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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (572)	9/8/2006 8:02:51 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

Khatami defends Ahmadinejad, Iran's nuke plans The Washington Times ^ \| September 8, 2006 \| David R. Sands washtimes.com Former Iranian President Mohammed Khatami yesterday defended his country's nuclear program and rejected suggestions that freedom and human rights in Iran had deteriorated under his hard-line successor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Mr. Khatami, who is considered a moderate in Iran's political spectrum, told reporters at the Washington National Cathedral shortly before delivering a speech on "dialogue of civilizations" that Iran's nuclear effort is peaceful and that the world should focus on the atomic arsenals of Israel and other states before criticizing Iran. At the press conference, Mr. Khatami said Iran could discuss suspending its nuclear program once talks with the West had begun. After meeting with reporters he addressed an audience of about 1,200 people at the cathedral. That also was a paraphrase of the official Iranian position that there should be talks without preconditions. Mr. Khatami appeared to be warning the United States against using force against Iran, saying this would never resolve the standoff over Iran's suspected pursuit of nuclear weapons. Iran would not give up its nuclear program in the face of outside pressure, he said. "We must eliminate the language for the dialogue to be successful."