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Khatami: Iran pursues policy of detente, peace, dialogue
President Mohammad Khatami said on Saturday that Iran is pursuing a policy of detente, peace, dialogue based on mutual respect and non-intervention in others' internal affairs.Ummm... With whom? Khatami told Iran's cultural attaches abroad that the prerequisites for promoting Islam and the revolution, so that they would serve as a model for other countries, are scientific and technological progress, overcoming backwardness and building a democratic working relations among various sections of the government. He said, "Otherwise, our slogans would have a negative result." But didn't Iran not used to be backward? Didn't Iran at one time have a GDP as high as some European countries? And wasn't it growing? But then the ayatollahs... Oh. I forgot. The president said democracy should turn into a global value and spirituality should be incorporated in dialogue among civilizations. He said the two issues (democracy and spirituality) are the backbone of the future. So put on your turban and vote... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-08-18 |
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