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- Special Dispatch No. 1271 - Iranian Statements on the Occasion of the Inauguration of the Arak Heavy Water Plant - 08/31/06
Shortly after Iran gave its reply regarding the E.U. incentives package, Iran announced the inauguration of several plants for heavy water production in Arak, and conducted an extensive-call-up military drill, named "Zarbat-e Zol Faqar," which began on August 22, 2006. 1 Statements by senior Iranian officials on the occasion of the inauguration of the heavy water plants in Arak emphasized that Iran does not pose a threat to any other nation, Israel included. On the other hand, several Iranian ...
- Special Dispatch No. 1259 - Traditionally Moderate Egyptian Intellectuals Reflect on the War in Lebanon: Support for Hizbullah, Criticism of U.S., Israel, & Arab Regimes - 08/23/06
During the war in Lebanon, three prominent Egyptian intellectuals known for their reformist views expressed support for Hizbullah as well as fierce opposition to the positions of the U.S., Israel, and the Arab regimes. The following are excerpts from articles by Dr. Sa'd Al-Din Ibrahim, the director of the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies in Cairo; by Koran researcher Dr. Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd, who was forced to leave Egypt after receiving death threats; and by reformist Islamic thinker ...
- Special Dispatch No. 1258 - Lebanese Professor: ‘To Be a Shi'ite Now…’ - 08/22/06
In an article published on August 7, 2006 in the Lebanese daily Al-Nahar, Mona Fayyad, a professor at the Lebanese University, attacked the uniform pro-Hizbullah, pro-Iran thinking expected of and imposed upon Shi'ites in Lebanon. 1 In the days following its publication, several reactions to Fayyad's article were published in Al-Nahar and on the Internet. The following are excerpts from an English translation of Fayyad's article that was posted on the Internet, 2 and excerpts from the reactions ...
- Special Dispatch No. 1249 - Arab Media Accuses Iran and Syria of Direct Involvement in Lebanon War - 08/15/06
The war between Israel and Hizbullah has revealed profound disagreement in the Arab world between countries that support Hizbullah and those that oppose it, headed by Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The disagreement was reflected in the Arab media, which published articles supporting Hizbullah along with harsh criticism and accusations against it. One of the accusations leveled against Hizbullah was that the organization does not serve the interests of the Lebanese people, but acts in the service of ...
- Special Dispatch No. 1244 - Russian, Iranian, and Syrian Reactions to the War in Lebanon – August 11, 2006 - 08/11/06
The following are Russian, Iranian, and Syrian reactions to the crisis in the Middle East: Russian Reactions On August 10, 2006, the website of the U.S.-based Al-Watan newspaper quoted the head of the Middle East Research Institute in Moscow, Dr. Yevgeny Satanovsky, as saying: "What is happening now in Lebanon is the beginning of the first Iran-Israel war. The events in Lebanon are only a test of Iranian strength by means of its proxy, Hizbullah, before Iran becomes a superpower in the region ...
- Special Dispatch No. 1237 - Iranian Guardian Council Secretary Ayatollah Jannati In Tehran Friday Sermon: Islamic History is Repeating Itself Today With the Battle Between the Descendents of Ali and the Jews - 08/09/06
The following are excerpts from a Friday sermon in Tehran by Iranian Guardian Council Secretary Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati. The sermon aired on Iranian Channel 1 on August 4, 2006. TO VIEW THIS CLIP, VISIT: http://memritv.org/clip/en/1223.htm . Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati: "God is using one of Ali's descendents Nasrallah to confront the spiritual and physical descendents of Marhab of Khaybar the Jews . God is reviving the memories of early Islam - the memories of the conflict between Ali and the Jews ...
- Special Dispatch No. 1239 - Iranian and Syrian Media Stepping Up Statements on the War - 08/09/06
In the last few days, senior Iranian and Syrian officials have continued to step up their statements on the war. The following are excerpts: Syrian Reactions *Syrian Foreign Minister: "We are Prepared For a Regional War; I Am Ready to be One of Hassan Nasrallah's Soldiers" Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Mu'allem arrived in Lebanon on August 6, 2006, and met with Lebanese President Emile Lahoud, Lebanese Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri, Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh, and Lebanese ...
- Special Dispatch No. 1229 - Iranian President Ahmadinejad Addresses Rally & Warns the U.S. & England: The Fire of the Wrath of the Peoples is About to Erupt & Overflow & the People Will Soon Rage; Today the Iranian People is the Owner of Nuclear Technology - 08/02/06
The following are excerpts from a rally with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, which aired on the Iranian News Channel (IRINN) on August 1, 2006. TO VIEW THIS CLIP: http://memritv.org/clip/en/1216.htm . Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: "Look, they are destroying homes with the people inside. They are burning fields. Neither children nor adults are safe from them. With laser-guided bombs, they attack shelters of defenseless women and children, leaving them in a pool of their blood." Crowd: "Death to ...
- Special Dispatch No. 1225 - Iran and Syria Beat the Drums of War - 08/01/06
In the last few days senior Iranian and Syrian officials, including Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, have stepped up their statements on the war, with the Syrian regime's mouthpieces in the media following suit. The following are excerpts: Iranian Revolutionary Guards Commander: We Must Keep the Hatred of America Burning in Our Hearts Until the Moment of Revenge Arrives The Iranian conservative news agency Fars reported that Iranian Revolutionary Guards Commander Yahya Raheem Safavi gave a ...
- Special Dispatch No. 1216 - Shi'ite-Sunni Rift Widens- Jomhouri-ye Eslami: ‘An Eternal Curse on the Muftis of the Saudi Court and on the Pharaoh of Egypt’ - 07/28/06
In the wake of the Arab opposition to Hizbullah, led by Saudi Arabia and Egypt, the conservative Iranian daily Jomhouri-ye Eslami , which is close to the Iranian ayatollahs and to the religious seminaries of the city of Qom, published a scathing editorial blasting the heads of Saudi Arabia and Egypt, as well as the head muftis. The paper accused these muftis of betraying Islam by serving the pro-Western Sunni Arab kings, as well as the U.S. and the Western infidels. The following are excerpts ...
