Allegations of British assistance to Ruhollah Khomeini
- Allegations of British assistance to Ruhollah Khomeini
There have been numerous allegations that the United Kingdom has supported mullahs and in particular Ayatollah Khomeini
BBC News Network
While Khomeini was inciting Iranian to overthrow the Pahlavi monarchy, the BBC gave him a propaganda platform and regularly broadcast his messages. [ [http://www.payvand.com/news/06/mar/1090.html What Really Happed to the Shah of Iran ] ]
Mohmmad Reza Pahlavi claims
In the latter days of his monarchical rule, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi declared, "If you lift up Khomeini's beard, you will find MADE IN ENGLAND written under his chin." [Daniel Pipes, "The Hidden Hand: Middle East Fears of Conspiracy", page 80 [http://books.google.com/books?id=WFbDcsSLpDwC&pg=PA80&dq=If+you+lift+Khomeini%27s+beard&sig=QdOVya2vswWLeXcun5yJxhmSRr4] ] This statement by Pahlavi was an adaptation of another saying, "If you lift a mullah's beard, you will find 'Made in Britain' stamped on his chin." [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=NboVl-CeYs0C&pg=PA37&dq=Khomein+british+beard&sig=04IvOn-tpsgnvG71fE681h8oKdk] , "Defying the Iranian Revolution: From a Minister to the Shah to a Leader", Manouchehr Ganji, ISBN 0275971872, page 37]
On January 7 1978 [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=E0ef5IFUOEQC&pg=PA77&dq=Khomein+british+agent&sig=c5IUQXe6PP3Vh8KEeL5OQpsFwe0] , "Muslim Networks from Hajj to Hip Hop", page 77, ISBN 080785588X] , the state news agency "Ettela'at" also published an article accusing Khomeini of being a British agent and a "mad Indian poet." [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=kHTKERIG1VgC&pg=PA92&dq=Khomein+british+agent&sig=s-CPJfFNCAw57AJB-nL2nbt-ejo] , "Reinventing Khomeini: The Struggle for Reform in Iran", page 92, ISBN0226077586] This led to protests and denials by Khomeini's supporters.
ee also
*Allegations of CIA assistance to Osama bin Laden
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