1) Well, I consider them a terrorist organisation, too. I wonder what light US Black Ops troops from the 1980s are seen in by certain central American citizens?
depends on who you ask I guess; the citizens who had the chance to vote in Violeta Chamorro might be thankful.
2) Well, you are right about sending out hit squads, but people tend to lump the whole people into that basket. That was probably one govt dept that was responsible -and who knows who they were responsible to? If it was the Minister of the Interior, then I don't see it as much of a problem. If it was the whole Islamic Council or govt, then that is more of a problem. You can't blame the whole US govt or people for the overthrow of Allende in Chile in '73, even though the CIA had a hand in it.
the supreme leader ( Khomeini) declared a fatwa, with the declared task of killing Rushdie and anyone that assisted him. It was broadcast and no secret.
I blame the US gov. for actions that are committed under its auspices...you don't? I certainly think we should personally. Carter took the cia apart. Reagan as you alluded had the contras, he certainly took the heat for funding them etc. We own it, like it or not.
3) As far the kurds go, that has little to do with expansionism. That is a Turkey/Iraq/Iran problem and has been going on ad infinitum. As for the Iran/Iraq war, that was at the complete instigation of Iraq, with it proxy the US egging them on. So no, both of those arguments fail IMO.
yes iraq invaded iran due to fear of a shiite uprising in the south. Iran is incapable of doing same, they are already funding men arms etc. in Afghanistan, right now. And, imho, the kurds have a 50-50 shot at becoming this centuries Armenians. No one ever sees a genocide coming till it happens. Turkey has taken a new tone and a new aggressive attitude. Iran will once so armed, be a great deal braver imho. Or maybe not, I cannot see the future but the region has seen weirder and more deadly turns than this.
4) Of course Israel won't- they want the US to do their dirty work for them. And not because they are cowards either - but the backlash from the Arab world would be incredible...
the us will never ever do it and they know it. I am not sure what they are waiting for or thinking on the matter right now ........the arabs will yell in public and cheer in private just as they did when the Israelis hit Osirak, its the regions worst kept secret. The Sunni /Shiite is awlays on the burner.