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Sunday 18 April 2010

Iran: Friday prayers on nuclear program

Anti US mural, TehranImage via Wikipedia
Speaking to a massive crowd of Friday prayers worshippers and the faithful in Tehran, Hojjatol-Islam Kazem Sedighi referred to the upcoming international nuclear disarmament conference in Tehran, and said the Iranian nation is organizing this international conference on nuclear disarmament because our religion and our customs oblige us (tell us ) to respect the right of every human being.
Heh, yeah, right. What rights? Because I don't see women, non-Muslims, homosexuals et al have their rights very respected in Iran, do they.

Turning to recent threats by US president, Barack Obama against the Islamic republic of Iran, Hojjatol-Islam Kazem Sedighi said Obama's threats against Iran are sheer stupidity and an obvious disgrace.

In further remarks, Tehran's interim Friday Prayers Leader referred to America's track record of using nuclear weapons against other countries, and said given this history, the United States is not in a position to lecture or chide other countries who are pursuing a peaceful civilian nuclear program.
Heh, it's not the same the context in which US used the nuclear bomb (despite the evident damage), than the actual context of Iran. No one has attacked Iran, but Iranian president has spoken about "wiping Israel off the map".
Turning to the recent nuclear security conference in Washington, Hojjatol-Islam Kazem Sedighi said that conference was just a talking shop – a somewhat hollow conference -- with little or no substantive achievements.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Tehran's interim Friday Prayers Leader praised Iranian nuclear scientists and engineers, saying the Islamic republic of Iran is justly proud of them, since they have brought honour top the country. He pointedly added: "Young and highly committed Iranian scientists have proved to the world that there is no contradiction between science and technology and religion, and that religion is perfectly compatible with science, advancement and progress.
Yes, religion is perfectly compatible with science, but only with the science that gives more power to the Ayatollahs. I'm sure that if the science was to give more power to the Iranian people, he wouldn't speak in those terms.

Anyway, remember when Obama was speaking about "dialogue with no preconditions with Iran"? Clearly they were not impressed then and are not so now. But now they are enraged by the possibility of being attacked by US nuclear weapons, after Obama said that the new US rules (no nuclear attack against non-nuclear states) don't include Iran and North Korea.
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2 comments:

MK said...

"Friday Prayers Leader referred to America's track record of using nuclear weapons against other countries, and said given this history, the United States is not in a position to lecture or chide other countries who are pursuing a peaceful civilian nuclear program."

Funny how a lot of western liberals feel the same way, real funny that.

Claudia said...

Of course, there's nothing new under the sun. Heh.

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