08.02.2005, 12:13
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AF personnel, examples of resistance
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04:10:37 ب.ظ
Tehran, Feb 7 - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei here on Monday said that the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran and its perpetuation stemmed from the wise resistance of the Iranian nation to foreign powers.
Addressing a large group of the Air Force commanders and personnel, Ayatollah Khamenei reiterated that Iran's Islamic Revolution is the first great revolution of the world which has been able to bravely and powerfully continue its march towards its objectives on the right direction.
The Iranian nation will once again put on display its national strength and public will on Bahman 22, marking the anniversary of the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, the Supreme Leader added.
People's insistence on independence and their resistance to international dictatorship were major reasons behind enmity of big powers with the Islamic Revolution over the past 26 years, the Supreme Leader noted.
The major problem of despotic regimes, led by the US, with Iran is that a country and nation which had been under the US influence and pressure for a long period of time is now standing against the will of Washington and all hegemonic powers and has not given in to the international dictatorship, the Supreme Leader said.
The Bahman 22 rally is a manifestation of the will of a nation which is able to defeat any power with great military and political potentials, he added.
As to the alleged support for human rights, freedom, anti-terrorism campaign and fight against weapons of mass destruction by the US authorities, the Supreme Leader said despite all these false slogans, Washington supports many dictatorial regimes.
The most wicked and mischievous terrorist groups are created by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), he said adding that moreover, the Zionist prime minister who is the mastermind behind the assassination of Palestinian people is backed by the US officials.
The Supreme Leader further referred to the US policies as the main obstacle in the way of settlement of the Mideast problem.
The Americans wrongly believe that by ignoring the rights of the Palestinians and supporting a savage dictator who massacres Palestinian women, children and elderly the Palestinian problem will be solved, he added.
The only solution to the Palestinian problem is to act upon Iran's recommendation, hold a referendum among Palestinian people on their own fate and establish a popular government on the basis of the referendum as well as to make a decision on non-Palestinian migrants, Ayatollah Khamenei said.
Awareness of the Muslim nations and their opposition to international despotism are main reasons behind the failure of the US plan of a greater Middle East, the Supreme Leader said.
Terming the recent Iraqi elections as the sign of the US failure in the region, he said the Iraqi people voted in favor of those advocating Islam, national identity and anti-US policies.
Elsewhere in his speech, Ayatollah Khamenei referred to the Air Force personnel as the source of resistance of the Iranian nation and praised their devotion during the 1980-88 Iraqi imposed war.
Prior to the Supreme Leader's speech, the Air Force Commander Brigadier General Karim Qavami briefed the Supreme Leader on the combat readiness of his force and measures so far taken to augment scientific strength of the Air Force personnel and expert s.