Ayatollah
Mohammad Emami Kashani of Iran's Assembly of
Experts:
The Assembly selects the Supreme Leader and is
supposed
to 'supervise' his activities.
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Ayatollah
Kashani Warns that Iran Must Be Accorded Proper Respect
"Iran is ready for talks. So
don't raise such a hue and cry against Iran. Oh! the world's liars! Oh Israel
the liar! Oh White House the liar! If you do attack Iran, we'll give you a
response that will make you regret it."
-- Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani, Member of the Assembly
of Experts
TEHRAN: The substitute leader of Friday prayers in Tehran,
Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani, said that the Islamic Republic of Iran is a
threat to no one, but that it would make any invader regret such a decision.
[Editor's Note: Mohammed
Emami-Kashani is ninety-one-years-old, and is a member of Iran's Assembly of
Experts - which is the body that elects the Supreme
leader and is supposed to 'supervise his activities.' He is most known in the
West for calling al-Qaeda an 'illegitimate child of America and Israel.' ].
"... so Iran is not a
threat. States in the region and even Western have said as much. They relate
that Iran is ready for talks. So don't raise such a hue and cry against Iran.
Oh! the world's liars! Oh Israel the liar! Oh White House the liar! If you do
attack Iran, we'll give you a response that will make you regret it," said
Ayatollah Kashani in his second Friday prayers sermon of the day.
FARSI CARTOON LAMPOONS THE
IRANIAN REGIME ...
Ayatollah Kashani defended
the legality of the missile tests Iran has conducted over the past few days .
"Everyone knows that this
is a legal exercise carried out within the borders and territories of the
Islamic Republic of Iran. Many around the world have condemned claims that the
this war-game is illegal.
"As to claims that the
war-game is a threat, it should be said that the Islamic Republic of Iran is
still in the process of securing its power in terms of technique, industry and
knowledge. You (enemies) should admit to the legitimate influence of the
Islamic Republic of Iran." He said Iran is as powerful as other nations, including
Western ones, and that they should come to acknowledge that.
"Much of the world has
come to admit that power, but the enemies do not. They only admit it
implicitly, while explicitly raising a hue and cry against the Islamic Republic
of Iran. But Iran's conduct over the past 30 years has been clear. Where has it
been a threat? You (enemies) are the ones who were a threat - and you
translated your threats into action. And how did you (enemies) do that? You pit
the dirty and ill-fated Saddam against Iran. You committed crimes in
Afghanistan and Iran and you continue committing crimes in many countries. And
you wish to commit any crimes you can inside Iran.
That is your history and your
identity. Iran's identity is transparent, clean and clear."
Ayatollah Kashani went on to
say that Iran doesn't recognize Israel, but that it doesn't wish to initiate
war against it, either.
Members of Iran's powerful Assembly of Experts take notes
while listening to the 'Supreme Leader', Feb. 25. The Experts
elect the Supreme Leader and 'supervise his activities.'
"Iran doesn't recognize
Israel as a legitimate country because it's a usurper and has usurped another
country [Palestine] ... but we don't wish to go to war with Israel now. Iran
doesn't plan to launch its missiles at Tel Aviv. However, it will take action
if you pound us and mount an invasion," he announced.
Posted by WORLDMEETS.US
Elsewhere in his sermon,
Ayatollah Kashani said that Iran is ready to talk over the nuclear issue.
"Iran and Europe are
ready for talks. Overall, Iran accepts the Non-Proliferation Treaty. The
peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program is completely clear."
[Posted by WORLDMEETS.US July 11, 11:06pm]
The Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, while meeting with what his personal Web site described as 'People from Different Social and Ethnic Backgrounds.'
