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Politics : America Under Siege: The End of Innocence -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: calgal who wrote (12465)	1/1/2002 9:55:00 AM
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Saudi, Iranian Parliaments Accuse Western Media of Campaigning Against Islam The Associated Press Published: Jan 1, 2002 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia and Iran have issued a joint statement condemning what they call a vicious Western media campaign against Islam since the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the United States. In the statement issued late Monday, both deeply Muslim countries pledged to confront the Western image of Islam and to make known that the religion stands for peace and justice. "The two countries condemn the vicious media campaign against the lofty principles and values of Islam and consider it a conspiracy to deface the image of Islam and to weaken the Islamic and Arab nations," said the statement, which was issued by the Iranian parliament and the Saudi Shura Council. The Shura Council, an appointed body that advises the Saudi monarch, is the closest thing that Saudi Arabia has to a parliament. The statement came at the end of a visit by Iranian speaker Mahdi Karrubi, and it followed a line that Saudi diplomats and newspaper editorials have pursued in recent weeks. The Gulf Co-operation Council, which groups Saudi Arabia and five other Gulf states, called this week for non-Muslims "not to hold Islam responsible for actions and practices which are very distant from the spirit of Islam and its noble doctrines." Saudi Arabia has been criticized in the Western news media for not doing enough to support the U.S.-led anti-terrorism campaign. However, the Bush administration has said it is pleased with Saudi cooperation. The criticism stems partly from the kingdom's failure to make any arrests related to the Sept. 11 attacks, although at least half of the 19 alleged perpetrators are believed to have been Saudi citizens. The joint Iranian-Saudi statement also condemned terrorism but reiterated the view, widely held among Arabs and Iranians, that it is legitimate for "oppressed people to defend their legal rights." The comment referred to the Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. ap.tbo.com