati said the rising oil prices had placed Iran on a sound financial
footing. "We still have problems, but less than before".
In comments directed against other factions within the clerical regime,
Jannati called on the new hard-line government of President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad to "purge executives who have been within our system, but who
have been opposing our system and abusing people's rights".
"These executives must be purged as soon as possible", the powerful cleric
said.
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