EXCLUSIVE: U.S. contacted Iran's ayatollah before election

Washington Times ^ | 6/24/09 | Barbara Salvin

[Typical_Whitey]

Prior to this month's disputed presidential election in Iran, the Obama administration sent a letter to the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling for an improvement in relations, according to interviews and the leader himself.

Ayatollah Khamenei confirmed the letter toward the end of a lengthy sermon last week, in which he accused the United States of fomenting protests in his country in the aftermath of the disputed June 12 presidential election.

U.S. officials declined to discuss the letter on Tuesday, a day in which President Obama gave his strongest condemnation yet of the Iranian crackdown against protesters.

[SJackson]

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Things begin to make sense. Those students really messed things up, threatening the reign of our preferred Ayatollah. We'd have to write another letter.

[Straight Vermonter]

He was probably giving advice about how to “acorn” the election.

[MartinUSMC]

It is the similarities they are afraid of! When the power of the people is exercised to rid themselves of corrupt, lying leaders. A question: Who owns the US Dollar? Our currency...it's not us. Its the Federal reserve..a PRIVATE institution of old Family Banks. They decide the value of the dollar , the interest rate and they decide who will be in office. Its not your vote or your oppinion that counts the least bit. It might be waved off as conspiracy talk but it is a conspiracy of the highest magnitude never the less.Who of the American people was asked or voted for taking the Dollar of the Gold Standard? The Silver Standard? Who actually decided to unlink currency from actual value? With actual values no imaginative billion dollar amounts that exist only in computer banks could be pushed around and any losses and gains are true.
The press, the media and even the man on the street speaks of “Our leaders in Washington” . We fought the English against such leader tyranny. The average Joe seems to have forgotten that the President and every politican is supposed to be there to represent us. to work FOR us not above us.
They are affrays that this could be an example to others to get rid of corruption and dictator ship. Because we already live in one where it is dictated to us how to live our lives.( the federal reserve it is a quasi-public and quasi-private (government entity with private components) What bullcrap is that? Money is a weapon and THEY control it not you!

[sarasota]

I find it very interesting that ACORN has gone global but with a name change. 0 does intend to rule the world.

[TexasCajun]

And the Winner is....

[TexasCajun]

Did you see Obamah give Major Garrett his "Aunt Esther" look:

[counterpunch]

So it looks like 0bama contacted the Iranian regime and gave them assurances the US would not interfere if they cracked down on the Green Revolution.

[TexasCajun]

Have you noticed that during these press conferences how State Media pundits LOL at anyone with even the slightest of tough questions.

Or the State Media pundits wait for Obamah to react with a joke or smug answer, then they LOL together.

Very disturbing to watch.

[mojitojoe]

he never uses the word freedom in describing the events in Iran. I think it is something he detests.
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I noticed that months ago. That word isn’t in his vocabulary and it tells you his mindset.

[SunkenCiv]

Prior to this month's disputed presidential election in Iran, the Obama administration sent a letter to the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling for an improvement in relations...

[manapua]

Thank you. My God, the snob is in over his head. Shaken simply because a reporter finally asked him a real question.

[SunkenCiv]

Note: this topic was posted 6/23/2009. A re-ping. Thanks Typical_Whitey.