U.S. accused of "slaughtering the people of one of the holiest Islamic cities": "'the supreme leader of neighboring Iran warned that American combat operations in Najaf constitute 'one of the darkest crimes of humanity.' 'The United States is slaughtering the people of one of the holiest Islamic cities and the Muslim world and the Iraqi nation will not stand by,' Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said ... These crimes are a dark blemish which will never be wiped from the face of America. They commit these crimes and shamelessly talk of democracy,' the ayatollah said. 'Shame has no place in their vocabulary.' "

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