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| Khatami issues pious condemnation of religious violence... |
| 2002-10-30 |
| Iranian President Mohammad Khatami condemned the use of violence in the name of Islam but urged the major world powers to resist being influenced by people who hated the religion. One word: Hezbollah. In an address to the Spanish Senate on the third day of his state visit to Spain, Khatami said: "Whoever practices terrorism and killing in the name of Islam is only denying its spirituality. One cannot, and one should not, resort to violence in the name of religion, just as one cannot deploy military forces throughout the world in the name of human rights and democracy." On the other hand, one seems to be able to maintain a widespread terror network, by now responsible for thousands of deaths... Khatami urged the "major world powers not to let themselves be influenced by people who hate Muslims and not to wage a propaganda war and military action against them". "Just let them go on doing what they've been doing. You have nothing to worry about..." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |