The following is research published today from MEMRI’s Special Dispatch Series. Special Dispatch No. 3874—Iran/Conspiracy Theories/Europe and the Arab and Muslim World Following are excerpts from an address by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, which aired on IRINN, the Iranian news channel, on May 19, 2011. To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2945.htm. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: "In Europe, there is a lot of rain – an average rainfall of over 1,500 millimeters. They do not need [watering] systems because they have natural irrigation, but they used equipment at their disposal to empty the clouds. To read the full report, visithttp://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5324.htm. Special Dispatch No. 3875—Iran/Jihad and Terrorism Studies Project/Martyrdom The issue of martyrdom operations and their religious legitimacy has been repeatedly discussed by Iranian ayatollahs. In a recent fatwa posted on his website in response to an online inquiry, Iranian Ayatollah Taqi Mesbah-e Yazdi ruled that martyrdom operations were not only legitimate but were a duty incumbent upon every Muslim. To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5328.htm. MEMRI Daily-May 30, 2011:
Ahmadinejad: Europeans Empty Clouds So Iran Will Have No Rain;
Iranian Ayatollah Approves Killing Israeli Civilians - Including Children
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Accuses the Europeans of Emptying the Clouds So That Iran Would Have No Rain
Iranian Ayatollah Affirms Legitimacy of Suicide Operations, Approves Killing Israeli Civilians - Including Children
Monday, 30 May 2011
Posts
