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Khamenei dishes up the vitriol...
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei insisted Saturday that Iran would not "deviate from its chosen path," although a top aide hinted at "new horizons" in relations if the United States abandoned its policy of sanctions. "Us Khamenei said anti-US protests in all of Iran's major cities Friday had given the lie to President George W. Bush's charge that ordinary Iranians wanted democratic reforms. "Your presence by the millions under the scorching sun was a declaration to the world that this great nation will not deviate from its chosen path," the Iranian leader said in a televised address to the nation. Well, okay, then. We'll just threaten somebody else... "America, from under the shadow of war and death, has officially threatened to overthrow Iran and at the same time it speaks of democracy, freedom and the people's right to choose. You people responded properly to the cunning plans, and now everything that needed to be said to the enemies inside the country and worldwide has been said," Khamenei said. Gotta watch out for those cunning plans. They're... ummm... cunning. FOLLOWUP: Bill Quick points to Hossein Derakhshan's weblog... Yesterday was a anti-American demonstration. Although we all know these kind of demonstrations and people who participate in these kind of stuff. Most of them are govenrment staff who are forced to come, or they are gonna have problems. Even some of them are brought down to Tehran from other cities. So nobody should take these things seriousely. Iranians love Americans and their life-style, you just have to come here to see it.Welcome to my links, Hoder. Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-07-20 |
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