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| Axis of Evil |
| Iranian speaker utter defiant platitudes... |
| 2002-08-25 |
| Majlis Speaker Mehdi Karrubi said on Saturday that popular support forms the foundation for strength of every government. Really? Who'da thunkit! In a meeting with government employees, Karrubi said that a government system relying on the people will never be exposed to threats. "No power can fight with a nation to destroy it. Ummm... What happened to Kuwait, about ten years back? A power fought with it and destroyed it. We had a hell of a time getting it undestroyed... "The Islamic Republic of Iran has theoretically given the upper hand to the people so that the people play a determining role over all state affairs," Karrubi said in reference to US threats against Iran. Theoretically, anyway... "The late Imam Khomeini always called himself the servant of the people and never wanted to deceive them," the Majlis speaker said. Dictators usually describe themselves that way, don't they? "Our nation will remain loyal to the Islamic Republic as long as they reach the point that we are sincere to them. We should work for the people to help remove the difficulties the people face in every day life," Karrubi pointed out. Having screwed things up this royally, it's probably past time to start trying to unscrew them. But religion's more important that individual well-being, so what to they have to complain about? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |