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Israeli-US plot behind pope's remarks: Iran hardline press
2006-09-17
Iranian hardline newspapers said there were signs of an Israeli-US plot behind remarks by Pope Benedict XVI that linked Islam to violence and created a wave of anger across the Muslim world. The daily Jomhuri Islami said Israel and the United States -- the Islamic republic's two arch-enemies -- could have dictated the comments to distract attention from the resistance of the Shiite militant group Hezbollah to Israel's offensive on Lebanon.

"The reality is that if we do not consider Pope Benedict XVI to be ignorant of Islam, then his remarks against Islam are a dictat that the Zionists and the Americans have written (for him) and have submitted to him."

"The American and the Zionist aim is to undermine the glorious triumph of Islam's children of Lebanese Hezbollah, which annulled the undefeatable legend of the Israeli army and foiled the Satanic and colonialist American plot," it said.

Fellow hardline daily Kayhan, whose editor-in-chief is appointed by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said there were signs of Israeli inteference aimed at creating conflict between Islam and Christianity. "There are many signs that show that Pope Benedict XVI's remarks regarding the great prophet of Islam are a link in a connected chain of a Zionist-American project," it said. "The project, which was created and executed by the Zionist minority, aims at creating confrontation between the followers of the two great divine religions."
Posted by:Fred

#8  I went to mass today and I think our priest let us down. He failed to denounce any apostates and we were only told to love others. Near the end of mass an activist from the Knights of Columbus mounted the pulpit to encourage us patronize their hotdog booth in the local festival. Maybe Hamas will do the same in 600 years. I hope that the Pope doesn't find out how badly our parish let down the needs of the international Zionist conspiracy.
Posted by: Super Hose   2006-09-17 23:16  

#7  Aw, crap. Now EVERYONE knows that when we Catholics go to Mass they're just letting us in on the latest Zionist plot.....dammit!!

(But I am happy to see that the KCNA guy has found work in a sunnier clime with better food. That warms my cold little heart!)
Posted by: Swamp Blondie   2006-09-17 18:16  

#6  Don't fret Mama, they didn't ask me either.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2006-09-17 16:21  

#5  As a JEW I am glad that the Iranian mullahs believe that I control not only the USA but also the POPE.........jeee.......Maybe the mullahs should ask MY PERMISSION to do nukes, after all I am a JEWsih controlling mama who supports the USA and Israel............
Posted by: Cleaque Omavimble7481   2006-09-17 15:50  

#4  "The project, which was created and executed by the Zionist minority, aims at creating confrontation between the followers of the two great divine religions."

One of them they'd like to see wiped off the face of the earth, I'm sure. Right after Judaism.

Well, extremists, I guess you shouldn't have painted yourself into a corner. This is what happens when you keep the masses ignorant. Yes, I know they're ignorant because you are treating them as if they are, and who would know ignorance better than you? Why would you say such stupid stuff unless you believed your masses would belive it?

I don't know what you guys are so upset about. You have a perfect way out of this, you know. It's easy, especially for a great divine religion such as yours. It's called "meaningful dialogue". It's called "show me the peace". It shouldn't be too hard coming from such a wonderful religon as Islam, which is replete with pluralists, philosophers, and humanitarians such as yourselves. It shouldn't be too hard coming from "the religion of peace" which you proclaim to be.

Or is the momentum too much to overcome?

Disingenuous is as disingenous does. How do you do?

As far as I am concerned, if Pope Benedict stays the course on this, he should be made a saint during his lifetime. Whether you extremists know it or not, he may just save Islam from annihilating itself because of your medieval influences on the religion.
Posted by: gorb   2006-09-17 15:34  

#3  These guys are spun.

As all wingnuts are, bigjim-ky. Iran's just hacked off because no one's paying attention to their expensive Lebanese playthings.

The upside is that Iran continues to show itself to be so out of touch with reality that fewer nations should have any compunctions about slapping the mullahs awake.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-09-17 14:27  

#2  These guys are spun.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2006-09-17 13:45  

#1  The Pope's a Zionist? Who knew?

Insanity starts to float. Like poop, it'll rise until you can't ignore the sight of it in the bowl.

means you need to flush again
Posted by: Thinemp Whimble2412   2006-09-17 13:06  

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