KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir accused the United States on Wednesday of creating strife in Iraq, Lebanon and the Palestinian territories.
Red carpets strewn with flowers were laid out for Ahmadinejad when he met Bashir at the start of a two-day visit to Sudan, which like Iran is under U.S. and U.N. pressure.
Washington has accused Iran of having a secret program to build nuclear weapons and has charged that Sudan has failed to protect civilians from violence in its western Darfur region. Both oil-producing countries reject the accusations.
U.S.President George W. Bush's administration sees them as part of an Islamist alliance opposed to U.S. interests, along with the pro-Iranian Hezbollah guerrilla movement in Lebanon and the Palestinian group Hamas, which refuses to recognize Israel.
"We have followed with much concern the attempts to plant strife between parts of Iraqi and Lebanese society, and attempts to ignite civil war in Palestine," Bashir told reporters.
"As you know, a well-known outside power with an interest in weakening Islamic forces ... stands behind all these attempts. Our sole weapon in facing these attempts is unity."
Ahmadinejad said he agreed and added: "The age of the imposition of hegemony and authority of the corrupt powers is nearing its end."
He blamed the presence of U.S.-led foreign forces for sectarian and other violence in Iraq and said the forces were no longer needed because Iraq had a constitution, parliament and legitimate government.
"It has become clear ... that the presence of occupation forces on Iraqi territory was for no purpose other than to ... steal the wealth of this land and make use of a base to expand their hegemony over the countries of the region and of the whole Muslim world," said Ahmadinejad.
Iran says its nuclear program is only for electricity, and Bashir said Tehran had a right to develop its program for peaceful purposes.
Ahmadinejad described Sudan as a second home full of "dear, pious and revolutionary brothers."
Re: Iran and Sudan (committing genocide in Darfur)
format_quote Originally Posted by wilberhum
Who cares what Ahmadinejad says. He has proven he is a idiot who, for some reason is looking for a fight.
Ya and Bush is amazing, great leader. He's not and idiot but a Man who simply tries democracy to prevail. His "plan" has killed more people than Saddam Hussein but in the end of the day doesn't matter who dies or how much, only that His radical plan to democrize the world does. Ya right . Bush is the biggest idiot on earth, he can't speak without numerous stuttering and he keeps his troops in a country which will never cooperate with the US. Very smart indeed
Ahmedinan or w.e his name is not want to fight but is being forced. Israel occupy and terrorize Palestinians and want to establish democracy when the party elected is so called "terrorists" good democracy. The US have killed more people in their regime than Saddam Hussein. So YA ahmedinejad is just going to sit down and watch his brothers In Islam suffer to Isreal and US.
if Ahmedinejad is and Idiot then bush is simply a bigger one. He was a C student and only became predisnt and went to Harvard I believe to the popularity of his Father and their family money. He is a dumb cowboy put in to lead a country
if Ahmedinejad is and Idiot then bush is simply a bigger one. He was a C student and only became predisnt and went to Harvard I believe to the popularity of his Father and their family money.
Would you like to check your facts? May I assume that the rest of your post is as inaccurate as your statement above?
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