Monday, July 18, 2005
According to Mohammad Khatami, the French and Iranians agree on something.
From an interview with outgoing Iranian President, Mohammad Khatami as provided at MEMRI:
...It is not in Lebanon's best interest to stop the resistance. We always support this idea. We believe that Hizbullah has an authentic Lebanese identity. We love Hizbullah. I emphasized this in talks with Mr. Chirac, who said he has never called to weaken or disarm Hizbullah, and that on this matter, he is in disagreement with some of his European allies. Hizbullah will remain and will keep its weapons.
OK, to be fair (must I?), he didn't say Chirac loves Hizbullah...maybe Chirac only loves Hizbullah's guns. Not that Khatami is the most reliable source on the planet, but it would be consistent with prior behavior.
