Ahmadinejad at Ground Zero

Flowers left by friends and families of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center float in a reflecting pool at the base of the site on the sixth anniversary of the attacks in New York, Tuesday Sept. 11, 2007. (AP Photo/Mike Segar, Pool)

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad makes me sick.




It's unthinkable that anyone would even consider that it would be appropriate to allow this scumbag lowlife sponsor of terrorism to lay a wreath at the site of the World Trade Center.

As we speak, Iran is working to kill Americans in Iraq.

I don't like the idea of Ahmadinejad being on American soil let alone having him go to the hallowed grounds of the 9/11 attacks.

NEW YORK -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad asked permission to lay a wreath at the World Trade Center site when he comes to New York City next week, but the request was denied, a police official said Wednesday.

The U.S. also has denied a visa to Iran's United Nations ambassador in Geneva to attend next week's General Assembly meeting because he was involved in the 1979 U.S. hostage crisis, a U.N. official said.

Ahmadinejad, who is arriving Sunday to address the United Nations' General Assembly, had asked this month for permission to visit the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, police spokesman Paul Browne said.

The request to enter the fenced-in site was rejected because of ongoing construction there, Browne said.

"Requests for the Iranian president to visit the immediate area would also be opposed by the NYPD on security grounds," Browne said.

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Zalmay Khalilzad, told reporters Wednesday that the United States would not support Iran's attempt to use the site for a "photo op."

...Browne said Ahmadinejad had asked permission from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, U.S. Secret Service and police department. The police and the Secret Service provide security to visiting heads of state.

The Port Authority, which owns the trade center site and is the only agency that could grant permission to go inside, said it attended a meeting with police regarding dignitary visits, not specifically about Ahmadinejad. At that meeting, it was determined that no dignitaries would be allowed inside the site due to ongoing construction, said Port Authority spokesman Steve Coleman.

It wasn't clear whether Ahmadinejad wanted to descend to the base of the trade center site, where the twin towers once stood, or lay a wreath on a public sidewalk outside the site.

Mohammad Mir Ali Mohammadi, spokesman for the Iranian mission to the U.N., said he was not notified officially that Ahmadinejad would not be allowed at the site, but said it was unfortunate.

"President Ahmadinejad intended to lay a wreath at the site of ground zero in order to pay tribute to the victims of the terrorists attack of Sept. 11, 2001. We are hopeful that we can still work something out with the police department," he said.

White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said a visit to ground zero "is a matter for the city of New York, but it seems more than odd that the president of a country that is a state sponsor of terror would visit ground zero."

I suppose the likes of Democrat presidential candidates Barack Obama and terrorist Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's buddy Dennis Kucinich would jump at the opportunity to meet with Mahmoud.

During a Democrat debate on July 23, 2007, Obama said that he would be "willing to meet separately, without precondition, during the first year of [his] administration, in Washington or anywhere else, with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba, and North Korea."



If as president Obama promises to meet with Ahmadinejad, he must be willing to spend some time with him while he's in New York.

I'm sure Kucinich would love a photo-op with the Iranian president.

They may have second thoughts about appearing with Ahmadinejad at Ground Zero, but they surely would have no problem meeting with him.

While in Syria and speaking about President Bush, Kucinich said, "[O]ur president is not understanding the mountain of evidence which indicates what a failure the policy in Iraq has been. Not only failure but how totally wrong it was from the beginning. Because you can talk about something being a failure and perhaps the cause may have been correct. But in this case, the cause was wrong from the beginning."

Yes, Ahmadinejad shares a lot of common ground with the Democrats.

The Dems hate Bush, just like Mahmoud. The Dems insist that the U.S. has failed in Iraq, just like Mahmoud.

That would be the mother of all Lefty photo-ops -- The Dems locking arms with Ahmadinejad at the WTC site.

I have an idea.

Jimmy Carter should play host to the Iranian president while he's in the U.S. He should invite Ahmadinejad to his farm. They could talk about the evil Israelis.

I don't think Ahmadinejad would try to take Carter hostage or anything.

I could be wrong.
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Ahmadinejad: In his own words--

ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM:

"If anyone shows aggression to the Iranian nation’s rights, Iran will wipe the dark stain of regret on their foreheads."

"If the world accepts Iran’s desire then fine, but if it wants to ignore the rights of the Iranian nation then Iran will know what path to pursue."

"If we stand strong the enemies will be defeated in the face of the Iranian nation’s will."

"Those who get sad at the progress and happiness of others are suffering from mental and psychological problems, so they should find a way to cure themselves."

"More than two billion people were happy and celebrated when they heard the news about Iran's nuclear achievement."


ON U.S. FORCES IN IRAQ:

"They invade the shrine and bomb there because they oppose God and justice. These passive activities are the acts of a group of defeated Zionists and occupiers who intended to hit our emotions."

"You (the United States) have to know that such an act will not save you from the anger of Muslim nations."


ON THE HOLOCAUST:

"How comes that insulting the prophet of Muslims worldwide is justified within the framework of press freedom, but investigating about the fairy tale Holocaust is not?"

"The real Holocaust is what is happening in Palestine where the Zionists avail themselves of the fairy tale of Holocaust as blackmail and justification for killing children and women and making innocent people homeless."


ON THE DANISH CARTOONS DEPICTING MOHAMMED:

"Those who insulted the prophet should know that you cannot obscure the sun with a handful of dust. The dust will just get back and blind your own eyes."


ON ISRAEL AND AMERICA:

"Today, it is the United States, Britain and the Zionist regime which are doomed to disappear as they have moved far away from the teachings of God. It is a divine promise."

"They become upset when they hear any voice of truth-seeking. They think they are the absolute rulers of the world."

"My words were the Iranian nation's words."

"Westerners are free to comment, but their reactions are invalid."

"The fighting in Palestine is a war between the (whole) Islamic nation and the world of arrogance (U.S. and Israel)."

"Today, Palestinians are representing the Islamic nation against arrogance."

"Despite the barbaric and criminal nature of the occupiers of Jerusalem, the regime and its Western supporters do not even have the power to give Iran a nasty look."


ON ISRAEL:

"The Zionist regime is the standard bearer of invasion, occupation and Satan."

"With God's help, the countdown button for the destruction of the Zionist regime has been pushed by the hands of the children of Lebanon and Palestine. By God's will, we will witness the destruction of this regime in the near future."

"Israel is destined for destruction and it will disappear soon."

"Today, it has been proven that the Zionists are not opposed only to Islam and the Muslims. They are opposed to humanity as a whole. They want to dominate the entire world. They would even sacrifice the Western regimes for their own sake. I have said in Tehran, and I say it again here - I say to the leaders of some Western countries: Stop supporting these corrupt people."

"There is no doubt that the new wave (of attacks) in Palestine will wipe off this stigma (Israel) from the face of the Islamic world."

"Anybody who recognizes Israel will burn in the fire of the Islamic nation's fury, (while) any (Islamic leader) who recognizes the Zionist regime means he is acknowledging the surrender and defeat of the Islamic world."

"As the imam said, Israel must be wiped off the map."

"We ask the West to remove what they created sixty years ago and if they do not listen to our recommendations, then the Palestinian nation and other nations will eventually do this for them."

"Do the removal of Israel before it is too late and save yourself from the fury of regional nations."

"Some 60 years have passed since the end of World War II. Why should the people of Germany and Palestine pay now for a war in which the current generation was not involved?"

"We say that this fake regime (Israel) cannot not logically continue to live," he said.

"Despite the barbaric and criminal nature of the occupiers of Jerusalem, the regime and its Western supporters do not even have the power to give Iran a nasty look."


ON DEMOCRACY:

"We did not have a revolution in order to have democracy."


ON WAR AND PEACE:

"Behold, the rage of the Muslim peoples is accumulating. The rage of the Muslim peoples may soon reach the point of explosion. If that day comes, they must know that the waves of this explosion will not be restricted to the boundaries of our region. They will definitely reach the corrupt forces that support this fake regime."

Should President Bush and the United States embrace this madman?

Should we allow Ahmadinejad to exploit Ground Zero?

The answer is obvious.

No. Never.

He's evil. Libs don't like to use words like good and evil; but Ahmadinejad is evil.
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UPDATE:

Ahmadinejad's plan to visit Ground Zero may go forward.

Read more.

Rudy Giuliani released this statement:

"Under no circumstances should the NYPD or any other American authority assist President Ahmadinejad in visiting Ground Zero. This is a man who has made threats against America and Israel, is harboring bin Laden's son and other al-Qaeda leaders, is shipping arms to Iraqi insurgents and is pursuing the development of nuclear weapons. Assisting Ahmadinejad in touring Ground Zero - hallowed ground for all Americans - is outrageous."

I agree completely.

Ahmadinejad should receive no assistance from any American authority if he insists on going to Ground Zero.

My feeling is he can go to Columbia University or hell.