Iran, Syria Hold Conferences on a 'Culture of Resistance'

As Iran was hosting an international conference this week under the banner "The Muslim World: Victim of Terrorism," Syria was holding its own international conference on "Arab and Islamic Media Support of the Palestinian People." In both countries, the theme was how the Islamic or Arab peoples are under assault and occupation by Israel and the United States.

On Tuesday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the audience at the first-ever Culture of Resistance Conference, held in Tehran, that the Islamic world has been victimized by terrorism perpetrated by "the arrogant powers." It is those powers, Ahmadinejad said, that have created and promoted international terrorist organizations. "Unfortunately," the Iranian leader said, "Islam's enemies are trying to cover up their failures by wrongly portraying Islam as a religion of violence."

Ahmadinejad called the United States a terrorist regime and claimed that Israel is continually threatening other nations with Western backing. "Islam is nowadays the victim of organized terrorism," he declared.

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mohammadi told conference attendees, "We strongly condemn all forms of terrorism because we have suffered most from it."

The two-day Tehran conference, which had as its explicit goal the promotion of a "culture of resistance," ended on Wednesday and was attended by guests from 46 states.

At the same time as the Iranian event, a three-day conference in Syria drew 350 people from around the globe, as well.

Like its sister gathering in Tehran, the Syrian conference expressed a commitment to "deepen the culture of resistance." Specifically, the conference offered support for the Hizbullah terrorist organization, referred to in Syrian media as "the Lebanese national resistance." The final statement of the conference further praised the war Hizbullah launched against Israel in July 2006, "which defeated the US-Israeli schemes," according to the Syrian government's news agency, SANA.

In their closing statement, the Syrian conference organizers called on Arab and Islamic media to put the Arab-Israeli conflict at the top of their agenda, especially regarding the release of Arab terrorists in Israeli jails.

Presented as the centerpiece of the conference's final statements, however, was a declaration in favor of "Syria's legitimate right to restore the occupied Syrian Golan." To emphasize this point, the last session of the gathering was held in Kuneitra, on the Syrian side of the Golan mountain range.

Thanks for that update.

When the final showdown actually happens with Iran, let's hope we recall Oman's new cozy relationship with the Tehran régime, the very same collection of Islamic killers infiltrating Iranian trained terrorists into Iraq, responsible for murdering our troops and those of the Coalition.

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Iranian minister hails HM’s constructive views ONA Thursday, May 03, 2007 12:34:35 AM Oman Time

"MUSCAT — His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said gave an audience at Bait Al Barakah yesterday to Manouchehr Mottaki, foreign minister of Iran and head of the Iranian side in the Omani-Iranian Joint Economic Committee.

During the audience, various aspects of existing cooperation between the two countries based on the strong relations between them and ways of enhancing them, in addition to matters of concern for both sides, were discussed. The audience was attended by Maqbool bin Ali Sultan, commerce and industry minister; Murtadha Rahimi Zorji, Iranian ambassador to the Sultanate and the delegation accompanying the minister.

Meanwhile, Manouchehr Mottaki valued His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said’s constructive and good views and ideas on the ongoing events in Iraq and in the region, when His Majesty gave an audience to him here yesterday.

In a pre-departure statement to ONA, Mottaki pointed out that His Majesty the Sultan is held in high esteem and respect in the region and by the world, noting that the audience was fruitful and constructive.

Mottaki said during the audience with His Majesty the Sultan, he had conveyed the greetings and best wishes of President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad to His Majesty and to the Omani people further progress and prosperity.

He said His Majesty the Sultan asked him to convey his greetings and best wishes to the Iranian president and the Iranian people further progress and prosperity.

He said His Majesty had also handed him an invitation to the Iranian president to visit the Sultanate. Mottaki said during the audience with His Majesty, he reviewed the results reached at the 11th session of the Omani-Iranian Joint Economic Committee, which had concluded its activities on Tuesday.

Mottaki said he had also listened to His Majesty on the outcome of Iraqi Premier Nuri Al Maliki’s recent visit to the Sultanate. Mottaki underlined the deep relations between the two countries in all fields, particularly in the economic side, urging all sectors in the two countries to increase cooperation level to promote these relations.

He said the two countries would exert all efforts to develop these relations, adding that businessmen and investors would get the facilities and support to enhance bilateral cooperation particularly at trade and economic sectors.

The Iranian foreign minister was seen off by Maqbool bin Ali Sultan, commerce and industry minister; and the Iranian ambassador to the Sultanate."

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It will all work out, though. Western Europe will support action against Iran after Iran’s nuclear-armed, Islamo-fascist axis starts bombing runs across the English Channel.

Noticing the domestic similarities between Iran's weapons and nuclear fuel benefactor don't be surprised if the Bear to the North does more then act as arms supplier when we decisively act against Iran.

Overthrowing the Taliban-Al-Qaida Afghan Islamic dictatorship and Saddam's tyrannical Ba'athist hold on Iraq places Iran directly in the geographic middle. Allied Western navies control the Persian Gulf. Sooner or later (better a lot sooner for the sake of our troops safety) we will deliver long over due justice to Iran's butchers.

I believe Secretary Rice understands the instigating terrorist nature of ...;...

We have watched Dr. Rice send weapons and American money to terrorists [ie. proven serial killers] when they rearm.
We have watched Dr. Rice help terrorists during War, when she Demands the victims of rockets, daily submit to the terrorists and show, "Restraint".

That love of terrorists should NOT represent America.

We should 'Remember the Alamo', and NOT forget it (like Dr. Rice and the MSM want).

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