But…but…wasn’t Obama supposed to usher in a new era of mutual respect between the U.S. and Iran? Instead, Islam as a “political force … from Morocco to Malaysia” is more belligerent than ever.
“Ahmadinejad Lauds Iran’s Mightiness in Post-Revolution Era,” from the Fars News Agency, February 6 (thanks to Mo):
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appreciated the Iranian nation for its resistance and vigilance against the enemies during the three decades after the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
“The Iranian nation is now standing against the US more firmly, more powerfully, more revolutionarily and more vigilantly than 31 years ago and they will stand so (in future),” Ahmadinejad said, addressing a gathering of people here in Tehran on Saturday.
Referring to the fall of the former Pahlavi dynasty in 1978, he said the Iranian nation revolted 31 years ago not just to overthrow the cruel monarch but to stand against the arrogant powers and that Iranians have continued the same path of resistance all throughout these years.
Ahmadinejad further praised the Iranian nation for the power and vigilance it has displayed since the onset of the Islamic Revolution, and said that the people have succeeded in defusing all enemy plots in these years.
The Iranian Revolution (Also known as the Islamic Revolution, Liberty Revolution or 1979 Freedom Revolution or Enghel?be Esl?mi) refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran’s monarchy (Pahlavi dynasty) under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic Republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the revolution. It has been called an event that “made Islam a political force … from Morocco to Malaysia.”…