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| Iran |
| "Existence of Israel contrary to Iranian interests" |
| 2003-11-10 |
| The mere existence of Israel is contrary to Tehran’s national interests, press reports said Monday, quoting former Iranian foreign minister Ali Akbar Velayati, now a top advisor to Iran’s supreme leader. So he’s one of the shadowy figures behind the throne. "One of the elements of progress in a country is regional cooperation. Israel was created to prevent unity and cooperation between Islamic countries, that is why the existence of Israel is in contradiction with the national interests of Iran," Velayati was quoted as saying by the conservative Ressalat newspaper. Gee, and here I thought Israel was the only thing that unified the Islamic world. Silly me. "Today, there is a close spiritual relationship between Palestinian fighters and the Islamic republic, and this cannot be ignored," he added, saying that the "new step in the Palestinian struggle has been influenced by the Islamic revolution and the Lebanese Hezbollah." So you’re admitting your responsible for Hezbollah? Iran refuses to recognise Israel and top officials frequently call for the destruction of the Jewish state. But Tehran denies giving material support to Palestinian militants. Guess not, huh? |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #5 Remember that they are nutcases, Hiryu. What they do is based upon religious fanaticism and not rational thought. They bring their own semtex to the |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-11-10 10:00:59 PM |
| #4 Dissing countries that can terminate your national SURVIVAL seems like a really dumb idea. Do these people WANT to provoke an Israeli anti-nuke raid? |
| Posted by: Hiryu 2003-11-10 6:39:54 PM |
| #3 LH - Hezbollah is helping to fund/arm the Pals - useful tools and all that |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-11-10 6:12:34 PM |
| #2 So we're coming up with lists of regimes whose very existence are contrary to our national interest. Let's go with a list for the US. I'll start: Iran ..... |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-11-10 5:22:12 PM |
| #1 hezbollah arent Pals, they're Shiite Lebanese. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2003-11-10 4:27:46 PM |