R from Iran

Fri, 12 Oct 2001 17:59:22 -0700

Good article and good point-- the US is afraid to go the UN route because it 
doesn't want to deal with dissent that it would surely find there-- but we 
are making a big mistake by acting this way, which many perceive as sheer 
arrogance.

Jon

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Bob

>From: Robert Simmons <telebob98@yahoo.com>
>To: jive95@yahoogroups.com, ghetto <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
>Subject: Fwd: buried news from Iran
>Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 07:26:32 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Am passing this on...it says things rather succintly.
>Twin victims, people of Afghanistan and citizens of
>USA. Get UN on it fast.
>
>
>
>
> > more buried news. I had to dig this off of a middle
> > eastern wire service.
> >
> > Read this short statement by the President of Iran
> > and then ask  yourself why his voice isn't being
>heard on CNN. Who is the extremist here, anyway?  He
>sounds a hell of a lot more reasonable
>than Bush.
> >
>
> >
> >
> > thr 001
> > Iran-Khatami-Attacks /POL/
> >   
> > Khatami laments twin calamity of Afghan people
> >
> > Tehran
> >
> > Oct 12, IRNA (Iran)-- President Mohammad Khatami
> > here Thursday said that the Afghan people were
>falling victim to a twin calamity in the wake of an
>ultra-Orthodox rulership of the Taliban militia
> > group as well as the U.S.-led attack on the war-torn
> > country which is taking its toll on the civilians.
> >
> > In a meeting with the new Canadian ambassador to
> > Tehran, Khatami
> > regretted the September 11 terror attack on the
> > U.S., calling it a
> > move against humanity, but also said that the
> > American military
> > showdown in the region could lead to a backlash in
> > an international anti-terrorism bid.
> >
> > "The American people have fallen victim to
> > terrorists' crimes and
> > the innocent Afghan people, on the other hand, have
> > become victims of
> > two oppression: that of their ignorant rulers who
> > generate and export
> > hate, violence, terror and drugs and the oppression
> > which they have to endure these days because of
> >massive American attacks," President Khatami said.
> >
> > The Iranian president said he feared the ongoing
> > situation in the
> > region and the world would benefit the terrorists.
> >
> > "Our proposal was to seek the roots of war,
> > violence, terror and
> > discrimination with prudence and under the auspices
> > of the United
> > Nations and fight with them. But, unfortunately,
> > terror created war
> > in which the innocent American and Afghan people are
> > victimized," he
> > added.
> >
> > "Two superficially opposing voices are heard in
> > America and
> > Afghanistan, which in fact are the two sides of the
> > same coin. One
> > says whoever is not with America is a terrorist and
> > the other says whoever does not accept of his
> >behavior is an opponent of Islam and proponent of
> >America.
> >
> >"Such false and arrogant judgments are the rootcause
> >of violence  and terror as well as war. This is
> >while humanity today is in need of hearing the voice
> >of justice and a real peace," President Khatami said.
> >
> >In a separate meeting with the new Danish ambassador
> >to Tehran,  the Iranian head of the state described
> >the terror attack on the American trade and defense
> >centers as an alarm bell for all humans.
> >
> > "This event naturally and quite rightfully provoked
> > the anger of  the world, and that of the American
> >people above all, leading to a general hatred against
> >terrorism and requiring a  global resolve for the
> >fight with this phenomenon," he said.
> >
> > A massive military action in Afghanistan, however,
> > could derail
> > the real campaign against terrorism, Khatami said
> > and expressed
> > concern over the fate of the "oppressed and
> > afflicted" Afghan people.
> >
> > He denounced some efforts to link the terror attack
> > on the U.S.  to Islam and said,"As we do not
> >attribute developments in Ireland or Basque to
> >Christianity, such crimes should not be ascribed to
> >Islam."
> >
> > "Those who commit crimes in the name of Islam or
> > Christianity, do
> > two kinds of crimes: one is the crime and murder
> > itself and the other
> > crime is that they attribute it to religions which
> > are the messengers
> > of peace and humanity," Khatami said.
> >
> > The Iranian president cited "poverty, discrimination
> > and despair"  as the key to the rise of terrorism in
> >the world, saying "anybody who seeks to have a normal
> >life today, is threatened by terrorism in  the bitter
> >and unsafe world of today."
> >
> > He pointed to "a wave of aggressions and terrorist
> > actions" against Iran, saying "the Islamic Republic,
> >as one of the biggest victims of terrorism, calls for
> >an all-out and global campaign against terrorism."
> >
>Khatami cited "understanding, logic and a global
>campaign under the UN leadership" as the key to the
>fight against this evil phenomenon.
> >
> > The Iranian president hailed improving ties between
> > Iran and Canada, calling it "an example of relations
>between two civilizations" in two prominent locations
>of the world.
> >
> > He said Canada had taken "big strides in the
> > intimation of Islamic and Western governments."
> >
> > The Danish ambassador conveyed warm regards of
> > Denmark's princess to President Khatami and stressed
>his country's intention for the strengthening of
>Tehran-Copenhagen ties.
> >
> > BH/AR
> > End
> > ::irna    01:54
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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