Posted on 09/16/2005 2:06:22 PM PDT by F14 Pilot
TEHRAN (Reuters) - The United States does not deserve foreign aid in the wake of hurricane Katrina given the amount of money it spends on military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, a senior Iranian cleric said on Friday.
"Those who spent millions of dollars to kill the people of Afghanistan and Iraq are now asking the people of the world to assist them in providing relief for their storm-hit people," Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati told worshippers at Friday prayers.
"Why aren't they ashamed of themselves?" he asked in the sermon broadcast live from Tehran University on state radio.
"Why do you spend your people's money, which is supposed to be spent for their own benefit, on your presence in Iraq and confronting the Iraqi people and the government they have chosen, killing people every day?"
Washington broke ties with Iran in 1980 and dubbed it an "axis of evil" member in 2002. Nevertheless, Tehran offered to send humanitarian assistance to the victims of Katrina via the Red Crescent soon after the hurricane hit.
Despite its deep hatred of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, Iran opposed the U.S.-led war to topple him and continually calls for U.S. troops to withdraw from its western neighbor.
U.S. officials accuse Iran of stirring up unrest in Iraq by allowing weapons and fighters across its borders.
Iran denies the charge and leading religious figures in the Islamic state have in turn accused Washington of inciting violence in Iraq in order to prolong the presence of its troops.
"The Iraqi government intends to authorize a constitution to restore peace and build the future, but they (the U.S.) generate unrest to show that the government is weak and unable to establish security," Jannati said.
The cleric, who heads Iran's powerful Guardian Council -- an unelected watchdog which has the power to veto legislation deemed un-Islamic and election candidates it considers unfit for office -- said Washington was stoking violence between Iraq's majority Shi'ite and minority Sunni Muslim populations.
Jannati, you are a useless idiot!
So why are we being invaded by the mexican military and the blue helmets?
BOY--who pooped in his pie?
When are we going to put this chump out of his misery?
When are we going to put this chump out of his misery?
Seriously, when?
Are Dean, Reid, Pelosi, Hillary, or Calipso Louie in Iran? They sound just like the Imam. Maybe he gets the talking points.
Dangit, you done stole my thunder.
";^)
Iran.
LOL
They offered aid on terms that we lift sanctions.
We did not respond.
Dang. How are we going to rebuild New Orleans without Iranian aid?
I know one thing Iran deserves... hydrogen (in bomb form).
lol
Any time now is OK by me.
I still say we take what was offered for Katrina and then ask double from the countries that whimped out on us with Iraq.
What are they going to send us, sand? Obviously they have no oil. Otherwise why would they need all of that uranium and nuclear technology? (note extreme sarcasm)
..then send them a Thank You card saying we made a donation in their name to the "Iraq Military Refunding Program". :)
F14 Pilot, you have lived in Iran and know the culture and people well. I like Iranian-Americans and feel they are great citizens of the US. However, I don't understand this post, what are they saying in simple terms? Moreover, how does it relate to Iraq?
Just for that, I suggest Larry Flint rethink his Iranian-themed strip club on Bourbon Street.
This government of Iran is not a legitimate representative of Iranian people
Right now, Iranians and Iranian-Americans are helping/donating as much as they can to victims of Katrina!
Check the link to see the proof
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