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Kerry admits US decisions in Iran's case wrong Wednesday, January 31, 2007 - ©2005 IranMania.com Former President of Iran Mohammad Khatami, left, shares a word with Senator from Massachusetts, USA, John Kerry during a session 'The Future of the Middle East' at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday Jan. 27, 2007. The US has made wrong decisions in Iran’s case, said John Kerry, George W Bush’s main rival in the last presidential elections, told former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. LONDON, January 31 (IranMania) - The US has made wrong decisions in Iran’s case, said John Kerry, George W Bush’s main rival in the last presidential elections, told former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Speaking in Artists’ House at a ceremony to commemorate Tasua on Monday, Khatami said John Kerry admitted that American politicians are incapable of understanding Iran’s reality and, therefore, make wrong decisions, IRNA reported. “Kerry stressed that these mistakes boil down to the fact that Washington does not know the nation that believes in ’Ali’ and ’Hussein’,“ he said. Khatami then pointed to the lesson of Imam Hussein (AS) that even the best and most virtuous of people do not have the right to impose themselves on a nation and that those who govern should be elected by the people. He added that Imam Hussein (AS) and his honorable father Imam Ali (AS), who remained silent for 25 years, only claimed power when people wanted them to rule. “Although virtuousness is valued, what people want is a must, in order to rule a nation,“ he said. The former president elaborated on the epic of Imam Hussein (AS) and said, “Moments and decisions determine the destiny of mankind with consequences.“ Imam Hussein’s (AS) decision to leave Medina, discontinue Haj and fight the way he did is one of the most significant events of history. Khatami called Imam Hussein (AS) “the commander of history“ for making history. “The purpose of his insurrection was to “promote virtue and prevent vice“ and there is no vice as grave as tyrannical governments which should be opposed by the greatest virtue: confronting evil,“ he said. Khatami appreciated “Zohr-e Ashura“ the masterpiece of Mahmoud Farshchian, contemporary miniaturist, which depicts the epic beautifully and intricately combines good and evil. +++ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
