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Khatami Warns Against Indiscreet US Reactions to Attacks
Iranian President Mohammad Khatami on Wednesday warned against any American "indiscreet" reactions to last week's terrorist attacks, saying that "hasty response may result in violence that only help terrorists achieve their goals."
"Wise and responsible" strategies will do more to eliminate the dangerous phenomenon, Khatami said in a letter in response to a message from British Prime Minister Tony Blair calling for his cooperation in the fight against terrorist groups.
In the letter, Khatami stressed that "moves that would intensify and complicate the ongoing crisis and spread it to all the world would not benefit any country or nation."
"Patience, rather than haste and vengeance" can help provide a solution to the problem, state radio quoted the moderate president as saying.
Khatami also expressed the belief that "we can bolster a spirit of understanding among cultures and civilizations as well as initiate a new approach in the battle against terrorism by removing tension, discrimination and humiliation in the world."
Blair, in his message, has noted that the attacks on the United States are against all humanity and an effective international strategy is needed to freeze the hands of terrorists.
The United States has pinpointed Osama bin Laden, an exiled Saudi-born billionaire in Afghanistan, as the prime suspect of the devastating terrorist attacks in New York and Washington on September 11.
U.S. President George W. Bush, who accuses the Afghan Taliban regime of sheltering bin Laden, has vowed to root out his group and attack countries or organizations that support him.
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