*Iran**'s Khatami: Holocaust 'historical fact'* Published: 9/8/2006
NEW YORK - Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami distanced himself from current president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, by calling the Holocaust an "absolute fact" in an interview published Friday. "I believe the Holocaust is the crime of Nazism," Khatami told Time magazine. "But it is possible that the Holocaust, which is an absolute fact, a historical fact, would be misused. The Holocaust should not be, in any way, an excuse for the suppression of Palestinian rights," he told the New York-based newsweekly. Ahmadinejad has repeatedly denied publicly the Holocaust, as recently as August. However, Khatami said he doubts his successor's malintent. "I personally believe that he really didn't deny the existence of Holocaust," he said. Khatami is the highest-profile Iranian to visit the United States since a rupture in diplomatic relations 25 years ago, after students occupied the USembassy in Tehran and held 53 hostages thre for 444 days. "I regret the hostage crisis, hostage-taking," Khatami said. "And I sympathize with the hostages and their families for their loss and their hurt. But this was (also) a revolutionary reaction to half a century of the US taking Iran hostage. Maybe the other (US) side would be more indebted (to Iran)," he told the magazine. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Reading only, http://dear.to/ppi 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/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/
