(New York Times) Thomas Erdbrink - Anti-Americanism in Iran is getting even more strident. In the buildup to the annual anti-Israel extravaganza coming this Friday, Ayatollah Ali Jannati told the Fars news agency: "We march not only against Israel....We also march against the arrogant powers," Europe and, particularly, the U.S. "What will be left of our revolution, of our position in the Islamic world, if we start relations with a country devoted to oppressing us and many others?" asked Alireza Mataji, an organizer of anti-American rallies. "We will not let America destroy us." State television still reminds viewers day in and day out of all the evil acts and "crimes" committed by the U.S. Every public event provides another opportunity to pound away at the official message of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Khomeini, that "America needs to be punched in the mouth."
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