Here are some quotes from Khatami over the yrs............
Seeking a global "Islamic Republic:"
"We are seeking an Islamic and humane government in the world and this thought has grown in the Islamic Revolution and, God willing, this revolution will continue until the re-appearance of the Imam of Time [Twelfth Imam in Shiite Islam]."
Jomhuri-ye-Eslami, 18 May 1997 "
"By setting up 30 cultural centers in 17 countries around the world, The Islamic Republic has transferred the first nucleus of Islamic revolution so well that today, despite lack of resources, the voice of the Islamic revolution is being heard in the most remote regions of the globe."
Kayhan, August 30, 1986
"Great Satan (United States of America):"
"The bullying attitude of America is cause for a dual disaster. Around the globe, American people have the shallowest of cultures. [They are] a bunch of bullying, knife-toting adventurers. The worst of Europe came together and went there [to the US] to find money. It is a culture without roots and based on the technology of force... Now, as a nation without the least culture, the Americans have most of the world's resources at their disposal. This represents a dual catastrophe for humanity."
Ettela'at, July 7, 1991
"I have said earlier that I respect the great American people… When we appreciate the roots of this civilization, its significance becomes even more apparent… I say I respect the American nation because of their great civilization…"
Interview with CNN, January 1998
From Jihadwatch:
"More saber rattling from the Thug-In-Chief of Iran surfacing internationally on the eve of his big day, although it was recorded last week. "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: The U.S and England Are Not Worthy of Security Council Membership. Those Who Want Good Relations with the Iranian People Should Bow and Surrender to its Right and Might," from MEMRITV:
Following are excerpts from a speech delivered by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, which aired on Iranian News Channel (IRINN) on August 15, 2006:
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If you want to have good relations with the Iranian people in the future, you should acknowledge the right and the might of the Iranian people, and you should bow and surrender to the might of the Iranian people. If you do not accept this, the Iranian people will force you to bow and surrender.
And, this is while many ordinary people who were born in Iran but hold European or even U.S. citizenship, even some 'prominent' Iranian exiles e.g. monarchists are held for questioning when they try to enter the U.S.??
About Khatami: Why don't they just give him a green-card?? (Sarcasm).