In a recent speech to the Iranian people celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year, President Obama stated that: “Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khameini, has issued a fatwa against the development of nuclear weapons.”
This was a complete fabrication. There is no such fatwa and Obama has lied about its existence on more than one occasion.
Last week, at a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Obama said that it was time for Iran to reach a decision on “a deal that allows them to have peaceful nuclear power but gives us the absolute assurance that is verifiable that they are not pursuing a nuclear weapon.” He added that “if in fact what they claim is true, which is they have no aspiration to get a nuclear weapon, that in fact, according to their Supreme Leader [Ayatollah Ali Khamenei], it would be contrary to their faith to obtain a nuclear weapon, if that is true, there should be the possibility of getting a deal.”
Obama was referring to a purported fatwa by Khamenei, declaring nuclear weapons to be “haram,” religiously forbidden under Islamic law. In fact, the president has mentioned the fatwa several times in the past few years, including in his September 2013 speech to the United Nations, for good reason. It is helpful for the U.S. government to point this out since, by the words of its own leader, it would be hypocritical for Iran to push ahead with weapons development.
There’s just one small problem: The fatwa may not exist at all. Although Iranian officials have referred to it repeatedly, it has not been published. By contrast, all of Khamenei’s other fatwas have been. Moreover, Iran has given conflicting dates for its issue, including 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2012.
The nearest thing to an official text can be found on the web page of Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations. This version, dated Feb. 19, 2012, declares that “The Iranian nation has never pursued and will never pursue nuclear weapons. There is no doubt that the decision makers in the countries opposing us know well that Iran is not after nuclear weapons, because the Islamic Republic, logically, religiously and theoretically, considers the possession of nuclear weapons a grave sin and believes the proliferation of such weapons is senseless, destructive and dangerous.”
That’s all well and good, but it is not exactly a fatwa. It makes no reference to the Quran or any other Islamic text or tradition, as other religious edicts traditionally do. It reads more like a statement of government policy, and as such, can be changed with the circumstances. In fact, even genuine fatwas can be amended and changed by circumstances.
He may survive his time in office but there won’t be all the security when he leaves you wouldn’t think he want to p**s off the entire world.
Obama is an evil man. He is a liar and a con. He was never born in Hawaii. His wife confessed that he was born in Muslim dominant Kenya. Despite what he says, he is anti-Christian, anti-Israel, anti-America, anti-freedom. He is a closet Muslim Manchurian Candidate / Trojan Horse / socialist / communist / totalitarian dictator with an evil agenda. His key emphasis: “control.” His maxim: “Stay ignorant and dependent America” [for ignorant and dependent people are easier to control]. While he is keeping America distracted, dependent, and ignorant, he is using subterfuge to bring down America, advance Islam, ins$#%&!@*ute Sharia Law, indoctrinate the American people, neutralize America as a client nation to God and a guardian to Israel for the sole purpose of turning America against Israel. He has already implemented a series of tactical action plans [and will implement a few more in the future if he is not stopped] to do just that. Islam is NOT a religion of peace. The end goal of Islam is to annihilate Israel. This is what’s going on behind the scene: Anti-Semitism and Satan’s Grand Strategy of Annulment http://www.basicbibledoctrine.org/aboutbasicbibledoctrine/doctrinal-statement#TOC-Anti-Semitism-and-Satan-s-Grand-Strategy-of-Annulment
Sure he did.
What are those knots on his forehead? Horns? Evil Evil Evil Man
obummer lies to us all of the time. why can’t he lie to the iranians too?
Trying to feed people with baloney….
Worst president ever
how can you enter a treaty with anyone that wants you dead
Taqqiya: In Shi’a Islam, taqiya is a form of religious dissimulation (the act of deceiving), or a legal dispensation whereby a believing individual can deny his faith or commit otherwise illegal or blasphemous acts while they are in fear or at risk of significant persecution. The corresponding concept in Sunni Islam is known as idtirar, or “coercion”. A related concept is known as kitman “concealment; dissimulation by omission”. Also related is the concept of ḥiyal, legalistic deception practiced not necessarily in a religious context but to gain political or legalistic advantage. “Taqiyya is of fundamental importance in Islam. Practically every Islamic sect agrees to it and practices it. We can go so far as to say that the practice of taqiyya is mainstream in Islam, and that those few sects not practicing it diverge from the mainstream…Taqiyya is very prevalent in Islamic politics, especially in the modern era.”
Cannot imagine our country working a “Deal” with the enemy. Iran has taken over Irac right under Obama nose!! Ayatollah Khameini is laughting at America. They want to KILL US!!!!! Obama is reaching out his hand and it will be cut off if necessary. You cannot trust Iran!!
The warning signs were there.
In 2008 Obama stated that he would
deal with Iran without any preconditions.
Even Hilliary Clinton called that dangerously
naive. Why more people did not listen is beyond me.