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...and Jimmy Carter's dealings with the Ayatollah while he was still in exile in Paris.
I must admit, I thought the Obamaites were the first democrats who, via either stupidity/arrogance/antisemism/naivete thought they could deal with or control hard core Islamists. Turns out that I was wrong and they weren't:
Jimmy Carter was.
bbc.com - World US canadaNaturally one needs to read this somewhere other than the American media:
In a first-person message, Khomeini told the White House not to panic at the prospect of losing a strategic ally of 37 years and assured them that he, too, would be a friend.
"You will see we are not in any particular animosity with the Americans," said Khomeini, pledging his Islamic Republic will be "a humanitarian one, which will benefit the cause of peace and tranquillity for all mankind".
Khomeini's message is part of a trove of newly declassified US government documents - diplomatic cables, policy memos, meeting records - that tell the largely unknown story of America's secret engagement with Khomeini, an enigmatic cleric who would soon inspire Islamic fundamentalism and anti-Americanism worldwide.
This story is a detailed account of how Khomeini brokered his return to Iran using a tone of deference and amenability towards the US that has never before been revealed.Good Lord. It gets worse:
In a key meeting at the White House Situation Room on 11 January, the CIA predicted that Khomeini would sit back and let his moderate, Western-educated followers and his second-in-command, Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, run the government.Great call, guys!
