The same Islamist figures who denounced the US conspired with the CIA against nationalists

Evidence

At the same time, however, we also find instances of collaboration and cooperation with colonial powers. In the 1950s, Khomeini, who famously denounced the United States as the “great Satan,” took part in CIA-orchestrated demonstrations against Mohammed Mossadegh; his mentor developed close relations with and took large sums of money from the CIA. When the United States sent troops to Lebanon in 1958, and Britain to Jordan, the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood joined in on the US/British side to help crush the nationalist uprising in both countries. In short, Islamist groups are often self-serving entities rather than principled anti-imperialists. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 370

Categorization

• SEED: An essay could trace how the ‘great Satan’ framing of Khomeini erased his CIA-linked origins, complicating both Islamophobic and triumphalist narratives.
• XREF: connects to: The US alternately armed and opposed Islamist forces to preserve its regional domination. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 29; US policy was always split between anti-Soviet and anti-Islamist interests — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 220; The CIA funded Islamist clergy to overthrow Mossadegh in 1953 — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 244 (+15 more)

Broader Connections

• American Cold War strategy cultivated Islamists against secular nationalism #corroborates (0.80) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 219
• US hostility to Islamism depended on whether it served US interests #corroborates (0.75) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 233
• Arab regimes in the 1970s deliberately backed Islamists against secular nationalists and the left #exemplifies (0.60) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 372
• Islamist groups arise from local conditions, not from anti-American plots #complicates (0.55) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 376
• Islamophobia is a US political weapon deployed through proxies in India and China #expands (0.50)
• The US government manufactured Islamophobia as a disciplinary technique against black political activism #expands (0.45)