IRGC Commander Warns Iraq's Occupiers of "Divine" Wrath
Tehran Times - Politics Section
May 31, 2004
TEHRAN -- An Iranian IRGC Commander has invoked historical facts to say that Iraq's occupiers, riding roughshod over Shi'ite sanctities, will be struck down by the divine wrath.
"History has shown that the haughty and ignorant bullies, who are unaware of divine blessing to holy graves, will be struck down by the divine wrath and Muslim nations," said head of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, Rahim Safavi.
The United States has sent troops as well as tanks into the Iraqi cities of Najaf and Kerbala, sparking bloody clashes with forces loyal to Moqtada al-Sadr, which have taken their toll also at the holy quarters.
The two cities, home to the shrines of the Master of the Faithful, Imam Ali, and his son Imam Hussein, are among the most holy places for Shiite Muslims.
Exchange of gunfire in Najaf recently damaged the golden dome of Imam Ali's holy shrine.
Safavi recalled the sacrilege of holy sites by the former Soviet tsars after their invasion of Iran during the World War I.
"We have seen that several years later, the tsar dynasty was murdered at the hands of Bolsheviks and even their children were not spared," he said.
"Americans must know that the holy shrine of the Master of the Faithful and Imam Hussein (AS) are respected by the Islamic nations and world Shiite Muslims and disrespect for such places will draw the anger and fury of the world Muslims," Safavi added.
"The ignorant and bullying government of America has adopted a policy of confrontation with the Islamic world by aggressing Afghanistan and Iraq as well as backing the occupying regime of Al-Quds.
"This policy will stir up the hatred of more than one billion Muslims," he said.
Iran has strongly condemned U.S. forces for entering the Iraqi cities of Kerbala and Najaf and warned the United States of the 'consequences' of breaching the sanctity of holy places.
"The sacrilege of holy sites is not acceptable at all," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi said recently.
"The American government naturally has to bear the consequences of such actions," he added.
"American actions all across Iraq are not acceptable, but there is added sensitivity when this comes to Najaf and Kerbala because of the presence of holy quarters and houses of eminent sources of religious reference," Asefi said.
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natural consequences of such actions ARE:
1- Sending Suicide Bombing Units deep into Iraq
2- Terrorizing America by basless speeches ( One by Hassan Abbasi )
3- Supporting International Terrorism in Afghanistan & Iraq to kill our brave troops
You may be able to name some more!