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Khamenei: “Death to America” means “Death to Trump, Bolton, and Pompeo,” not “Death to the American nation”

Feb 8, 2019 11:03 am By Robert Spencer

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….

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  1. Terry Gain says

    Feb 8, 2019 at 11:11 am

    The only person who will believe this blatant lie is Dope Francis.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_to_America

    • Gea says

      Feb 8, 2019 at 11:56 am

      Pope is a dope who should be kicked out of Vatican as he is destroying Western civilization by promoting Muslim invasion of Europe and being mum when Muslims are murdering Christians and committing rapes and other crimes in Europe…Pope was also silent when Argentinian fascists were disappearing 30,000 of Argentinians…in the dirty fascist war., in which he may have been complicit in ousting 2 priests..

      Pope is also guilty for continuation of cover up of pedophile and sexually abusive priest and overpopulation in Latin America which leads to poverty and caravans of people who want to cross US borders ILLEGALLY. American Catholics should form their own American Catholic church if the top dog Catholic clergy does not replace this Pope Francis with a good person who promoted Western civilization and is not covering up for Islam

      • Frank Riley says

        Feb 9, 2019 at 5:20 am

        It’s greed and political mismanagement that leads to these national disasters rather than ‘over-population’. Generally, in today’s world, it’s ‘more’ Christian families we need — Islam understands this very well in relation to its own religion. I’d agree with you that every country must protect its borders from an influx of people it can’t support. The US has one advantage over Europe in this respect, in that its migrants have at least come from some ‘culturally’ Christian background, and likely, eventually, to integrate into society and, indeed, benefit the US.

        • gravenimage says

          Feb 9, 2019 at 5:05 pm

          Generally true, Frank–although we do have more Muslims flooding in here, as well–not nearly as bad as in Europe, though.

    • Indiana Tom says

      Feb 8, 2019 at 6:00 pm

      Maybe also our beloved Russian Troll.

      • mortimer says

        Feb 9, 2019 at 12:08 pm

        Ha, ha, Indiana. Touché.

      • gravenimage says

        Feb 9, 2019 at 9:00 pm

        🙂

  2. Ren says

    Feb 8, 2019 at 11:19 am

    “Death to America” means Iran will never have its wish fulfilled.

  3. Krishna says

    Feb 8, 2019 at 11:31 am

    Khameneis reletless taqqiya is funny

  4. Steve says

    Feb 8, 2019 at 11:44 am

    The Mullah’s wry smile is a good representation of their real demeanor when it comes to their knowledge that the majority of westerners are clueless about, Islam, and taqiyyah.

  5. Shosh says

    Feb 8, 2019 at 11:44 am

    Enter Ezekiel 38….Thus saith the LORD: Thus will I magnify MYSELF, and sanctify MYSELF; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations (includes Iran), and they shall know that I AM THE LORD.

  6. CogitoErgoSum says

    Feb 8, 2019 at 1:03 pm

    So the obvious question I have is why chant “Death to America” if that is not what it means? Isn’t it just plain stupid to chant one thing and mean something else? Let my meaning be clear. You, Mr. Khamenei, are a stupid man.

    • gravenimage says

      Feb 10, 2019 at 6:54 pm

      It’s not so much that Khamenei is stupid, as his hoping that *we* are.

  7. somehistory says

    Feb 8, 2019 at 2:17 pm

    He doesn’t want 300 +million people to think he hates them…after all, many of those millions have millions and he wants some of it.

    In any case, he is a liar and an ugly, hideous one, at that. As Shosh, above, pointed out, his nation is named in the book of Ezekiel, 38th chapter, for Judgment and destruction.
    When God made Himself Known and magnified Himself to the pharaoh of Egypt, it meant that ruler was to be no longer committing evil. It will be the same for this ugly moslim.

    • mgoldberg says

      Feb 8, 2019 at 6:50 pm

      It is the way they lie… with such pans, such brio, such love of the distortion. I wondered way back when Khomeini sent the boys to their deaths, with bands announcing they had permission to enter ‘heaven’ directly, courtesy of himself, how he felt sending them to hell, to be exploded and die deaths so that the tanks and grown soldiers could be uninjured. Imagine how utterly unaffected he must have been, to do this. The psychopathy of Islam.

      • somehistory says

        Feb 8, 2019 at 9:47 pm

        mgoldberg,
        His photo and profile could be used to represent satan. And, I agree…Several years ago, I wrote on this site that moslims are psychopaths. No remorse, no feeling or acknowledgement of guilt, and lie, lie, lie. No empathy, no sympathy, massive manipulation, of others, and lie, lie, lie. He is a textbook example.

  8. Bill says

    Feb 8, 2019 at 2:52 pm

    He just got Democrat Party support and a few billion in cash next time we have a Democrat President.

    • Indiana Tom says

      Feb 8, 2019 at 6:01 pm

      true.

      • Or Else! says

        Feb 8, 2019 at 11:10 pm

        Exactly what I was thinking. The Left will say, “See….Trump is a racist! He’s divisive! He’s bigoted against Muslims and they’re fighting back!”

        Useful, ignorant, craven, lethal idiots.

    • BrunoVan says

      Feb 9, 2019 at 5:51 am

      If Khamenei was an American citizen his positions on America and Israel and a heartfelt pledge of admiration for Marx, Mao, Lenin, Stalin, and Fidel would make him a lock for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination.

    • infidel says

      Feb 9, 2019 at 6:31 am

      This is a superb comment and I wouldn’t be surprised if the Democrats become more cozy with these animals.

  9. Walter Sieruk says

    Feb 8, 2019 at 3:16 pm

    This recent statement by that supreme ayatollah of Iran is of no surprise .For violence and killing and death are part of the essence of Islam

    Furthermore there are many young people and strangely many older people, who are Westerns who in the United States as well other countries of the West are, no doubt sincere but very misinformed ,as in misled, therefore say ,because they believe it, that “Islam is a peaceful and non-violent religion .” To those people the first and supreme Ayatollah, who was the very head this current Islamic regime of Iran knows better stated about how he feels about those naïve Westerns .For he declared “Islam grew with blood….Islam is a religion of blood for the infidels” He also said “Those who know nothing of Islam pretend that Islam counsels against war….I spit upon those foolish souls who make such a claim.” [1]
    So, in other words Ayatollah Khomenei felt nothing but arrogant contempt for those people who say that his religion “Is a peaceful religion” and understand that they in ignorant and uninformed.
    Therefore the West needs to wake up to the reality of the truth about the actual violent essence of this religion.

    [1] THE ISLAM IN ISLAMIC TERRORISM, pages 336,339.

  10. Grizzly says

    Feb 8, 2019 at 4:01 pm

    Did he just give implicit (or even explicit) permission to assassinate the President of the United States?! And other high officials. And nobody is calling him on it!!?

    Wow!

  11. Indiana Tom says

    Feb 8, 2019 at 6:03 pm

    They would probably nuke us if they could. But they are not alone.

    • Dave says

      Feb 9, 2019 at 12:20 pm

      I thought Obama paid billions to help(sorry, I mean halt) Iran’s nuclear program? Did Iran stick to the deal?

      • gravenimage says

        Feb 10, 2019 at 7:06 pm

        Unsurprisingly, no.

  12. gravenimage says

    Feb 8, 2019 at 7:12 pm

    Khamenei: “Death to America” means “Death to Trump, Bolton, and Pompeo,” not “Death to the American nation”
    ……………………..

    Uh…right. Never mind that none of these people were in any position of power 40 years ago, when this started. In 1979, Trump was just a 32-year-old New York guy in real estate.

  13. Charlie in NY says

    Feb 8, 2019 at 11:09 pm

    Back in 1979 when Americans were being held hostage in the embassy, the crowds chanted “death to Carter.” So the Iranians have no problem being specific about the target of their hate when they want to be.

    • boakai ngombu says

      Feb 9, 2019 at 4:26 pm

      it matters not to them if when hitting their targets there is collateral damage

  14. Georg says

    Feb 9, 2019 at 1:17 am

    Will be a bright day reading this historic creep has left us.

  15. Redlands Tea Party (@RedlandsTParty) says

    Feb 9, 2019 at 5:02 am

    In a related story, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will give the keynote address at the #DemParty convention in 2020.

    • gravenimage says

      Feb 10, 2019 at 7:29 pm

      Not quite as ridiculous as we would like to think, sadly.

  16. infidel says

    Feb 9, 2019 at 6:31 am

    Red hot Taqiyya served cold…. he takes all infidels to be fools.

  17. FYI says

    Feb 9, 2019 at 10:35 am

    Aw listen,that’s all right then Ali isn’t it?

    No worries,mate!

    And thank goodness:I thought it was the singer Michael Bolton.Because I was wondering what on earth did he do to piss off the easily pissed-off islamic Iranians?
    Singing out loud?

    Check out khamenei’s face:It’s pretty obvious what he’s saying on a subliminal Level.

    “If ya want my body and ya think i’m sexy come on sugar let me know{call me}”
    {Apologies to Rod Stewart… but C’mon now its funny…}

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