From: "Macdonald Stainsby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [R-G] Iran Talks Tough
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.
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