Leader: Martyrdom an element of national strength

Iran Republic News Agency ^ | February 18, 2003 | IRNA

[stilts]

Boroujerd, Lorestan Prov, Feb 18, IRNA -- The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei here on Tuesday termed martyrdom as a decisive element of national strength and devotion.

In a message to a congress held to commemorate the memory of martyrd students of this western province, the Leader stressed that enemies of Islam today are trying to undermine jihad (holy war) and the virtue of martyrdom.

Elsewhere in his message, Ayatollah Khamenei called on all Iranian students to value martyrdom.

The Supreme Leader, in his message to the congress, also referred to martyrdom as the most beautiful of human values.

[stilts]

Let me get this straight, Iran's national strength is is having its youth blow themselves up with bombs strapped to their body. These are definitely twisted times.

[linton59]

And, He, of course, will set the Supreme Example, by committing suicide on _______________date, ____________time, and ______________place>

[dighton]

Ayatollah Khamenei called on all Iranian students to value martyrdom.

General Patton was right, these imbeciles are wrong.

[FreeCanuckistan]

It doesn't get any straighter than that. What with several wives and countless offspring, imagine the potential. They have not only de-valued our lives, they've done similar with their own.

A very bent and very near extinct culture.