Former president Jimmy Carter is open to having a meeting with Iran’s former leader, a Carter aide said.
Washington Post: Carter Agrees to Hold Talks With Khatami
Ex-President of Iran to Visit U.S. Amid Tensions Over Tehran’s Nuclear Program
Despite mounting tensions between Washington and Tehran over the latter’s nuclear program, the Bush administration issued a visa for Khatami yesterday, as well as for about a dozen family and staff members, for a visit lasting about two weeks, the State Department confirmed. Khatami is expected to arrive in the United States tomorrow.
Khatami, a reformer who served as president from 1997 to 2005, is scheduled to speak at the Washington National Cathedral on Sept. 7. His schedule may include speeches at the University of Virginia and to an Islamic group in Chicago. He may also pay a private visit to Thomas Jefferson’s home at Monticello, according to sources familiar with his trip. He will begin his visit in New York at a U.N. conference on the dialogue of civilizations.
The White House said yesterday that Khatami had been invited by private organizations and is not part of the current Iranian government.
“Mr. Khatami is free to meet with who he chooses and is able to speak freely in the United States — the very freedoms that do not exist in Iran,” a White House official said on the condition of anonymity.
The question is WHY?
Carter is a MORON and the Mullahs must REALLY be laughing their ASSES OFF.
Update: Harvard University Will be a Host: Ethics of Tolerance in the Age of Violence: Mohammad Khatami
H/T :LGF
When he visits the United States on a mission to spread Islamist propaganda, Iranian mullah Mohammad Khatami will be feted at Harvard University in an event titled: Ethics of Tolerance in the Age of Violence: Mohammad Khatami. Orwell would be envious.
Update #2:
CAIR to Host Dinner for Former President of Iran
On Friday, September 8, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will host a dinner for former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami at the Marriott Crystal Gateway in Arlington, Va. The theme of his address at the CAIR dinner will be “The Dialogue of Civilizations: Five Years After 9/11.” Khatami will be in Washington, D.C., to take part in an event at the National Cathedral.
WHAT: CAIR Hosts Dinner for Former President of Iran
WHEN: Friday, September 8, 2006, 7-9 p.m. (A private reception with President Khatami, including a photo opportunity, will precede the dinner at 6 p.m.)
WHERE: Marriott Crystal Gateway, 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Va.
COST: Dinner only: $250 per person; private reception and dinner: $500 per person
CONTACT: RSVP by Tuesday, September 5, 2006, by calling 202-742-6409 or 202-488-8787, ext. 6052, or e-mailing: irahman@cair.com
When elected as president of Iran in 1997, Khatami sought increased freedom of the press, political reform and improved inter-cultural relations. He called for a dialogue of civilizations, a proposal taken up by the United Nations.
CAIR, America’s largest Islamic civil liberties group, has 32 offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
Protests anyone?
Former Iranian President Mohammed Khatemi (NB Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in background)
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