Hamas Web site says Iran promises aid to Palestinian security forces

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Iran has promised to give assistance to the security forces of the Hamas-led Palestinian government, a Hamas Web site said Friday.

The promise came during a visit to Tehran by Palestinian Interior Minister Said Siyam, which began Tuesday, according to the Web site. Siam was accompanied by four of his advisers and the head of Hamas' 3,500-member militia.

"We see the positions of Ahmadinejad as a source of pride for Muslims," Siyam was quoted as saying on the Hamas Web site. "Especially when he challenges the sources of international arrogance," he said, in an apparent reference to America and Israel.

Siyam met with Ahmadinejad and Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, visited Iran's security branches and attended a training session at the police academy, the Web site said. Senior Iranian officers promised to assist the Palestinians, it said.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/10/13/africa/ME_GEN_Hamas_Iran.php

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1. While I'm sure this will add more fuel to the fire, it's no different

from the US giving money, weapons and support to Israel.