september
6, 2005
U.N. General
Assembly to Include Gallery of Despots
It appears that the upcoming United Nations General
Assembly, which begins September 12, will include a rogue's
gallery of despots, strongmen, and even a bona fide terrorist--Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad, the newly elected president of Iran. As I
discussed in my September 1 blog, Ahmadinejad has a long
history of murder, mayhem, and anti-American activities
to his credit. He's currently under investigation in the
U.S. for his role in the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979-81,
which saw the U.S. Embassy in Tehran seized and 52 Americans
taken hostage for 444 days.
The State Department says Ahmadinejad is ineligible for
a U.S. visa because he has terrorist ties. Yet, incredibly,
a senior State Department official told ABC News last
week that Ahmadinejad will be granted a temporary visa
for the U.N. event because of "the limited nature
of his visit." The catch is that he won't be allowed
to travel more than 25 miles beyond U.N. headquarters
in New York City. Gee, how reassuring--another sissified
blunder by the bureaucrats at State.
With all the anti-American venom coming out of Iran right
now--not to mention its not-so-subtle nuclear weapons
program--wouldn't refusing to allow its terrorist leader
to set foot on American soil send a strong message? You're
either with us, or with the terrorists, right? Well, let's
show the world that we mean it. Besides, Ahmadinejad should
be barred for life just because I have to keep typing
his long, confusing name on my blogs.
But the UN General Assembly won't only be hosting Iranian
Islamocfascists. Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez will
attend along with his mentor in Marxism, Cuba's Fidel
Castro. So will Syria's young dictator, Bashar Al-Assad.
Even Libya's Moammar Qaddafi will be pitching his tents
in New York on September 12. Should make for an interesting
week, to say the least. But the speech I'll be watching
most closely is Ahmadinejad's--especially since a number
of Iranian dissidents will be protesting outside. Sure
beats the State Department's reaction.
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