Macdonald Stainsby,
I salute Makarem Shirazi. I agree with Bertholt Brecht by saying
"In the contradiction lies the hope." Dissenting Congressperson
Barbara Lee is another lone voice against war mongering by Bush.
Tariq
PS. Islam Bahadur Afridi! Hear some news from your desert.
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Subject: Iran Talks Tough
> From: "Macdonald Stainsby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Subject: [R-G] Iran Talks Tough
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> Reuters. 23 September 2001. Muslims Not to Stand Still if Attacked -
> Iran Cleric.
>
> DOHA -- A Senior Iranian cleric has warned that Muslims will not stand
> still should any Muslim country come under attack and rejected a
> possible U.S. attack against Afghanistan, a pan-Arab satellite
> television reported on Monday.
>
> Al-Jazeera in its account of a statement by Grand Ayatollah
> Makarem-Shirazi said: "The Islamic world will not stand still regarding
> an attack on a Muslim country."
>
> "Makarem-Shirazi rejected the expected U.S. attack against Afghanistan
> under the excuse of fighting the so-called international terrorism,"
> Jazeera said in its report, referring to the possibility of a military
> strike on the country where prime suspect in the attacks, Osama bin
> Laden, is living as a guest of the ruling Taliban.
>
> A Jazeera official told Reuters by telephone from Doha that the channel
> has verified the statement's authenticity.
>
> The statement comes as the U.S. military prepares to retaliate for the
> September 11 attacks on New York and Washington which left nearly 7,000
> people dead or missing.
>
> Makarem-Sherazi is one of handful of scholars considered by Shi'ite
> Muslims to be senior enough to set an example for fellow believers.
> Macdonald Stainsby
