By Warner Todd Huston ——Bio and Archives--March 22, 2015
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As I have said many times before, I believe that our countries should be able to resolve this issue peacefully, with diplomacy. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has issued a fatwa against the development of nuclear weapons, and President Rouhani has said that Iran would never develop a nuclear weapon. Together with the international community, the United States has said that Iran should have access to peaceful nuclear energy, consistent with Iran's international obligations. So there is a way for Iran--if it is willing to take meaningful, verifiable steps--to assure the world that its nuclear program is, in fact, for peaceful purposes only.There are several lies, there, of course, but the biggest one is Obama's claim that the Mullahs issued a "fatwa" against nuclear arms. This is a flat out lie. No Ayatollah, no Mullah, and no Iranian has ever issued any such fatwa. As Andrew McCarthy wrote today, the whole claim is a lie.
The invaluable Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) has done extensive research into compilations of Khamenei's published fatwas. (See here and here, and citations therein.) No such fatwa has ever been published. In a sharia state, particularly the one in Iran that is actually run by the country's top sharia jurists, fatwas are important statements of governing law, like statutes are in the U.S. Yet despite repeated requests, Iran has never produced the purported anti-nuclear weapons fatwa from Khamenei.McCarthy even notes that Islam is not incompatible with nuclear arms. After all Pakistan is one of the most strict sharia states in history and it has had nuclear arms for decades. Regardless, Iran has no fatwa on nuclear weapons despite Obama's lies. Finally, Obama delivered a final outrage in his Nowruz statement by saying that Republicans are exactly like the Iran's worst Islamist terrorists. About the desire for diplomacy, Obama said this:
The days and weeks ahead will be critical. Our negotiations have made progress, but gaps remain. And there are people, in both our countries and beyond, who oppose a diplomatic resolution. My message to you--the people of Iran--is that, together, we have to speak up for the future we seek.So, there are people "in both our countries" don't want "diplomacy?? Since when do Republicans not want diplomacy? And how are the hardliners in Iran that want to murder all infidels just like the Republicans in our country? If that doesn't make your blood boil? Obama you are a cretin.
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Warner Todd Huston’s thoughtful commentary, sometimes irreverent often historically based, is featured on many websites such as Breitbart.com, among many, many others. He has also written for several history magazines, has appeared on numerous TV and radio shows.
He is also the owner and operator of Publius’ Forum.