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Iran
People to defuse conspiracies on Feb 11, Feb 20: Emami Kashani
2004-02-06
IRNA
Tehran`s Substitute Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani said Friday that the Iranian nation will defuse the conspiracies of ill-intended people on February 11, the victory anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, and on February 20, the day slated for holding the 7th Majlis (Parliament) elections.
"Conspiracies... Dark conspiracies... Insidious plots... mutter... mutter... mutter..."
Addressing worshipers who gathered for the weekly congregational prayers in the Tehran University campus, he said there would be no such a free and independent country with a high dignity as Iran in the world. "Each society has its own ideology and beliefs which people should move towards them," said the Friday prayer leader, adding "our society enjoys divine beliefs and it is the people`s legitimate right that their society being administrated based on such beliefs."
"It is the people's legitimate right to have theocrats interpreting the Will of God™ and passing it on to them...
There are a few people in the country who protest and write to international organizations, saying there is no democracy in Iran. Protests are quite natural but they should not embark on ugly movements and inappropriate measures, said Ayatollah Emami Kashani. Pointing to developments in Iraq, the ayatollah hoped the country would be freed from ruling of the occupiers who claim they advocate democracy. "We hope true elections would be held in Iraq as Ayatollah Seyed Ali Sistani (Iraq`s most influential Shi`ite Muslim cleric), has proposed," he said. Emami Kashani also expressed felicitation on the occasion of Eid-ul-Ghadir, which marks Prophet Mohammad`s (Peace Be Upon Him) appointment of first imam of Shi`ite Muslims, Imam Ali (AS), upon the order of the Almighty God, and said, the Islamic Revolution was among the blessings of Ghadir which contributed to further recognition of Islam in the world.
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#1  I had a thought. It happens.

According to Kashani, Iran is the bestest place in the whoooole wide world:
. . . he said there would be no such a free and independent country with a high dignity as Iran in the world . . . adding "our society enjoys divine beliefs and it is the people`s legitimate right that their society being administrated based on such beliefs."

Methinks the lady doth protest too much. Contrast him with JFKennedy, who said we weren't giving enough back to our country. We're good, but we're not great. We need to strive to do better.

I choose the less than perfect USA over the perfect Iran. Hope Kashani isn't insulted. Hope he doesn't kill me for saying that.
Posted by: PlanetDan   2004-2-6 3:34:00 PM  

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