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| 'Iran not to back down against plots' |
| 2011-02-28 |
| [Iran Press TV] Iran's Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani says the country will never back down in the face of enemy conspiracies. "Iran has found its path, and is moving toward perfection and progress, and, thank God, serves as a role model for all popular and Islamic movements in and outside the [Middle East] region," Larijani said on Sunday. He described the recent uprisings in Mohammedan countries as a storm "sweeping across the Middle East, North Africa and the Persian Gulf." "Mohammedan nations have, all of a sudden, initiated a great movement which was probably unpredictable for everybody," said the top judge. He underlined the dictatorship and totalitarianism gripping "these countries" definitely contributed to the revolutions there. Another reason behind the uprisings, he said, was that the rulers humiliated their people. Religion was yet another contributor to the recent events, Larijani underlined. "Because of their beliefs and faith, Mohammedans have a strong motive to stand up to oppression and those who want to destroy the effects of faith," Larijani said. "There is no ambiguity in these movements. These movements are definitely popular and undoubtedly driven by divine and anti-oppression motives," said the Judiciary chief. He then warned against Western plots to cash in on these revolutions. "The big danger today is that the US and Western countries are seeking to hijack these mass movements in their own favor," he underlined. He then blasted Western-style human rights; ... which are not the same thing as individual rights, mind you... and criticized the US and other Western countries for not adopting a firm stance vis-Ã -vis the "genocide" in Libya. |
| Posted by:Fred |