KHAMENEI, A COMPLETE LIAR: "DEATH TO AMERICA" MEANS "DEATH TO TRUMP, BOLTON, & POMPEO",
NOT "DEATH TO THE AMERICAN NATION"
BY ROBERT SPENCER
SEE: https://www.jihadwatch.org/2019/02/khamenei-death-to-america-means-death-to-trump-bolton-and-pompeo-not-death-to-the-american-nation; republished below in full unedited for informational, educational and research purposes:
They chanted “Death to America” during the presidencies of Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. But now it only means “Death to Trump.” It’s worth remembering in this context that deception of unbelievers is an Islamic concept based on the Qur’an (3:28), but its theological elaboration as the concept of taqiyya is a specifically Shi’ite enterprise.
The Shi’ite Islamic regime in Tehran makes liberal use of deception.
“‘Death to America’ aimed at Trump, not American nation, Iran leader says,” Reuters, February 8, 2019:
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranians will chant “Death to America” as long as Washington continues its hostile policies, but the slogan is directed at President Donald Trump and U.S. leaders, not the American nation, Iran’s supreme leader said on Friday.“As long as America continues its wickedness, the Iranian nation will not abandon ‘Death to America’,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told a gathering of Iranian Air Force officers marking the 40th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, according to his official website.Trump pulled out of Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers last year and re-imposed sanctions on Tehran, dealing a blow to the country’s economy.“‘Death to America’ means death to Trump, (National Security Adviser) John Bolton, and (Secretary of State Mike) Pompeo. It means death to American rulers,” Ayatollah Khamenei said….
