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Bush remarks 'words without meaning'

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Iran denounced on Monday as "words without value" US president George W. Bush's remarks that the Islamic state was threatening security around the world by backing militants.

Speaking in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, Bush said Iran was the world's top sponsor of terrorism and accused it of undermining peace by supporting the Hezbollah guerrilla group in Lebanon, Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Shi'ite militants in Iraq.

"Bush should understand that the hatred towards his policies exists... it has real and logical roots," Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini was quoted as saying by state radio.

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"Bush's remarks display his desperation and disappointment because of his failures in the region... He is trying to divert attention from his failed policies," he said, adding Bush's comments were "repeated words without value".

Iran blames sectarian violence in Iraq on the US-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein in 2003 and has repeatedly called on the US to withdraw its forces.

Tehran and Washington are at odds over Iran's nuclear work, which the West fears is a cover to build nuclear weapons, and Washington is pushing for a third set of sanctions on Iran for refusing to halt enrichment work, as demand by the UN.

Tehran says it wants nuclear technology for civilian purposes. (Reuters)

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'words without meaning'
Posted by Hussain M, Khobar, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday 16 January 2008 at 09:54 UAE time

Truly, i agree with Mr. Mohd Ali that bush is desperate and disappointed due to his failures, not just int his region, but all over our world.

Bush's old cliches of a terrorist sponsoring states have made us all bored, "Come on Mr Bush, we've heard it before - Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and now Iran."
And in reply to his own words that Iran is funding Hesbolla in Lebanon, well, Mr. Bush when Lebanon was being attacked in 2006 and requesting US intervention.... the US DID NOTHING.

Had it not been for Iran's "SO CALLED" backing Lebanon would be under Israeli Rule.

I guess the sayings true, "ONE MANS HERO IS ANOTHER MANS VILLAIN".

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