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Rafsanjani sez U.S. carrying out 'psychological warfare'...
Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani accused US President George W. Bush of waging a "psychological war" against Iran by claiming that the people of the Islamic republic were pro-American. "This time, the US president has launched a psychological war against our revolution and there is no better response" than a massive turnout at an anti-US rally, Rafsanjani said, quoted by state television."We'll show him, by golly. We've got every civil servant in the country turned out, and all the cops. They're not pro-American, dammit!" The influential former president said "claims by US officials that the Iranian people support the United States" were "an outright lie". "I mean, who the hell likes the Americans? I sure don't..." "The Americans want to defend their interests, and are looking to carry out their own plots," charged Rafsanjani, who is considered close to Iran's powerful conservative camp. "Now every man to save his clan should plot and plan as best he can..." â Gilbert and Suleiman, "The Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-07-19 |
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