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| US policy responsible for UN HQ blast | |
| 2003-08-23 | |
| Former Iranian president Ali Akbar Rafsanjani called Friday for the United Nations to replace the coalition in running post-war Iraq to fix the "disaster" left by the US-led administration. "If the United Nations takes charge in Iraq, then countries like Russia, Germany, France, China, India and the Islamic countries will come to Iraq to find a way to help the region get out of this disaster that the United States has made," Rafsanjani said during weekly prayers on Friday. "The Iraqi situation is becoming like a puzzle, which has very bad repercussions for the world," he added. "All the Muslims and the world have to come together to find a logical solution for the Iraqi and the Palestinian issues which have inflamed our region," he said. Also: Iranian President Mohammed Khatami said the bombing of United Nations headquarters in Baghdad that killed top UN envoy to Iraq Sergio Viera de Mello was the result of misguided US policy. "Sergio Vieira de Mello was the victim of misguided (US) behavior, which set the ground for violent actions," Khatami said late Wednesday, speaking to former Iranian prisoners of war from the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq conflict.
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| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #5 Funny that Ali Akbar Rafsanjani, Madeline (Not) Albright, Al Gore, and the 9 dwarves all have the same opinion. Bush must be doing something right with that crowd against him. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-8-23 8:30:32 PM |
| #4 then countries like Russia, Germany, France, China, India and the Islamic countries will come to Iraq. Nice little list of the Axis, isn't it? I'm sure the UN will have the same impact on getting us out as they had on getting us in, which is the same impact the UN always has....a nifty means to create huge pools of humanitarian money which is used for precious little other than to create generate lavish expense accounts and to provide money for graft. |
| Posted by: Becky 2003-8-23 8:25:43 PM |
| #3 "The Iraqi situation is becoming like a puzzle, which has very bad repercussions for the world," no but very real reqpercssions for Iran. kinda feel surronded about now...just call it a little revenge for the last 25 years! |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-8-23 7:20:53 PM |
| #2 I still think de Mello was killed in revenge for East Timor |
| Posted by: Someone who did NOT vote for William Proxmire 2003-8-23 4:00:08 PM |
| #1 The guy is a blatant plagarist. Al Gore used the same speech last week. |
| Posted by: Steve D 2003-8-23 2:32:51 PM |