Iran calls Arab world to 'unite and resist'

[dArKeR]

Tehran - Iran's supreme leader on Monday called for Islamic unity in the face of repressive American power, accusing it of seeking total domination of the Middle East.

"Today the Arab world must unite to resist everywhere and by all means repressive American power," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said.

"American power is attacking the Islamic world under the pretext of fighting terrorism and using slogans like liberty and democracy (but) drags the people of Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine through blood," Khamenei was quoted as saying by the official IRNA agency.

http://iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=qw1095078066648B265

[candy331]

1. Knew it would only be a matter of time before the whole Middle

East was inflamed, didn't you know it too?

[Qutzupalotl]

2. This is bad.

Khamenei was a moderate. We probably could have worked with him to defuse the situation in Iran. He may have simple political reasons for saying this, but if we're offending the moderates, we're in deep trouble.

[muriel_volestrangler]

14. Normally the adjective used for him is 'conservative'

rather than 'moderate'. He tends to resist the 'reform' Iranian politicians.

BBC profile of Khamenei

He's never been pro USA, certainly; but the phrase "resist everywhere and by all means repressive American power" does sound a bit ominous.

[mike_c]

3. it's time that our foreign policy recognized that we have...

...well and truly screwed the pooch with regard to the role of radical Islamism in international political dynamics.

[alittlelark]

4. They figured it out!

I'll bet they did years before most in the US. They know another cruscade when they see it.

[Thurston Howell IV]

5. This guy was a moderate?

Yikes! Sounds like we pushed him over to Osama's side.

Unfortunately, this was entirely predictable, ie, that moderates in the region would be screwed by our blatant imperialism and end up radicalized.

[TriMetFan]

6. Oh Boy and they have Nukes.

:nuke:

[Geo55]

7. well....

Ya know , either you're with US or you're with the TERRAsts



on edit: LOL , a timely post .....the mark of the beast.

[frankly_fedup2]

8. OMG, you have made that picture so scary it creeps me out (nt)

[Geo55]

10. jus' tryin' to capture the boy king's inner nature n/t

[Bread and Circus]

9. Iran is not part of the Arab world according to my Jordanian friend...

He said the Arab world is from Morocco to Iraq. Iran is Persian and has a different language.

Not that it matters, just that I found it interesting.

[whirlygigspin]

12. freakin morons

Go ahead George, start a war with Iran, I dare ya.

You'll get your ass kicked so bad you won't know what hit you.

[cprise]

13. That's correct

But Khamenei seems to be addressing the Arab world to unify with all Muslims.

We have a religious war on our hands.

[jpgray]

11. Somewhere, Bin Laden is smiling. Thanks, GWB. (nt)

[Charles19]

15. Good Piece on just Why Bin Laden is Smiling Over This

http://www.juancole.com/2004_09_01_juancole_archive.html#109487993311862124

[Brundle_Fly]

16. Ugh

So Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, & what's left of Iraq hate the US.

Pakistan is on a brink of regime change, pretty much at the drop of a hat, Turkey is pissed @ us, and the rest of the middle east is scrambling to figure out where they will align their future.

The Russians have called for the right for preemptive attack, as has North Korea.

Smells like a world war.

Just never thought America would start it. :(