---------- From: Rick Rozoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 08:32:39 -0700 (PDT) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Iran: US 'Dragging The World Into War' [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK] Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- [One doesn't have to entertain an abiding affection for the governments of any or all of a growing chorus of nations saying the same thing that Iran is - that the war in South/Central Asia threatens to expand into something far larger and more dangerous. But if Khamenei were to assert that the sun rises in the East, the whole gaggle of Western commentators and misrepresentatives of their people would scoff: Just look who's saying it. An old rhetorical device, designed to discredit the truth.] Iranian leader says U.S. threatening global peace The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) The U.S.-led attacks on Afghanistan are "dragging the world into a war," Iran's supreme leader said Monday. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted by state-run Tehran radio as saying that while the United States and its allies were calling for peace, they were endangering stability with their attacks on Taliban targets in Afghanistan. "Peace is threatened in this region and with high probability, global peace is threatened, thanks to the performance and policies of the authorities and statesmen of major powers, and (of) America in particular," Khamenei said. "They are dragging the world into a war." The United States is driven by arms manufacturers, imperialism and the "ignorance, arrogance and indifference" of major powers, Khamenei said. "America's logic for military attack on Afghanistan is very weak," he said. "This logic did not convince anyone ... not even the statesmen who support America." Iran has condemned both the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the U.S. military strikes to punish the prime suspect Osama bin Laden and the ruling Taliban who harbor him. Iran has said any campaign against terrorism should be led by the United Nations. Last week, Khamenei accused the United States of being bent on domination and expansionism. Iran has long opposed Afghanistan's Taliban leadership.
