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Rafsanjani to al-Sadr: Fight America, the "Wounded Monster"
Providing yet more evidence that Iran is actively supporting the Shiite guerrilla forces battling U.S.-led coalition, former Iranian President Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani said the American military forces are vulnerable, describing them as a "wounded monster," and suggesting defeat would provide a "valuable lesson" for the West. Rafsanjani, chairman of the powerful Expediency Council in Iran, says Americaâs vulnerability in Iraq makes Iran stronger. During Friday prayers, broadcast live by Iranian radio, Rafsanjani said deep relations between the people of Iran and the people of Iraq are causing problems for America.So, Iranian intervention is somehow, NOT meddling. "America had entered the region in order to set up a base right outside our borders, but such a base will no longer materialize," he said. "We have small accounts with the Americans which we must settle one day and bring the issue to a close." Is that a declaration of war? Rafsanjani praised Moqtada Al-Sadrâs "heroic" Mahdi militia... As WorldNetDaily reported, last April, an Iranian cleric, Kadhem al-Husseini al-Haeri, issued a religious edict distributed to Shiite mullahs in Iraq, calling on them "to seize the first possible opportunity to fill the power vacuum in the administration of Iraqi cities." The edict, or fatwa, issued April 8, 2003, showed that Shiite clerics in Iraq are receiving significant direction from Iran. The edict said Shiite leaders have to "seize as many positions as possible to impose a fait accompli for any coming government..." I donât hear anything about investing in Iraqâs reconstruction. So, where do we hit these bozos, first? Posted by: Man Bites Dog 2004-04-12 |
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