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| Mottaki: 'Military dictatorship part of US tradition' |
| 2010-09-13 |
| [Iran Press] Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has denounced anti-Iran remarks made by the US secretary of state, saying "military dictatorship" is a part of the American tradition. Huh? I musta slept through that phase of our history... Last week Hillary Clinton said "Iran is morphing into a military dictatorship with a ... sort of religious-ideological veneer," and the US tries to support opposition forces in the country "in a way that does not undermine or endanger them." "Military dictatorship is the essential trait of traditional thought in the US... they not only violate the international laws by military attacks on other countries... but also disregard international organizations and institutions in their attempt to achieve their ominous objectives," Mottaki said on Sunday. Pointing to Clinton's remarks about organizing and equipping Iran's opposition forces, Mottaki said these statements reveal the "real intentions of the US which are obviously in contrast with President Barack Obama's declared stances to interact based on mutual respect." Mottaki added that the US has unsuccessfully been trying to meddle in Iran's domestic affairs for three decades and American officials want to see the failure of the democratic establishment of the Islamic Republic. They are not aware, however, that the objective of Iran's Revolution and establishing the Islamic Republic was to "end foreign interferences especially that of the US in the country's internal affairs," Mottaki concluded. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 IOW, ARTIC > IIUC, the Arab-Muslim or Islamic World is heavily dependent on TRIBALIST = "LOCAL" WARFARE FOR "PROGRESS"??? JosephM, it sounds like you're reaching for the idea that these are raid-and-booty cultures, and only thrive insofar as the communities within raiding distance continue to produce booty that can be stolen by force. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-09-13 22:45 |
| #3 FM Mottakki versies * STRATEGYPAGE > ARABS SEEK THE UNPLEASANT TRUTH. Of 23 Arab States, SIX are deemed as de facto "FAILED STATES", wid ANOTHER ELEVEN moving towards simil status, pas due to perennial GOVT-PUBLIC CORRUPTION + GENERAL INEFFICIENCIES. ARTIC = IMO read, MANIC OR NEAR-MANIC OBSSESSION WID RELIGIOUS IDENTITY complemented wid SOCIO-POLITICAL PENCHANT FOR ACHIEVING LITTLE-TO-NO INDIGENOUS PRODUCTIVITY W/O EXTERNAL THIRD-PARTY [non-Muslim?]ASSISTANCE. IOW, ARTIC > IIUC, the Arab-Muslim or Islamic World is heavily dependent on TRIBALIST = "LOCAL" WARFARE FOR "PROGRESS"??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-09-13 22:26 |
| #2 Why should anyone expect he'd know our history any better than most of our elite academia? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-09-13 21:50 |
| #1 Sounds like he's talking about his own country. I still want payback for the hostages taken for 444 days, not to mention all the terrorist support. It will come one day. |
| Posted by: Shish Turkeyneck8263 2010-09-13 14:07 |