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Iran doubts Israel attack but says defences ready

MSNBC

TEHRAN, Oct. 8 — Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said on Wednesday it was unlikely that Israel would launch an attack on the Islamic Republic, but said his country was ready to defend itself.

He was responding to remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon who said on Tuesday -- following an Israeli air raid on Sunday in Syria -- that Israel would hit its enemies anywhere.
Israel has repeatedly accused Iran of arming, training and funding Palestinian militant groups. Tehran says it only gives moral support to the groups.
Khatami, a moderate, said Israel had its hands full without opening a new front.
''They (the Israelis) are so involved with problems inside their country that I do not think they want to create another problem outside it. We are also fully prepared to defend our country,'' Khatami told reporters after a weekly cabinet meeting.
Khatami also expressed solidarity with Syria, which like Iran faces heavy pressure from Washington and allegations of sponsoring ''terrorism.''
Israel launched its deepest attack into Syria for 30 years on Sunday, a day after a female suicide bomber from the Islamic Jihad group killed 19 people in a restaurant in the northern Israeli city of Haifa.
Israel said the target of the raid was a training camp for Palestinian militants, but Damascus called it a civilian site.

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Rafsanjani: Iran resists all threats

2003/10/08
IRIB

Tehran, Oct 8 - Chairman of the Expediency Council (EC) Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani here on Wednesday said the Islamic Republic of Iran resists all pressures and threats.

Addressing the 18th meeting of Friday Prayers leaders from all over the country, he stressed on the importance of holding Friday Prayers in all parts of the Islamic Iran.

The former president called on Friday Prayers leaders to inform people of all the country's affairs in order to prepare the ground for their presence in all aspects of the society.

On the people's presence in all elections held ever since the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Rafsanjani said the Islamic Republic system will only exist through active presence of people in all affairs, particularly during such a global and regional sensitive status.

Underlining the need for maintaining unity and solidarity among the Iranian people by the authorities, he pointed out that the global arrogance has made great efforts to overthrow the Islamic system in Iran and will continue its attempt in the future.

The global arrogance is very much concerned over expansion of Islam-seeking wave in the world, he said, adding that the Islamic Revolution has turned to a pattern for all Muslim states.

http://www.iribnews.com/Full_en.asp?news_id=189863&n=34

Iran only offers "moral support" to terrorist murderers?

Impossible! Terrorists have no morals! It's the money, the training, the intel, the sanctuary, the C-4, and of course the missiles.

So Khatami says Israel is "too busy"? Keep whistling as you pass the graveyard of the Iraqi reactor.

History has a way of repeating itself for those who refused to get it the first time.