Great timing DK!! Have you ever been to a memorial service where the deceased person was remembered for his/her flaws? Of course every great leader has some shortcomings as well.Now that you crossed that line, I vividly remember those days sending letters and signing petitions urging him not to visit Iran, keep in mind that IRI's true identity was not clear to non-Iranians and most of the oppressed world looked up to Iran as one of the few countries standing up against U.S. I won't be around but 100 years from now he will be even more appropriated than now. Khomeini and Chaney will be long forgotten.

Thx DK, interesting find.

Acknowledging support of Iranians as a nation: yes.  

Going to Khomeini's shrine at the time when IRI's post-revolution crimes and mass executions were already known: no. 

Kamal jaan, Khomeini will NEVER be forgotten by Iranians as the person who started the deconstruction of their country, and as the person who was instrumental in setting Iran back a few centuries, mentally and otherwise.

I also hope that you're not referring to him as  "great leader". He was notgreat, and sure as hell not a leader.

Ex_Cop jaan, I assure you that's not how I think of him but one cannot deny that for Iranian masses he had charisma.