Archbishop attacks neocons over US threat to bomb Iran
Stephen Bates
Saturday October 6, 2007
Guardian
Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has criticised the neoconservatives of the Bush administration and accused them of "potentially murderous folly" for suggesting military action against Syria and Iran.
Dr Williams has just returned from Syria where he met Iraqi Christian refugees,. He warned of a problem of almost unprecedented scale as up to 1.5 million Iraqis have fled to neighbouring countries.
Speaking to the BBC, the archbishop, who opposed the invasion of Iraq from the outset, said: "When people talk about further destabilisation of the region - and you read some American political advisers speaking of action against Syria and Iran - I can only say that I regard that as criminal, ignorant and potentially murderous folly.
"We do hear talk from some quarters of action against Syria and Iran. I can't understand what planet such persons are living on, when you see the conditions that are already there."
Dr Williams, who has sometimes been criticised for not giving clear leadership within the Anglican communion, has generally been more outspoken on the war, but never as critical as this. He will feel himself on stronger ground on an issue where the vast majority of English bishops and other religious leaders would share his view.
Among Church of England bishops, only the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester, has spoken in support of the military action.
The archbishop, speaking on BBC Radio 4's World Tonight programme, also spoke of the targeted ethnic cleansing of members of the longstanding Iraqi Christian community, some of whom he met in refugee camps in Syria.
these warmongering idiots are not from this planet they are from Zion and have nothing in common with normal human beings.
"Let there be Light!"
About time for the Archbishop to speak up against mass murder and planned mass murder instigated by people who call themselves Jews but are not.
A Christian duty I would say! Let us pray that this will not be the Archbishop's last word on this matter.
"I can't understand what planet such persons are living on"
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"Money" has no value - people do.