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Iranian cleric: US, UK try to divide Shiites and Sunnis
al Bawaba ^ | January 19 2007

Posted on 01/19/2007 2:39:20 PM PST by knighthawk

Substitute Friday prayers leader of Tehran Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani on Friday warned against the US and UK attempts to divide Shiites and Sunnis. Delivering his second Friday prayers sermon at Tehran University campus, Ayatollah Kashani said dividing Shiites and Sunnites is a "rusted and useless weapon." "That's a rusted weapon and the US and UK do not know what a hell they can do. Sometimes they decide to divide Shiites and Sunnis, sometimes they attack Iranian consulate in Erbil and sometimes they speak of issuing sanctions against Iran," said Ayatollah Kashani.

He called on Shiite and Sunni leaders to be vigilant against the US and UK conspiracies and said, "Unity between Shiites and Sunnis should be real, from bottom of their hearts and for the sake of God; and it should not be geo-politically and economically motivated."

According to IRNA, he then switched to nuclear charges against Iran and said, "Nuclear energy is a scientific subject but they launch publicity against it, falsely claiming that Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons." He emphasized that Iranian nation will stage a huge rally on Bahman 22 (February 11), marking triumph anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, and will respond to all the plots.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ceric; iran; shiites; sunni
So what is this guys position on Iran supporting Hezbollah and stirring up most Arab nations about that?
1 posted on 01/19/2007 2:39:21 PM PST by knighthawk
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2 posted on 01/19/2007 2:39:47 PM PST by knighthawk (We will always remember We will always be proud We will always be prepared so we may always be free)
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To: knighthawk

Is this guy called a cleric because he mentions Sunnis and Shia in his polemical speeches?


3 posted on 01/19/2007 2:42:15 PM PST by RightWhale (Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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To: knighthawk

The people in Iraq aren't falling for this crap again. They know who is targeting them and they know who they are targeting.


4 posted on 01/19/2007 2:43:48 PM PST by tobyhill (The War on Terrorism is not for the weak.)
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To: knighthawk

Let's see if I have this straight. If the Shiites went to Tehran to set up shop Kashani would take no issue with that???


5 posted on 01/19/2007 2:44:14 PM PST by stevem
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To: knighthawk
Yeah right, the Shia and Sunni have been best friends forever until the US and UK got involved in the middle east. Don't these idiots read their own speeches before they give them.
6 posted on 01/19/2007 2:46:54 PM PST by VanB
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To: knighthawk

Actually, we would appreciate it if Shiites and Sunnis stopped killing each other in Iraq. We are not dividing them, they are already divided.


7 posted on 01/19/2007 2:54:30 PM PST by popdonnelly (Our first obligation is to keep the power of the Presidency out of the hands of the Clintons.)
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To: knighthawk

When did the Shi'a and the Sunni start getting along so we could divid them?


8 posted on 01/19/2007 3:30:59 PM PST by Taichi
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To: knighthawk

O...K...the car bombs, nerve gas, and the mass graves were a sign of one big happy family, right?


9 posted on 01/19/2007 3:35:47 PM PST by Billthedrill
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