The Zarqawi groups uses car bombs, the Americans use other bombs. You also know what they do in the prisons.
AKBAR HASHEMI RAFSANJANIWe don’t have any bad memories of the people of the United States.
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The important matter is freedom. When the people choose what they want, it is good for them and for us.
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Things like unemployment, which the youth are suffering from, and the rate of inflation – these are chronic conditions and we have to solve them.
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When al-Qaeda was on the run from Afghanistan crossing through Iran, some were arrested and they are imprisoned. Some of them are charged with some actions in Iran.
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It was the will of the Iraqi people and the religious authorities. [The elections] were the result of pressure by Ayatollah Sistani, by the Iraqi religious authorities, and by the fighting forces in Iraq on America. They left the US no choice but to allow the elections.
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They should not expect an immediate reaction in return for their positive measures. It will take time.
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The possibility of a war under the current circumstances is not far-fetched and there is some evidence for that.
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This democracy… The elections in Iraq were held despite the American opposition.
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The problem is that the Iraqi people are facing atrocities from both sides – Zarqawi and also the American troops at times.
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The embassy was active here after the revolution. We didn’t have any problem with them. They started it.
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It is wrong to even compare such actions to what is done in Guantanamo or elsewhere by the Americans. They do not stand on a high moral platform to preach to others.
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We did not treat the Americans badly. They left Iran in a relaxed mood.
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Europe resolved a great problem-the problem of the Zionist danger.
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There is no doubt that America is a superpower of the world and we cannot ignore them.
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I think the elections have gone well, although there is so much insecurity in Iraq. So far during the counting of ballots.
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If (the West) shows its rigidity by making unjust decisions and putting their threats into practice, the Iranian people will not be the only ones to pay the price.
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