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The Middle East Media Research Institute
8/19/2005 Clip No. 818
Iranian Leader Khamenei in a Tehran Friday Sermon: US Responsible for Terrorism; Palestinian Issue Should Be Solved by Referendum among 'Original' Palestinians; Iranians May Build Nuclear Plant in the Foreseeable Future

The following are excerpts from a Friday sermon at Tehran University by Iranian Leader Ali Khamenei, which aired on Channel 1, Iranian TV, on August 19, 2005.

Khamenei: The killing of innocent people is a great crime, regardless of who the perpetrator may be. The American machine-gun slaughtering Iraqis is criminal, just like those who plant bombs and blow up populated centers are criminals. The killing of people - babies, women, and men... Obviously, the first to be accused, as far as we're concerned, is America.

Crowd: Death to America. Death to America. Death to America. Death to America. Death to America.

Khamenei: The first to be accused in these incidents is America. How come? Because the American terrorism... I mean, Iraqi terrorism is taking place right before America's eyes. Thousands of American troops, intelligence and security personnel, and political forces are deployed throughout Iraq. If they only wanted to resolve the lack of security in Iraq, they could do so. Some believe - and there are indications for this - that these acts of terrorism are the handiwork of the American and Zionist espionage services. This should not be ruled out. There are indications for this. Why? Because they don't want (the Iraqi) government to succeed. The lack of security is their pretext to continue the occupation.

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The Americans accuse Iran and Syria of letting terrorists and explosives enter Iraq from their borders. They constantly repeat these foolish and meaningless statements. Security is in their hands. Security is right before their eyes. Who in the entire world does not know that the terrorist groups, in whose name terrorist acts are carried out in Iraq, were partly created by America, and some others are influenced by America?

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They are responsible. They are to blame. The terrorists operate before their own eyes. We have information. This is not mere speculation. This is actual information. On parts of the Iraqi borders, the terrorists move from place to place before the eyes of the Americans, and possibly with their assistance. This happens. And then they falsely accuse Iran and Syria.

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The Palestinian issue has one solution, which we proposed a few years ago. There must be a referendum among the original Palestinians - whether in Palestine, the refugee camps, or in other countries, and whether Muslims, Jews, or Christians. It doesn't matter, as long as they are Palestinians. A referendum must be held among them to establish the government that they want - whether it is a Muslim, Christian, Jewish, or mixed government. This government will be acceptable if it is established by Palestinian votes. This will resolve the Palestinian issue.

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The Europeans should not talk as if we owe them anything. This isn't the 19th century! The Iranian people is no longer the people that was ruled by an English or American-appointed regime, and which had no choice but to accept what they said. Absolutely not. Today, the Islamic Republic regime relies on 70 million people. Today, the Iranian people, government, and senior officials sense the stability of a mountain within themselves. We fear no one. We always have the power and the ability to defend our rights. We will not relinquish these rights. The people's rights are non-negotiable.

Crowd: Allah Akbar. Allah Akbar. Allah Akbar. Allah Akbar. Allah Akbar. Khamenei is the leader. Death to those who reject the rule of the jurisprudent. Death to America. Death to England. Death to the hypocrites (Mojahedin-e Khalq) and Saddam. Death to Israel.

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Khamenei: Allah willing, in the foreseeable future, this people, and our young generation, will build a nuclear power plant by themselves.

Crowd: Allah Akbar. Allah Akbar. Allah Akbar. Khamenei is the leader. Death to those who reject the rule of the jurisprudent. Death to America. Death to England.