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| Axis of Evil |
| Bush's 'flagrant support' for reformers slammed |
| 2002-07-15 |
| Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Monday condemned the "flagrant support" of US President George W. Bush for the Islamic republic's reformers, state radio reported. "This open interference and this flagrant support reflects a particular political tendency towards Iran... and reveals one more time that the Americans are mistaken in their calculations" of the situation in Iran, Rafsanjani was quoted as saying during a meeting with military commanders. Lordy, I hope not. But if you calculate that something's a certain way, you can kinda predict what's going to happen next week. If your projections work out, then you assume you're on the right track... The former head of state, who is seen as an ally of Iran's dominant conservatives, dismissed as "naive" talk of a rapprochement with the United States. "In the current state of things, one should act with foresight and wisdom, and in order to face the enemy, one should above all avoid any divergence and discord," said Rafsanjani, who now heads the powerful Expediency Council, the nation's top arbitration body. "Yup. There's only room for one opinion around here, and that's ours. You don't like it, you can be flogged until you do." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |