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Iranian President: Israel Should be 'Wiped Off the Map'
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 1:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Thousands of Iranians stage anti-Israel demonstrations

Friday, October 28, 2005 Posted: 1737 GMT (0137 HKT)

(CNN) -- Thousands of Iranians staged anti-Israel protests across the country Friday and repeated calls by their ultraconservative president demanding the Jewish state's destruction.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- marching with the protesters -- signaled he stood by his remarks, even as Iranian officials tried to defuse the issue.

"My word is the same as that of (the) Iranian nation," he told the official IRNA news agency.

"They are free to say but their words lack any credit," he said, when asked about global reaction to his comments.

During a meeting with protesting students at Iran's Interior Ministry on Wednesday, Ahmadinejad quoted a remark from Ayatollah Khomeini -- founder of Iran's Islamic revolution -- that Israel "must be wiped out from the map of the world." (Full story)

But on Friday, Iran's Moscow embassy -- often used by Tehran to issue statements on foreign policy --said Ahmadinejad did not mean to "speak up in such sharp terms."

The embassy said Ahmadinejad "did not have any intention to speak up in such sharp terms and enter into a conflict."

"It's absolutely clear that, in his remarks, Mr. Ahmadinejad, president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, underlined the key position of Iran, based on the necessity to hold free elections on the occupied territories," Reuters quoted the embassy statement as saying.

Ahmadinejad's comments drew swift and harsh reaction from governments in Europe and North America, as well as from U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. (Full story)

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, in remarks issued Thursday by the Israeli government press office, said he believed any country that calls for the destruction of another cannot be a member of the United Nations.

At the United Nations on Friday, Israel's ambassador to the U.N. said the Security Council was addressing Ahmadinejad's comments.

"We're very happy that the Security Council has taken up the matter of that mad, dangerous and extreme statement we heard from the president of Iran," Dan Gillerman said in an interview.

"I certainly think that a country whose head of state calls for the destruction of any other member state of the United Nations does not deserve a seat in this very civilized organization."

He said it is an indication of the "grave concern" that the international community has about the head of state of one member U.N. state calling for the "destruction" and "wiping out" of another member state.

"It was just 60 years ago that another leader, democratically elected in a European country, called upon the destruction of a whole people," he said, referring to Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler.

"The fact that 60 years later these voices are coming from Tehran (is) very ominous."

Gillerman said that Iran has emerged not only as a threat to Israel but as a "global threat."

He said Iran is a "terrorist-supporting country, and the statements made by its president illustrate in the clearest way, and without any doubt, what this regime is all about."

Meanwhile in Iran, thousands of Iranians rallied in Tehran and other cities across the country part of Jerusalem Day protests.

Demonstrators held banners with anti-Israeli and pro-Palestinian slogans. One banner read "Death to Israel, death to America," The Associated Press reported.

The state-organized rallies were first held in 1979 after Shiite Muslim clerics took power in Iran.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the info.

I'm pleasantly surprised by the Palestinian chief negotiator's comments ... but I still like to hear a condemnation from China and India. I like to see that Ahmadinejad's careless warmongering does not stem from an endorsement by China!
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oppenheimer wrote:
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/28/iran.reaction/index.html


Thousands of Iranians stage anti-Israel demonstrations

Friday, October 28, 2005 Posted: 1737 GMT (0137 HKT)

(CNN) -- Thousands of Iranians staged anti-Israel protests across the country Friday and repeated calls by their ultraconservative president demanding the Jewish state's destruction.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- marching with the protesters -- signaled he stood by his remarks, even as Iranian officials tried to defuse the issue.

"My word is the same as that of (the) Iranian nation," he told the official IRNA news agency.

"They are free to say but their words lack any credit," he said, when asked about global reaction to his comments.

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1) Shame on CNN for using "President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad" term for this selected thug by Mullahs.
2) "My word is the same as that of (the) Iranian nation," this stupid Islamist thug does not understand the basic maths, Iranian Nation is 70 million inside Iran and 4 million outside Iran. Iranian nation is not the bloody 1000 thugs who come to protest for stolen Oil Money.
3)Mr. Sean McCormack from State Dept is correct:
Quote:
In Washington, the State Department said it was skeptical the demonstrators had gone into the streets voluntarily.

"I think you have over the past decade seen examples of the Iranian regime organizing protests in support of some of their more outrageous policies," spokesman Sean McCormack said.


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Press briefing from the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman on Iran

October 28, 2005
10 Downing Street
Downing Street press briefings explained



Put to the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) that the Prime Minister had said that he would be consulting allies regarding Iran, and was there anything further to be added, the PMOS said that first of all, we regarded Kofi Annan's statement as very useful in this regard. The PMOS said it was a mistake to see this as the UK versus Iran; it was simply not like that. The EU statement yesterday was completely unanimous and it was a very strong statement from the EU. That was backed up by comments from President Chirac, amongst others, at Hampton Court, and we then had the Kofi Annan statement. There were ongoing discussions at the UN about what the next step should be, so what was important was that we allowed those discussions to take place, before taking a lead from there. The PMOS said that the world community had said that the comments were unacceptable.

Asked if we were looking for Iran to be expelled from the UN, the PMOS replied that it was important for the UN to collectively state its view as to what should happen next. Kofi Annan had said that he was going to Iran in the next few weeks, but as Kofi Annan said yesterday, it was incompatible for a member of the UN under the UN Charter to call for another country who was a member of the UN to be wiped out.

Asked if there would be scope for this to be brought up at the Security Council, the PMOS said it depended on what the collective view was at the UN. The PMOS said it might be discussed at some point at the Security Council, but it was really a matter for the UN.

Asked if there was any scope for the UK and their allies to consider any action against Iran, the PMOS said he thought the journalist was trying to take him down a hypothetical route, but he was not going to go there! What the Prime Minister had said yesterday was the danger that Iran thought that the rest of the world was diverted in some way to what it was doing, and therefore would make the wrong decisions, based on that view. As the Prime Minister said last night, the rest of the world was not diverted, and the response of other world leaders and the UN had underlined that point. The discussions that had taken place at the UN illustrated that point very well. The PMOS said we were already in discussions with partners about Iran's nuclear obligations, and there was already a process underway which would continue. These latest comments would be discussed.

Asked if this had been discussed with Washington over the past twenty four hours, the PMOS stressed that this should not be seen as simply a matter of the UK or the UK and US versus Iran, and it was wrong to characterise it as such. The PMOS said, however, that we had been in active touch with all our allies at the UN, and certainly, we had had no experience of people not being focused on this issue.

Asked if the Prime Minister was likely to discuss this matter over the weekend with President Bush, the PMOS replied that as the Prime Minister made clear yesterday, he had been focused on the problems surrounding Iran, not just in terms of the recent comments, but overall for some time. The issue had been one part of continuing conversations with the US for some time, but also with others as well. The PMOS reminded people that the E3 was active as well, so this had been a matter of continued conversation with a range of allies for a while, and that continued to be the case. The PMOS said he was not aware of any plans for a specific conversation with the President over the weekend, but people knew where everyone was on the issue.

Asked again if the Prime Minister was going to be in touch with the allied countries over the next few days, the PMOS replied that last night, there had already active discussions at the UN about this issue, and those discussions would continue today. The PMOS reminded people again that Kofi Annan had said that he would visit Iran in the next few weeks. This was not an issue that would come to a head in a day or so; rather it was something that would take time and patience. What Iran should not have any doubt about, however, was the issue would be addressed because people were very concerned.

Asked if we thought it was a concession too far to say that the use of force was "inconceivable", the PMOS said that as the Prime Minister had said last night, the question that people used to be asking whether we were going to jump to an immediate response. The question now was, are we going to do something about it, and the answer was: yes. The UN was in place to address that today, and that was what we were going to do.

Asked if military action did ever happen, would it be through the UN, or would it be a unilateral decision, the PMOS said it was better to concentrate on today and the coming weeks. That needed diplomacy. Kofi Annan had said he was going to Iran, and that was very important. Therefore, what we should do was let that process unwind, and wait and see what came out of the UN later today.
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Vatican Denounces 'Unacceptable' Statements

October 28, 2005



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VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican on Friday condemned as "unacceptable" statements denying the right of Israel to exist, an apparent reference to Iran.

Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls also denounced recent Palestinian attacks against Israel and Israeli retaliation, and reaffirmed the Vatican's view that both Israel and the Palestinians had the right to live "in peace, security, each one in their own sovereign state."
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Congress Condemns Ahmadinejad

October 28, 2005
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Both houses of Congress unanimously condemned the Iranian president’s call to annihilate Israel. On Wednesday, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for Israel to be “wiped off the map.”

A Senate bill condemning the comments, introduced Thursday by Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), and a similar House bill, introduced Friday by Reps. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.) and Henry Hyde (R-Ill.), passed unanimously.
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Rafsanjani: Iran’s Islamic revolution led to Israeli defeat Fri. 28 Oct 2005



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http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4170

Tehran, Iran, Oct. 28 – Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution sealed the inevitable fate of destruction for the state of Israel, a senior Iranian cleric told Friday prayers worshippers.

Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani told worshippers that further defeats and withdrawals by Israel came about after further gains by the Islamic revolution.

“The first sign of the Israeli downfall was the victory of the Islamic revolution in the lands of the ‘secure and stable island of America and Israel’ (A reference to Iran in the days of the Shah) in the turbulent oceans of the Middle East; when the strategic partner of America and Israel turned into their arch-nemesis”, Rafsanjani, who currently heads the State Expediency Council, said.

“The slogan of the Great Israel, a vast Jewish country stretching from the Nile to the Euphrates, has today become very opaque. Even if the Americans came to Iraq for this reason, I tell them that they have been defeated”, the former Iranian President said, adding that the Islamic republic had made further gains against its enemies.

Turning to Western pressures on Tehran vis-à-vis its sensitive nuclear activities, Rafsanjani told Western nations, “Do not think that in Iran you are up against a faction or a particular party; you are facing a nation”.

He said that Iran was “completely serious” of reaching its nuclear ambitions adding that the United States and Europe had not yet “come to their senses”.

“Iran’s nuclear science is indigenous. With every branch they try to cut from this tree another branch will grow”.
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Transcript: Iran President’s speech threatening Israel Fri. 28 Oct 2005



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Transcript of speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at “World Without Zionism” conference in Tehran

Reported by Iranian government-owned news agency ISNA on 26 October 2005 at 13:10 local time (for original Persian text see: http://www.isna.ir/Main/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-603209)

Tehran, Iran, Oct. 28 – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made a keynote speech on Wednesday at the gathering of 4,000 students organised by the Association of Islamic Students Societies. The text follows:

I am grateful to God for giving me the great pleasure of speaking at this very important gathering. I thank God for seeing the pious faces of you, the valiant, aware, God-fearing and selfless children of the revolution, who understand with vigilance and intelligence the most important issues of our times and are active with great zest and in a decisive way in the most central issues of the Islamic world. I thank God for the presence of you dear young people.

The real question is what is Zionism? No doubt there have been many discussions in this conference on this issue and you have made studies in this regard, and you may know what I want to emphasize, but it is something worth mentioning.

We must see what the real story of Palestine is. Is the conflict in Palestine a war between some Jews on the one side and Muslims and non-Jews on the other side? Is it a war between the Jews and other faiths? Is it the war of one country with other countries? Is it the war of one country with the Arab world? Is the conflict only over the limited lands of Palestine? I think the answer to all these questions is negative.

The creation of the regime occupying Al-Qods (Jerusalem) was a heavy move by the globally dominant system and Global Arrogance against the Islamic world. There is a historic battle going on between the Oppressor World and the Islamic world and the roots of this conflict goes back hundreds of years.

In this historic conflict, the fronts have shifted many times. There were times when the Muslims had the upper hand and were active and forward-moving, while the Oppressor World was on retreat.

Unfortunately, in the past three hundred years, the Islamic world has been on retreat in the face of the Oppressor World.

I do not intend to go to the roots of the issue and I concentrate on a historical review of the events. In the past one hundred years, the last trenches of the Islamic world fell and the Oppressor World created the regime occupying Al-Qods as the bridgehead for its domination of the Islamic world. Bridgehead is a military term in warfare. When two divisions or armies are fighting each other, if one side advances and breaks through the front and captures a piece of enemy territory and builds up fortifications and strengthens its hold to make it a base for further territorial expansion, then we call this a bridgehead.

The occupying state (Israel) is the bridgehead of the Oppressor World in the heart of the Islamic world. They have built a base to expand their domination to the entire Islamic world. There is no other raison d’etre for this entity without this objective.

The battle that is going on in Palestine today, therefore, is the frontline of the conflict between the Islamic world and the Oppressor World. It is a battle of destiny that will determine the fate of hundreds of years of conflict in Palestine.

Today, the Palestinian nation is fighting the Oppressor World on behalf of the Islamic umma (nation). Thank God, from the day the Palestinian nation moved towards an Islamic struggle with Islamic objectives and an Islamic environment, and made Islam the dominating force in its behaviour and orientation, we have been witnessing the progress and successes of the Palestinian nation every day.

I must say that you have chosen a very valuable title for your gathering [World Without Zionism]. Many are sowing the seeds of defeat and despair in this all-out war between the Islamic world and the Infidel Front, hoping to dishearten the Islamic world.

Such people are using words like “it’s not possible”. They say how could we have a world without America and Zionism? But you know well that this slogan and goal can be achieved and can definitely be realised”.

If we take a look back, we had in our country a regime that was very violent, anti-popular, dependent on foreigners, and armed to its teeth. Members of SAVAK [the Shah’s secret police] controlled every move and a terrible reign of terror existed.

But when the dear Imam [Ruhollah Khomeini] said this regime must be destroyed, and we want a world without a client state, many of those who claim to be political gurus and other things said it’s not possible. The day when the Imam started his move, all the powers of the world supported that corrupt regime. Even after the massacre of Black Friday, the West and the East and regional powers all supported the regime. But our nation fought and now for 27 years we have a government that is independent of America. The Imam said the domination of the East and the West must be destroyed, but weak-minded persons, who only see the little world around them, didn’t believe him…

Our dear Imam ordered that the occupying regime in Al-Qods be wiped off the face of the earth. This was a very wise statement. The issue of Palestine is not one on which we could make a piecemeal compromise… This would mean our defeat. Anyone who would recognize this state [Israel] has put his signature under the defeat of the Islamic world.

In his struggle against the World Arrogance, our dear Imam targeted the central and command base of the enemy, namely the occupying regime in Al-Qods. I have no doubt that the new wave that has started in dear Palestine and which we witness today all over the Islamic world will soon wipe this scourge of shame from the Islamic world. This can be done.

We have to watch out for conspiracies. For more than 50 years, the World Arrogance has tried to give recognition to the existence of this fake regime [Israel] and they have make many efforts to first stabilize it and then take further steps.

Some 27 or 28 years ago, they took an important step in this regard and, unfortunately, one of the frontline countries made this mistake, and we hope that country [Egypt] will rectify its mistake.

Recently, a new conspiracy has been plotted and is underway. They have been forced to evacuate a corner of Palestine and this was imposed on them by the Palestinian nation. But they want to sell this as the final victory and use the evacuation of Gaza and the creation of a Palestinian state as an excuse to end the Palestinian cause and goal.

Today they are making an evil and deceptive effort to turn the struggle into an internal conflict of the Islamic world. They want to create conflict among Palestinian groups inside Palestine by making them greedy for political positions or high office, so that these groups abandon the decisive issue fo Palestine and turn on each other.

With the excuse of having cleared the Gaza Strip to show their good will, they want a group of Muslim nations to recognise this corrupt regime, and I am very hopeful and pray to God that the Palestinian nation and the dear Palestinian groups will be cautious of such sedition.

Today the unity of the front in Palestine on its goals is a pressing necessity. The issue of Palestine is by no means finished. The issue of Palestine will only be resolved when all of Palestine comes under Palestinian rule, when all the refugees return to their homes, and when a popular government chosen by this nation takes the affairs in its hands. Of course, those who have come to this land from far away to plunder this land have no right to participate in the decision-making process for this nation.

I am hopeful that just as the Palestinian nation continued its struggle for the past ten years, it will continue to maintain its awareness and vigilance. This phase is going to be short-lived. If we put it behind us successfully, God willing, it will pave the way for the annihilation of the Zionist regime and it will be a downhill route.

I warn all the leaders in the Islamic world to beware of this conspiracy. If any of them takes a step towards the recognition of this regime [Israel], then he will burn in the fire of the Islamic umma (nation) and will have eternal shame stamped on his forehead, regardless of whether he did this under pressure by the dominant powers, or lack of understanding or naiveté or selfishness or worldly incentives.

The issue of Palestine is the issue of the Islamic world. Those who are closeted behind closed doors cannot make decisions on this issue and the Islamic nation does not allow this historical enemy to exist at the heart of the Islamic world.
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UN Security Council condemns Iran's anti-Israel remarks Fri. 28 Oct 2005

http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4172

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UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council on Friday condemned Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's comment that Israel should be "wiped off the map", a move immediately welcomed by the Israeli ambassador.

"The Security Council condemns the remarks about Israel attributed to Mr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president of the Islamic republic of Iran," said a statement read by the president of the council for the month, Romanian ambassador Mihnea Motoc.

Council members expressed strong support for UN chief Kofi Annan's statement Thursday that "under the United Nations Charter, all members have undertaken to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial or political independence of any state."

Annan Thursday also expressed dismay at Ahmadinejad's remarks and reminded all member states that Israel is a long-standing United Nations member "with the same rights and obligations as every other member."

Israel's UN envoy Dan Gillerman expressed his country's appreciation at the council's swift action.

"Israel welcomes the condemnation by the Security Council of the outrageous remarks by the president of Iran, remarks which are not only alarming and dangerous but have actually unmasked what extremism, fundamentalism and madness (are) actually part of that world-threatening regime," he said.

"We are very satisfied that after so many national condemnations we have heard a very clear condemnation by the United Nations though the Security Council," Gillerman said. "We feel that Iran in its present state and with the present leadership should take this condemnation very, very seriously."

"We hope that this message will be heard loud and clear in Tehran," the Israeli envoy said.
Ahmadinejad told a conference Wednesday in Tehran entitled "The World without Zionism" that "the establishment of the Zionist regime was a move by the world oppressor against the Islamic world."

"Anyone who signs a treaty which recognises the entity of Israel means he has signed the surrender of the Muslim world," he added, warning Muslim leaders who recognise Israel they "face the wrath of their own people."

"As the Imam said, Israel must be wiped off the map," he said, quoting Iran's late revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
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Daily Press Briefing
Sean McCormack, Spokesman
Washington, DC
October 28, 2005



(excerpt)


QUESTION: Change the subject? Can you talk about reaction to what's going on in Iran with these huge demonstrations, including the participation of the President and this anti-Israeli stuff? It just seems like it's really getting out of hand.


MR. MCCORMACK: We talked about this over the past couple days and I think what you are seeing in terms of the statement from President Ahmadi-Nejad just the other day about wiping Israel off the face of the map. His previous defiant statement at the United Nations concerning efforts on the part of the international community to engage with Iran in a responsible manner to address the problem of their seeking nuclear weapons under a civilian nuclear program. These are all data points that really are, you know, as a result of this we're starting to get a more full picture of the real nature of the Iranian regime.


And I would say that based on the actions of the leadership of this regime, that Iran today finds itself more isolated from the international community than six months ago. And this is only because of the rhetoric which represents these policies and as stated most recently by President Ahmadi-Nejad concerning Israel. One can only say that the policies are outrageous.


So I think what you are seeing is a pattern here of Iran further isolating itself from the international community, further isolating this regime, further isolating the Iranian people from the international community and we would call upon Iran to act as a responsible member of the international community, stop pursuit of nuclear weapons under cover of a civilian nuclear program, stop support for terrorism and stop oppression of the Iranian people. This region is 180 degrees off from where the rest of the region is headed. The rest of the region is headed toward -- along a pathway of greater freedom, greater openness and greater democracy.


And here you have a regime that is trying to take the Iranian people in a different direction. I would note, also, concerning the most recent comments, if you look back at some of the international reaction to these comments, I think it's quite striking. And I saw a comment from Saeb Erekat, a Palestinian, which talks about the fact that the Palestinians are trying to build a Palestinian state and work together with Israel in that endeavor. Again, which is, if not 180 degrees, 160 degrees off of where you find President Ahmadi-Nejad taking Iran.


QUESTION: Sean, the Iranian people today, in the tens of thousands, are joining Ahmadi-Nejad in demonstrations for this position. So while the U.S. stands with the Iranian people and you're saying that he's isolating them, they are apparently willingly out in the streets today.


MR. MCCORMACK: Yeah, I can't -- you used the words "apparently willingly" -- again, we don't have diplomatic representation on the ground in Iran, but I think you have, over the past decades, seen examples of the Iranian regime organizing protests in support of some of their more outrageous policies. I can't speak to whether, in fact, that is the case with these particular protests, but I would just note that there is a history of that kind of behavior.


QUESTION: So you're suggesting that perhaps they were forced --


MR. MCCORMACK: Again, we are not on the ground there. We don't have diplomatic relations with Iran, but I think that's certainly a point that bears noting.


QUESTION: Have you talked to anybody -- I mean, we have proxies there, have you talked to Europeans or --


MR. MCCORMACK: I'm not aware of any particular conversation on that point.


QUESTION: Is it something that is of enough concern to you that you think you may look into it or --


MR. MCCORMACK: I think the statements by President Ahmadi-Nejad are quite concerning, they're quite concerning to the international community and I think we've heard the international community's opinion and reaction to those statements.


QUESTION: Demos -- I meant the huge demonstrations.


MR. MCCORMACK: If we have anything further I'll let you know.


Yes, Libby.


QUESTION: We've heard from Tony Blair and, you know, other international leaders. Do we expect to hear anything about these comments from the President or from the Secretary, you know, seeing that they are quite concerning, as you said?


MR. MCCORMACK: I think certainly if there is an opportunity for them to respond in person in these remarks, we'll certainly look for that opportunity. But at the moment, I think, again, we -- you know, various members of the Administration, from this podium, Under Secretary Burns, Scott McClellan over at the White House, have had a reaction to this.

---------end State Dept. Briefing excerpt------------

http://ap.washingtontimes.com/dynamic/stories/I/IRAN_ISRAEL?SITE=DCTMS&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2005-10-28-17-39-15

Iran Leader Reiterates Anti-Israel Stance

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI
Associated Press Writer

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's ultraconservative president - spurning international outrage over his remarks about Israel - joined more than a million demonstrators who flooded the streets of the capital and other major cities Friday to back his call for the destruction of the Jewish state.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stood fast behind his assertion that Israel should be wiped off the map and repeated the call during the nationwide protests Friday, the Muslim day of prayer.

But in an apparent attempt to blunt international outrage over Ahmadinejad's comments, the Iranian Embassy in Moscow issued a statement saying the Iranian leader did not want to "engage in a conflict."

Marching alongside the protesters, the 47-year-old former mayor of Tehran and one-time Republican Guard commander renewed his criticism of the West.

"They become upset when they hear any voice of truth-seeking. They think they are the absolute rulers of the world," he said during the al-Quds - or Jerusalem - Day protest, which was among the largest since they were first held in 1979 after Shiite Muslim clerics took power in Iran.

His fellow marchers carried placards reading "Death to Israel, death to America." It is not uncommon for an Iranian president to join marches in the capital. Ahmadinejad was accompanied by five bodyguards, but otherwise security was not out of the ordinary for such an event.

Despite Ahmadinejad's continued harsh attacks on the West, former President Hashemi Rafsanjani tried to dial back the rhetoric, suggesting that Israelis and Palestinians hold a referendum to decide the future of Israeli-Palestinian relations.

"If Muslims and Palestinians agree (to a referendum), it will be a retreat but let's still hold a referendum," Rafsanjani said in his Friday prayer sermon.

The Iranian Embassy statement in Moscow said Ahmadinejad "did not have any intention to speak in sharp terms and engage in a conflict."

But that was not the message carried by the at least 200,000 Iranians who massed in Tehran to unleashed virulent condemnation against Israel, the United States and the West in general, accusing them of oppressing Palestinians and Iran.

Some demonstrators chanted "Israel is approaching its death" and wore white shrouds in a symbolic gesture expressing readiness to die for their cause.

A resolution was read at the end of the rallies backing "the position declared by the president that the Zionist regime must be wiped out."

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki defended his president's comments, saying they represented Iran's long-held policy of not recognizing Israel.

"Unfortunately the Western countries have remained silent on the increasing inhuman activities of Israel," Mottaki said at the Tehran march.

Protests attracted at least 100,000 in each of Iran's eight largest cities, according to AP reporters. State television said millions of people assembled throughout the country. Major rallies also were held in other Middle Eastern countries.

In Beirut, the militant Hezbollah group marked the day by staging a parade that saw more than 6,000 guerrillas march in uniform through the streets of the Lebanese capital.

The Shiite group, which supports it Iranian mentors, has sought to strengthen its position in Lebanon after the withdrawal of Syrian troops.

At least 30,000 Bahrainis marched in their capital, Manama, burning Israeli and American flags and demanding their government rescind its recent decision to end its economic embargo of the Jewish state.

The United States said the Iranian leader's remarks have only underscored Washington's concern over Iran's nuclear program. Israel said Iran should be suspended from the United Nations. U.N. chief Kofi Annan expressed "dismay" at the comments in a rare rebuke of a U.N. member state.

The Vatican condemned as "unacceptable" statements denying the right of Israel to exist, although it did not mention Iran by name. The U.N. Security Council also condemned the remarks, while Russia summoned the Iranian ambassador seeking an explanation for the president's words.

Iran's seven state-run TV stations devoted coverage Friday to programs condemning the Jewish state and praising the Palestinian resistance since the 1948 creation of Israel.

Three stations also showed live coverage of crowds of people gathering Friday in streets throughout Tehran.

In Washington, the State Department said it was skeptical the demonstrators had gone into the streets voluntarily.

"I think you have over the past decade seen examples of the Iranian regime organizing protests in support of some of their more outrageous policies," spokesman Sean McCormack said.

After Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini toppled the pro-Western Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1979, he declared the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan as an international day of struggle against Israel and for the liberation of Jerusalem. The founder of the Islamic regime had also called for Israel's destruction.
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http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/chapter7.htm

CHAPTER VII
ACTION WITH RESPECT TO THREATS TO THE PEACE, BREACHES OF THE PEACE, AND ACTS OF AGGRESSION

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Article 39
The Security Council shall determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression and shall make recommendations, or decide what measures shall be taken in accordance with Articles 41 and 42, to maintain or restore international peace and security.


Article 40
In order to prevent an aggravation of the situation, the Security Council may, before making the recommendations or deciding upon the measures provided for in Article 39, call upon the parties concerned to comply with such provisional measures as it deems necessary or desirable. Such provisional measures shall be without prejudice to the rights, claims, or position of the parties concerned. The Security Council shall duly take account of failure to comply with such provisional measures.


Article 41
The Security Council may decide what measures not involving the use of armed force are to be employed to give effect to its decisions, and it may call upon the Members of the United Nations to apply such measures. These may include complete or partial interruption of economic relations and of rail, sea, air, postal, telegraphic, radio, and other means of communication, and the severance of diplomatic relations.


Article 42
Should the Security Council consider that measures provided for in Article 41 would be inadequate or have proved to be inadequate, it may take such action by air, sea, or land forces as may be necessary to maintain or restore international peace and security. Such action may include demonstrations, blockade, and other operations by air, sea, or land forces of Members of the United Nations.


Article 43
All Members of the United Nations, in order to contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security, undertake to make available to the Security Council, on its call and in accordance with a special agreement or agreements, armed forces, assistance, and facilities, including rights of passage, necessary for the purpose of maintaining international peace and security.

Such agreement or agreements shall govern the numbers and types of forces, their degree of readiness and general location, and the nature of the facilities and assistance to be provided.

The agreement or agreements shall be negotiated as soon as possible on the initiative of the Security Council. They shall be concluded between the Security Council and Members or between the Security Council and groups of Members and shall be subject to ratification by the signatory states in accordance with their respective constitutional processes.


Article 44
When the Security Council has decided to use force it shall, before calling upon a Member not represented on it to provide armed forces in fulfilment of the obligations assumed under Article 43, invite that Member, if the Member so desires, to participate in the decisions of the Security Council concerning the employment of contingents of that Member's armed forces.


Article 45
In order to enable the United Nations to take urgent military measures, Members shall hold immediately available national air-force contingents for combined international enforcement action. The strength and degree of readiness of these contingents and plans for their combined action shall be determined within the limits laid down in the special agreement or agreements referred to in Article 43, by the Security Council with the assistance of the Military Staff Committee.


Article 46
Plans for the application of armed force shall be made by the Security Council with the assistance of the Military Staff Committee.


Article 47
There shall be established a Military Staff Committee to advise and assist the Security Council on all questions relating to the Security Council's military requirements for the maintenance of international peace and security, the employment and command of forces placed at its disposal, the regulation of armaments, and possible disarmament.

The Military Staff Committee shall consist of the Chiefs of Staff of the permanent members of the Security Council or their representatives. Any Member of the United Nations not permanently represented on the Committee shall be invited by the Committee to be associated with it when the efficient discharge of the Committee's responsibilities requires the participation of that Member in its work.

The Military Staff Committee shall be responsible under the Security Council for the strategic direction of any armed forces placed at the disposal of the Security Council. Questions relating to the command of such forces shall be worked out subsequently.

The Military Staff Committee, with the authorization of the Security Council and after consultation with appropriate regional agencies, may establish regional sub-committees.


Article 48
The action required to carry out the decisions of the Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security shall be taken by all the Members of the United Nations or by some of them, as the Security Council may determine.

Such decisions shall be carried out by the Members of the United Nations directly and through their action in the appropriate international agencies of which they are members.


Article 49
The Members of the United Nations shall join in affording mutual assistance in carrying out the measures decided upon by the Security Council.


Article 50
If preventive or enforcement measures against any state are taken by the Security Council, any other state, whether a Member of the United Nations or not, which finds itself confronted with special economic problems arising from the carrying out of those measures shall have the right to consult the Security Council with regard to a solution of those problems.


Article 51
Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations, until the Security Council has taken measures necessary to maintain international peace and security. Measures taken by Members in the exercise of this right of self-defence shall be immediately reported to the Security Council and shall not in any way affect the authority and responsibility of the Security Council under the present Charter to take at any time such action as it deems necessary in order to maintain or restore international peace and security.
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CONDEMNING ANTI-ISRAEL SENTIMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT OF IRAN -- (Senate - October 27, 2005)


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Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 292 which was submitted earlier today.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.

The legislative clerk read as follows:


A resolution (S. Res. 292) calling on the President to condemn the anti-Israel sentiments expressed by the President of Iran on October 26, 2005.


There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.

Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, yesterday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, citing the words of the founder of Iran's Islamic revolution, the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, said ``Israel must be wiped off the map.''

He then went on to call Israel a ``disgraceful blot.''

He rejected the two-state solution to the Middle East crisis as a defeat for the Islamic world, adding that the ``roadmap'' would be short-lived. He said ``If we put it behind us successfully, God willing, it will pave the way for the destruction and the downfall of the Zionist regime.''

The Iranian President also criticized his neighbors by warning ``Anybody who recognizes Israel will burn in the fire of the Islamic nations' fury.''

He made these despicable comments to 4,000 students attending a ``World without Zionism'' conference.

This was just hours before a Palestinian suicide bomber from Islamic Jihad blew himself up in the small Israeli town of Hadera, killing 5 people and wounding more than 30.

It's important to note that Islamic Jihad's murderers are supported and trained by Iran.

Given the seriousness of President Ahmadinejad's hateful comments, I am submitting a resolution with Senator SMITH asking that this body repudiate them.

The resolution also calls on President Bush, on behalf of the United States, to condemn the remarks in the strongest terms possible.

This kind of incendiary rhetoric is what we have come to expect from Iran.

The Iranian President has been quite open about his views on Israel. He has been clear and consistent, echoing Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini, who called frequently for the destruction of Israel through the 1980s.

The words and ideas of the President of Iran are offensive to civilized people around the world. We will not tolerate anti-Israel or anti- Semitic rhetoric.

The Iranian President has spoken words that are certain to incite violence against the state of Israel. Too often, that translates into violence against Jews worldwide.

But what makes the comments especially chilling is the fact that Iranian officials announced earlier this year that they had completed development of solid fuel technology for missiles, a huge breakthrough that increases missile accuracy.

Iran has the Shahab-3 missile, which has a range of 810 miles to more than 1,200 miles. Jerusalem is 970 miles from Tehran.

The Shahab-3 is capable of deliverinq a nuclear warhead to Israel and to U.S. forces in the Middle East.

So when the Iranian President threatens to ``wipe Israel off the map,'' we can't afford to take such a threat lightly. We have to take note of it and repudiate it.

I urge the Senate to adopt this resolution and go on record condemning the hateful words of the Iranian President. And I hope that President Bush himself will speak to this issue. It's that important.

I want to thank Senator SMITH for co-sponsoring this resolution with me. I urge its adoption.

Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the measure be printed in the RECORD.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

The resolution (S. Res. 292) was agreed to.

The preamble was agreed to.

The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

S. Res. 292

Whereas, on October 26, 2005, the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said that Israel must be ``wiped off the map'' and that ``[a]nybody who recognizes Israel will burn in the fire of the Islamic nations' fury'';

Whereas the Department of State has designated Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terror;

Whereas the Government of Iran sponsors terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, and PFLP-GC by providing funding, training, weapons, and safe haven to such organizations; and

Whereas the outrageous statements of Mr. Ahmadinejad are not in accord with the expressions of the Palestinian leadership in the peace process: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Senate--

(1) thoroughly repudiates the anti-Israel sentiments expressed by the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on October 26, 2005; and

(2) calls on the President, on behalf of the United States, to thoroughly repudiate, in the strongest terms possible, the statement by Mr. Ahmadinejad.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 9:27 pm    Post subject: Mr. Kofi Annan and UN Must be ashamed of themselves Reply with quote

General Secretary of the United Nations Mr. Kofi Annan and UN Must be ashamed of themselves for No Actions against Islamist Regime in past 27 years. Corruption in UN is one of the sources of the problem.


Oppenheimer wrote:
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http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/chapter7.htm

CHAPTER VII
ACTION WITH RESPECT TO THREATS TO THE PEACE, BREACHES OF THE PEACE, AND ACTS OF AGGRESSION

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Article 39
The Security Council shall determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression and shall make recommendations, or decide what measures shall be taken in accordance with Articles 41 and 42, to maintain or restore international peace and security.


Article 40
In order to prevent an aggravation of the situation, the Security Council may, before making the recommendations or deciding upon the measures provided for in Article 39, call upon the parties concerned to comply with such provisional measures as it deems necessary or desirable. Such provisional measures shall be without prejudice to the rights, claims, or position of the parties concerned. The Security Council shall duly take account of failure to comply with such provisional measures.


Article 41
The Security Council may decide what measures not involving the use of armed force are to be employed to give effect to its decisions, and it may call upon the Members of the United Nations to apply such measures. These may include complete or partial interruption of economic relations and of rail, sea, air, postal, telegraphic, radio, and other means of communication, and the severance of diplomatic relations.


Article 42
Should the Security Council consider that measures provided for in Article 41 would be inadequate or have proved to be inadequate, it may take such action by air, sea, or land forces as may be necessary to maintain or restore international peace and security. Such action may include demonstrations, blockade, and other operations by air, sea, or land forces of Members of the United Nations.


Article 43
All Members of the United Nations, in order to contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security, undertake to make available to the Security Council, on its call and in accordance with a special agreement or agreements, armed forces, assistance, and facilities, including rights of passage, necessary for the purpose of maintaining international peace and security.

Such agreement or agreements shall govern the numbers and types of forces, their degree of readiness and general location, and the nature of the facilities and assistance to be provided.

The agreement or agreements shall be negotiated as soon as possible on the initiative of the Security Council. They shall be concluded between the Security Council and Members or between the Security Council and groups of Members and shall be subject to ratification by the signatory states in accordance with their respective constitutional processes.


Article 44
When the Security Council has decided to use force it shall, before calling upon a Member not represented on it to provide armed forces in fulfilment of the obligations assumed under Article 43, invite that Member, if the Member so desires, to participate in the decisions of the Security Council concerning the employment of contingents of that Member's armed forces.


Article 45
In order to enable the United Nations to take urgent military measures, Members shall hold immediately available national air-force contingents for combined international enforcement action. The strength and degree of readiness of these contingents and plans for their combined action shall be determined within the limits laid down in the special agreement or agreements referred to in Article 43, by the Security Council with the assistance of the Military Staff Committee.


Article 46
Plans for the application of armed force shall be made by the Security Council with the assistance of the Military Staff Committee.


Article 47
There shall be established a Military Staff Committee to advise and assist the Security Council on all questions relating to the Security Council's military requirements for the maintenance of international peace and security, the employment and command of forces placed at its disposal, the regulation of armaments, and possible disarmament.

The Military Staff Committee shall consist of the Chiefs of Staff of the permanent members of the Security Council or their representatives. Any Member of the United Nations not permanently represented on the Committee shall be invited by the Committee to be associated with it when the efficient discharge of the Committee's responsibilities requires the participation of that Member in its work.

The Military Staff Committee shall be responsible under the Security Council for the strategic direction of any armed forces placed at the disposal of the Security Council. Questions relating to the command of such forces shall be worked out subsequently.

The Military Staff Committee, with the authorization of the Security Council and after consultation with appropriate regional agencies, may establish regional sub-committees.


Article 48
The action required to carry out the decisions of the Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security shall be taken by all the Members of the United Nations or by some of them, as the Security Council may determine.

Such decisions shall be carried out by the Members of the United Nations directly and through their action in the appropriate international agencies of which they are members.


Article 49
The Members of the United Nations shall join in affording mutual assistance in carrying out the measures decided upon by the Security Council.


Article 50
If preventive or enforcement measures against any state are taken by the Security Council, any other state, whether a Member of the United Nations or not, which finds itself confronted with special economic problems arising from the carrying out of those measures shall have the right to consult the Security Council with regard to a solution of those problems.


Article 51
Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations, until the Security Council has taken measures necessary to maintain international peace and security. Measures taken by Members in the exercise of this right of self-defence shall be immediately reported to the Security Council and shall not in any way affect the authority and responsibility of the Security Council under the present Charter to take at any time such action as it deems necessary in order to maintain or restore international peace and security.



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Kazemi Petition: Expel Islamic Clerical Regime of Iran from The UN For Killing a Canadian Photojournalist, and Call For Free Referendum In Iran!

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Thursday July 24, 2003



To: Prime Minister Of Canada , U.S. President, EU Heads of States
The Right Honorable Jean Chretien:

CC: U.S. President, EU Heads of States, Heads of the world’s democratic states, General Secretary of the United Nations, The United Nation Commission for Humman Rights Special Rapporteur, U.S. Secretay of State, U.S. Congress, Senator Brownback, the European Parliament, Canada Foreign Minister, Amnesty International, International Journalism Group and Ms. Kazemi‘s Son, Mr. Stephan Hachemi


As you are aware, Ms. Zahra Kazemi, a Canadian-Iranian photojournalist, was arrested on June 23, 2003 and was savagely and barbarically beaten to death by Islamic regime officials. News agencies reported that Ms. Kazemi's body was buried on July 23, 2003, in Shiraz, Iran, contrary to the wishes of her family, and repeated formal requests from the Canadian government. "Don't send me your condolences when your government killed my mother, tortured her and still doesn't respond to my demands" - words that spoken by her son (for other detailed facts regarding the case please click on http://www.activistchat.com/reporter/index.html ).

The systematic use of torture and terror, as instruments of domestic and foreign policy employed by the Islamic Clerical regime in Tehran, is no doubt a crime against humanity. It is time for a collective and decisive action by the Canadian, G8 governments, and the international community to support the freedom-loving Iranian People, to put an end to such horrific crimes against humanity and to pave the way for freedom.

Today the Iranian people are demanding civil and political freedoms, separation of religion and government, equality and justice (especially
for the Iranian women), the immediate liberation of all political prisoners and Free Referendum.

With regard to the above, we the undersigned request your urgent help so that another human tragedy can be prevented before the Islamic regime causes another massacre in Iran. It is a regime that has executed over 120,000 political prisoners and freedom-loving Iranians in less than 2 decades. An Iran that is free from the current regime's rule will have countless benefits such as undercutting much of the funding for terrorist groups, paving the way for a more peaceful Middle East, and creating a region in which all inhabitants can participate in a system that is for the people and by the people. In this we ask that you respond to the following appeal:

- The continued legitimization of the Islamic regime in Iran must stop at once.
- Please give an ultimatum to the regime, urging it to step down peacefully because they have lost all legitimacy.
- Please ask the UN to immediately send a team to observe the situation in Iran.
- Please support the general demand of the Iranian people for a free referendum and elections observed by international organizations.

If the Islamic Clerical regime in Tehran does not step down peacefully please consider the following steps:
- Freeze All Assets Of The Regime.
- Discontinue Oil Exports From Iran.
- Expel The Islamic Clerical Regime From the UN.
- Expel The Islamic Regime's Ambassador From Canada and EU countries. Relations with the regime should be reduced to Consular level only, as to serve the consular needs of the Iranian people.

Since the tragedy on September 11th, one of the most tragic human rights violations of recent times, the world community must deliver a strong condemnation to such violators. To avoid another such tragedy we should not tolerate any human rights violations in any part of this planet by any group. Please consider the above requests from peace-loving and freedom-loving people of Planet Earth.

"Human beings are all members of one body.
They are created from the same essence.
When one member is in pain,
The others cannot rest.
If you do not care about the pain of others,
You do not deserve to be called a human being."

A Quote from Famous Persian Poet Saadi Shirazi
( 13th century Persian poet, from Shiraz the birthplace of Ms. Zahra Kazemi)



Sincerely,

The Undersigned :
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Majles Petition 2: for Expelling Envoys to the United Nations of the Islamic Republic

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To: Honorable President Of United States George W. Bush, General Secretary of the United Nations Mr. Kofi Annan, U.S. Congress, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mr. John Bolton, Senator Brownback, EU Heads of States, Heads of the world’s democratic states, The United Nation Commission for Human Rights Special Rapporteur, U.S. Secretay of State, the European Parliament, Amnesty International, , Reporters Without Borders , Human Rights Watch, and International Criminal Court (ICC)


WE, the undersigned, as members of the civilized freedom-loving people of the world, call urgently to expel Islamic Clerical Regime from the United Nations:

Human Rights violations by the Islamic "Republic" of Iran have reached an unprecedented level of cruelty and barbarism.

The savage and rather cruel murder of Mr. Ghaderi in Mahaabaad, of Kurdistan province, charged with participating in an anti government demonstration (where his body sliced in the middle, attached to a jeep and pulled on streets) caused outrage and severe protests from people of Kurdistan. The agents of the Government of the Islamic "Republic" of Iran have shoot at the crowd of protesters, killing and wounding a number of people and detaining many more.

Akbar Ganji and Manoochehr Mohammadi, two of the political prisoners, stand up to their death demanding their most basic human rights while the cruel regime of the Islamic "Republic" of Iran stubbornly demonstrates indifference to all warnings and demands from international political authorities and human rights officials. Not only do they not take any notice of what is being demanded but they also consider it as interference in the internal affairs of the country.

Where does such judgment emanate from?

While on one hand, the Islamic "Republic" of Iran is a signatory to many international contracts, including the World Charter of Human Rights, has its agents present at the United Nations as representatives of the nation. At the same time and on the other hand it practices entirely different sets of laws inside the country. These practices are in sharp contrast with the international laws and particularly the Human Rights Charter. The Supreme Leader who is currently Ali Khamenei, otherwise known as "Veliyat-eh-Faghih" is legally entitled to ignore and revoke any international contract, internal law, decisions of any or all of the three branches – legislative, judiciary, and executive – of the government and place his own decree, titled "Guardian Decree” (“Hokme Velaayati”) above all international or internal verdicts. The role of Supreme Leader in the constitution is based on the ideas of Ayatollah Khomeini, who positioned the Leader at the top of Iran's political power structure. It is him also who is responsible to propagate the Islamic Government, that he knows it as God’s Government, in any possible way throughout the world. His decree is considered as God’s decree!!

We draw your attention to only a few articles of the Islamic Republic laws in the following page.

Reforming the structure of the United Nations is a historical necessity. In this grand motion, do you not presume that representatives of all governments whose internal laws are in sharp contrast to the International Human Rights Charter and other international contracts must be expelled from this organization and be replaced by the true representatives of nations?

As an authority effective in the fate of humanity, your precise views are what we earnestly desire.
Please, send your views to the following address and let us work in a synergic team to relief our world from insecurity and terror.

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Some articles of the laws of the Islamic Republic

The Islamic Constitution

Article 2
Foundation of legislation is God, Source of laws is Quran, and life style is that of the prophet (Mohammad) and his family, meaning Imam traditions, Guardian Juriscouncil “Velaayat Faghih” – Khamenei_ is the illustrator of the laws.

Article 4
All legislatures must be within the standards of Islam by approval of Imam and the Guardian Council (appointed by imam).

Article 5
Velayat Faghih continues until appearance of the absent Imam (Mehdi).

Article 12
The official religion is Islam and faith in the twelve imams and this principle is never changeable. Penalty for changing this is execution.

Article 13
Only followers of three other religions are recognized as minorities (who do not have equal rights with the Muslims believing in twelve imams). The rest are infidels and deprived from all civil rights and killing them is indisputable.

The Islamic Penal Code

Article 207
A Muslim who has killed a non-Muslim has impunity unless only subject to paying fines.

Article 222
A sane person who has killed an insane person has impunity.

Article 220
A father or grand father who kills his child or grand child has impunity. (But, a five-year-old child, who kills some one, is punishable – page 152 ….)

Article 201
A thief, the first time must get his/her four fingers of the right hand cut. The second time, he/she must get his left feet cut from below the tarsus. The third time he must be convicted to imprisonment, and fourth time, even if he steals in the prison, his conviction must be execution.

Article 186
Followers of a group who take armed action against the God’s government (the Tehran regime), even if not involved in the military branch, are considered combatant with God and corrupt on the earth and their punishment is execution.

Article 630
A man, who notices his wife in intercourse with another man, can concurrently kill both of them.

Article 210
A military infidel who intentionally kills another military infidel is not punishable.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

"General Secretary of the United Nations Mr. Kofi Annan and UN Must be ashamed of themselves for No Actions against Islamist Regime in past 27 years."

Dear Cyrus,

I'm afraid this is not an accurate statement...if you look into UN archives, security council resolutions, I think you'll find that a number of actions have been taken with regards to Iran, or involving Iran in a number of areas.

The latest being the IAEA (which is a UN org) .

Last year's human rights resolution tabled by Canada.

Iran/Iraq war ceasefire via the UN.

Just as a couple examples....not to mention today's condemnation of Antar's rhetoric by the UN security council....as well as Koffe Annan's personal condemnation of it.

I posted the articles:

CHAPTER VII
ACTION WITH RESPECT TO THREATS TO THE PEACE, BREACHES OF THE PEACE, AND ACTS OF AGGRESSION

.....To illustrate possible next steps.

Now Israel is (if you were to go to Israel's perm mission site-via the UN home page) very intent on following through and tabling a motion before the UNGA calling for the revocation of Iran's membership in the UN.

You can also read the Israeli's perm rep letter to both Koffe Annan and the current President of the UN security council.

It takes a two-thirds majority vote in the GA to revoke UN membership.


This is not a new idea...as SMCCDI had put it in very clear language in it's public letter to US Ambassador John Bolton (posted on activistchat), and the valid premis for revocation is in addition to other measures called for in that letter.

It is a very unusual trip Koffe Anan is taking to Iran....it signals that the very last chance for a diplomatic solution is impending.
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