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Khatami hails Basijâs role
President Mohammad Khatami said on Tuesday that the Basij belongs to the Islamic establishment, the people and the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, stressing that it should not be used for pushing forward factional bickering. Khatami, addressing a meeting of student basijis, said the basij must strongly resist any effort by the factions to misuse it for promoting their own agenda.Now who would do a thing like that? He hailed the struggles of the basijis in different arenas of the country, particularly during the 1979 Islamic revolution, the sacred Worried, is he? Khatami stressed that the game of power must be left to the powerful. "So stay in your place and listen to your elders, we know whatâs good for you." "We must advocate unity, solidarity, faith, independence, freedom and the progress of the country and the basiji must be the torch-bearer of these areas," he said. "And donât forget to keep those torches ready, you never know when weâll need to burn some witches!" "In todayâs world, we advocate an ethical and progressive system and the basijis must be the forerunners of this thought." "Keep those motorcycles running over anyone who thinks differently." Khatami called basij as the symbol of resistance and perseverance in the sacred defense, stressing that the basijis must become a model for the youth. As the Hitler Youth was. Posted by: Steve 2003-10-28 |
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