Quote:You mean Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei, yes? The man who filled Khomeni's shoes and is the actual Supreme Leader of Iran?
Ayiekie, it doesn't matter what you think! It matters what the leader of Iran thinks.
It's interesting he should be brought up in the nuclear Iran debate (actually, it's interesting that he hasn't, but that's another issue) because the Ayatollah has reportedly issued a fatwa against the production and use of nuclear weapons. Admittedly, the fatwa in question seems to be somewhat elusive, but it has been used by the Iranian government in a formal statement to the IAEA:
Quote:Incidentally, Nec, tovarisch, if you say "I'm not a racist, but Muslims want to kill all infidels. But I'm not a racist!" you probably need to work on your argument. Just sayin'.---
"The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued the Fatwa that the production, stockpiling and use of nuclear weapons are forbidden under Islam and that the Islamic Republic of Iran shall never acquire these weapons.
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