
Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami, seen here in August 2006, has said that US foreign policy is fueling terrorism and warned a conference of Muslims in Chicago of the dangers of allowing “narrow minded viewpoints and practices” to dominate public policy and discourse.
AP: Khatami: U.S. policies trigger terrorism
Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said Saturday that U.S. foreign policy triggers terrorism and violence in the world, but American Muslims can play a key role in promoting peace and security.
In his first public appearances during a nearly two-week visit to the United States, Khatami spoke twice in the Chicago area. He is the most senior Iranian official to visit the United States since Islamic fundamentalists seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held Americans hostage for 444 days.
“As America claims to be fighting terrorism, it implements policies that cause the intensification of terrorism and institutionalized violence,” Khatami said at the Islamic Society of North America’s 43rd annual convention.
Yeah right and why did the United States State Department grant a visa to this terrorist promoter and sympathizier?
Oh yes, to foster greater understanding and cooperation between Islamic TERRORIST Nations and the United States. What, a Kum Ba Ya moment?
Khatami’s visit to the Islamic Society drew criticism from the Chicago Jewish Federation, which issued a statement that condemned the former leader, saying he has “behaved as an enemy of America and our most cherished values.”
Ingrid Mattson, the Islamic Society’s newly elected president, said Friday the invitation to Khatami was a “natural extension of our role as proponents of dialogue and learning.” She said the group hopes to show Khatami “how the American Muslim community has dealt with issues of religious freedom and tolerance and perhaps he can carry some of that message back.”
Khatami can carry back the message to Ahmadinejad and the Mullahs that maybe Israel should NOT be wiped off the face of the earth and the Holocaust actually occurred?
Extremely Doubtful……
Secretary of State Conodleezza Rice and the other IDIOTAS over at Foggey Bottom better get a grip or the President should make a change.

Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami delivers the keynote address at the Islamic Society of North America’s 43rd annual convention as the crowd watches him on large video screens Saturday, Sept, 2, 2006 in Rosemont, Ill. The four-day convention will focus on a range of issues facing American Muslims and their evolving role and identity in the American society.

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