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Anti-Semitic Articles Appear in Tehran Times
Posted: September 18, 2003
The English-language Tehran Times published two vehemently anti-Israel and anti-Semitic articles on September 9, 2003, that are part of a worsening trend in the Arab and Muslim world.
One article, entitled “Europe Should Remember Anti-Nazi Resistance With Regard to Hamas: Spokesman,” legitimizes Hamas terrorism by equating it with anti-Nazi resistance in Europe.
The second, entitled “U.S. Backed Mossad Agents Involved in Hakim’s Assassination to Flee Iraq,” alleges that Israeli Mossad agents were behind the assassination of Iraqi Shiite leader Ayatollah Mohammad Baqer al-Hakim in Iraq.
Excerpts follow:
Tehran Times.com, September 9, 2003
Europe Should Remember Anti-Nazi Resistance With Regard to Hamas: Spokesman
TEHRAN – Iranian government spokesman on Monday expressed regret over the blacklisting of Hamas political wing as a terrorist organization by the European Union, comparing the Palestinian struggle to Europe's fight against Nazi occupation.
"The Europeans should check their memory and see that during the time when they were occupied by Nazis, what actions did their people take?" government spokesman Abdollah Ramazanzadeh told reporters.
"Defense against aggressors and occupiers is the legitimate right of any nation, and you cannot label these movements as terrorist movements. If you want to call defending yourself against the aggressor and occupier as terrorism, it is like legitimizing occupation and aggression," he added.
During a meeting in Italy on Saturday, EU foreign ministers agreed to follow the example of the United States and blacklist the political wing of Hamas and freeze its assets.
The decision followed a lengthy campaign by Israel, which said it was impossible to draw a distinction between the political wing and the military wing, which had already been blacklisted.
Tehran Times.com, September 9, 2003
U.S. Backed Mossad Agents Involved in Ayatollah’s Assassination
TEHRAN (Mehr News Agency) -- The U.S. Central Command helped 15 Mossad agents involved in the assassination of Ayatollah Mohammad Baqer al-Hakim to flee Iraq, an Egyptian weekly magazine disclosed on Monday.
Ayatollah Hakim, the leader of the Supreme Assembly for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SAIRI), was killed in a massive car bomb blast in the holy city of Najaf on August 7. The blast left 82 killed and more than 100 wounded.
The U.S. Central Command was sure that the agents of the Zionist intelligence service Mossad had planned and executed the assassination with the help of some elements from the U.S. and Iraqi spies, Al-Osboa’ weekly said.
The U.S. Centcom acquired conviction about the plot after examining the explosives used in the operation; the explosives which were highly advanced are used only by Mossad, the weekly added.
For the first time, the Mehr News Agency broke the story about the Mossad involvement in the killing of the prominent Iraqi Shiite leader.
An Iraqi political analyst said that evidence of Mossad involvement has been found at the Najaf blast site. The analyst, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Mehr News Agency that Zionist intelligence agents have made great efforts to infiltrate Iraqi groups in order to thwart efforts to create national unity.
After Saddam Hussein was ousted, the Zionist regime took advantage of divisions among the Iraqi Shia and sent a large number of extremist Jews and Mossad agents to Iraq, with the help of the occupying forces, to infiltrate Islamic groups and obtain information, the analyst said.
He added that a few months ago, a Mossad agent who knew Arabic and was quite familiar with Iraqi Muslim groups made a great effort to infiltrate organizations in southern Iraq and even influenced these groups.
He stated that there are reports that the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) is helping Zionist operatives in Iraq and is receiving direct help from U.S. troops, adding that there is a written agreement to this effect.
Saddam supported the MKO for years and ordered MKO members to spy on and wage war against the Iraqi Shia.
The main goal of the Zionists is sowing discord among Muslims, especially the Shia, because they are aware of the people’s great attachment to clerics such as martyr Ayatollah Baqer al-Hakim, who have been making efforts to unite the people in order to prevent the domination of Iraq and the plunder of its resources. While not ruling out the possibility of the involvement of extremist groups such as Al-Qaeda in the blast in Najaf, he noted, “Of course, I think the massive propaganda by the pro-Western media and the emphasis on blaming Al-Qaeda or remnants of the Baath Party should be considered a conscious effort to conceal the role of Zionist and occupying forces in this abominable atrocity.”
He said that increased insecurity and the outbreak of a civil war among Muslims, especially the Shia, could be used as an excuse for continuing the occupation of Iraq, adding that U.S. troops' refusal to maintain security at religious sites is part of this plot.
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