An Oct. 29 Newsmax article by Jim Meyers cites “Iranian-born commentator Amir Taheri” claiming in a New York Post column that Barack Obama’s “‘Islamic roots’ have won him a place in many Arabs’ hearts.”
But Meyers does not note Taheri’s history of false and misleading claims. As we’ve detailed, Taheri in 2006 asserted that Iran had passed a law requiring Jews and Christians to wear badges identifying themselves as such — a claim later retracted. Earlier this month, Taheri claimed that Obama “tried in private to persuade Iraqi leaders to delay an agreement on a draw-down of the American military presence” until after the election — also not true.
And as Richard Bartholomew reports, the Forbes website removed an article by Taheri suggesting that Obama is “the ‘promised warrior’ coming to help the Hidden Imam of Shiite Muslims conquer the world.”