On Feb. 16, 1979, the New York Times ran a lengthy op-ed by Richard Falk, a professor of international law at Princeton, under the headline “Trusting Khomeini.”
“The depiction of [Khomeini] as fanatical, reactionary and the bearer of crude prejudices seems certainly and happily false,” wrote Mr. Falk. “What is also encouraging is that his entourage of close advisers is uniformly composed of moderate, progressive individuals.”
Understanding the Muslim Brotherhood – WSJ.com
Call me cynical, but my first thought was “I wonder who expected to benefit from calling Khomeini and his followers ‘moderate’ back then”.
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