by Byrne » Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:33 am
Iranian reaction to the Bomb blasts in Khuzestan from <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-236/0602285533142834.htm" target="top">Islamic republic news Agency Website</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Paper lashes out London's plots against Iranians, Iraqis Tehran, Feb 28, IRNA</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> <br>Iran-Editorial-UK <br><br>An Iranian daily on Tuesday commented on recent bomb blasts in two Iranian southern cities accusing London of indulging in terrorist acts in Iranian southern province of Khuzestan. <br><br>"The bomb blasts in the cities of Dezful and Abadan on Monday were undoubtedly the dastardly work of mercenaries operating from British bases across the border in southern Iraq," said 'Kayhan International'. <br><br>It argued that the periodic blasts in Iran indicated that British and American bases "have turned into virtual training camps for terrorists." The editorial further recalled London's colonial interference in Iran during the 19th and 20th centuries. <br><br>Referring to the last month's terrorist blasts in Ahvaz, it said, "The Iranian authorities nabbed some of the British mercenaries who have confessed to the dirty designs of their masters. <br><br>"The ministries of the interior and information have documented evidence of British meddling," said the paper stressing that Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki's recent call for withdrawal of British forces from Iraq, "was a polite diplomatic request" which was "unwisely ignored" by London. <br><br>"The British military forces seem to be living in a fool's paradise if they think they can prolong their uninvited stay in Iraq by indulging in sabotage and terrorism on both sides of the border," stressed the article. <br><br>Warning that the Iranian people "are losing their patience," it said, "Fed up with the increasingly impudent behaviour of the British they are demanding that the interior and intelligence ministries as well as the judiciary make public the files of the British agents nabbed in Khuzestan." <br><br>It further urged the government "to <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>respond soon to the growing public demands</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->," especially after bomb blasts in Dezful and Abadan, "for<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> any delay in disclosing the British involvement is deemed detrimental to national interests and to the interests of the brotherly people of Iraq</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->," the paper stressed. <br><hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>Also this article from the same <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-236/0602282499152248.htm" target="top">site</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Occupying forces fueling sectarian conflicts in Iraq: Paper Tehran, Feb 28, IRNA</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> <br>Iran-Editorial-Samarra <br>The occupying forces are trying to ignite sectarian and ethnic conflicts in order to dismember the country into mini-states, said an Iranian daily on Tuesday. <br><br>Commenting on the terrorist bombings of the holy shrines of two Shiite Imams in the Iraqi city of Samarra last Wednesday, 'Tehran Times' said the sacrilege was a result of an "unholy alliance" by the US, the Zionist regime of Israel and the terrorists operating in Iraq. <br><br>The editorial argued that the alliance planned the bombing of the holy shrines "in order to justify the continued presence of occupying forces in the country." <br>The daily added that the <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>US has changed its approach in Iraq</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> and is now trying to create sectarian and ethnic strife in the country <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>as soon as it realized that the democratic process in the war-torn country had not turned out as what they had planned and it had not benefited the US interests</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->. <br><br>Referring to the recent comments of the <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>US Ambassador</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> Zalmay Khalilzad in Iraq, the daily said his remarks and the fact that <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>he was claiming a veto right over cabinet appointments indicated that "the United States seeks to prevent the formation of a national government in Iraq by creating chaos in the country."</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> <br>Khalilzad recently said that the <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Iraqi interior, defense, oil, and security affairs ministers must be approved by the U.S</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->. and no one opposed to U.S. policy should be allowed to become a minister in the cabinet of Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari. <br><br>"Of course, the Iraqi people, and particularly the religious authorities, are monitoring the suspicious activities of the occupying forces, and they will not allow religious differences to cause the country to break apart," the article stressed. <br><br>It anticipated that <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>after the formation of a national government, "the entire Iraqi nation will call for the withdrawal of the occupying forces</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->, and then there will be no option left for the foreign troops besides withdrawing from Iraqi territory." <br><br><hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br>We will see <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=byrne@rigorousintuition>Byrne</A> at: 2/28/06 7:45 am<br></i>