Posted on 12/11/2005 9:29:11 PM PST by DoctorZIn
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Iranian Ayatollah Supports His President
The Jerusalem Post:Iran's supreme ruler came out in support of his maligned president on Saturday, who created an international storm by demanding Israel be moved to Europe and casting doubt on whether the Holocaust happened. "The unusual sensitivity of Zionists and their American supporters toward Iran's stance over the Zionist state reveals their increased weakness and fear about the level of attention given by Islamic nations to the Palestinian issue," state-run Iranian radio quoted Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as saying.
"Despite the Zionist's campaign, the struggle against the occupiers has become an old and thick tree in the Islamic world such that the arrogant powers could not sever its roots," he added.
Khamenei did not refer specifically to Ahmadinejad's remarks made Thursday in Saudi Arabia on the sidelines of a Saudi Arabian summit of more than 50 Islamic nations, convened to show a Muslim front against terrorism.
But the United States, Israel, Europe, United Nations and even Iranian ally Russia condemned Ahmadinejad for casting doubt on whether the Nazi Holocaust took place and suggesting Europe give land for a Jewish state if it felt guilty about it.
Khamenei has ultimate say on all issues in Iran and backed similar controversial remarks made in October by Ahmadinejad, who said Israel should be "wiped off the map."DoctorZIn:
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- SMCCDI reported that hundreds of students marked the "International Human Rights Day" by making gatherings in several Iranian universities. Yes, SMCCDI is back.
- Winston, The Spirit of Man responded to the Iranian regime's claim that this week's a air crash in Tehran was due to US sanctions.
- Iranian.com published an interesting series of interviews with Iranian students, both the hardline and secularists.
- The New York Times once again reported that Iran's top nuclear official said Saturday that his country will enrich uranium and produce nuclear fuel.
- ABC News reported that the European Union and Iran are planning to go ahead with nuclear talks on December 21 despite very low expectations. The meeting is "to talk about talks."
- Rachel Ehrenfeld and Paul E. Vallely, The Washington Times reviewed Shia Islamic prophecies and the present attempts to fulfill them by the Iranian government.
- Amir Taheri, Asharq Alawat reviewed several "popular" alternatives to the Bush doctrine.
- Rooz Online published an interview with Ali Afshari a former member of the ruling council of the Daftar-e Tahkim Vahdat (DTV) student organization.
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Stupid Ayatollah. It figures.
The operative word in that title is "HIS".
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He and the islamic thugs who run the country were the ones who put this psychopath in office by that fixed bogus election.
That whole countrys leadership is one big joke.
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