Nobel winner: Iranians would defend country to 'last drop of blood'

PARIS -- The Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian activist whowon the peace prize for her struggle for women's rights, warnedFriday that the Iranian people would defend their country against anyAmerican attack.

"We will not allow an American soldier to set foot" in Iran, saidEbadi, who won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize. "We will defend ourcountry till the last drop of blood."

President Bush has not ruled out the use of force against Iran buthas said force is not necessarily required to stop Iran from having anuclear weapon. Bush has dismissed recent reports of plans for amilitary attack against Tehran as "wild speculation."

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