These are the Iranians who are rebelling and being viciously put down by "Iranian leaders". THEY are the pro-Western ones. The iranian government is among the most ANTI Western.
Posted on 09/19/2007 2:47:39 PM PDT by Islander7
Not really. Accepting his request would have been perceived as sign of our weakness. The converse is also true.
He’s repulsive.
Of course, a center fuel tank explosion over the mid-Atlantic would be unfortunate.
I have a question..since we have no formal diplomatic relations with Iran, and haven’t had in more than 30 years, why should this man even think about traipsing around NYC? Sounds like not only a photo op, but a great way to stir up a lot political controversy (like we don’t have enough.)
IMHO, we need to relocate the UN elsewhere. Let some other country deal with the expense and the aggravation.
Give him an all expense paid trip to Guantanamo Bay...its lovely this time of year.
Maybe he would like to go escorted by Ron Paul so that they can talk together about how peaceful the iranian regime really is.
Thank God they made the right decision.
I don’t understand that theory, Liberty.
Iranian president intends to visit Ground ZeroHow can our Commander-in-Chief allow the Fuherer of The Axis of Evil to desecrate the hallowed ground of our war dead?
Can we so soon forget?
The Firemen, Police, and other rescuers lost on 9-11-2001Listen to the survivors who escaped down the staircases of the doomed World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, and expect to be overwhelmed by the aching appreciation for the faces on the URL link following.
For thousands of horrified office workers who fled the terrorist attacks, the most remarkable sight during their descent was the wave of determined firefighters advancing toward the burning sky.
"One fireman stopped to take a breath, and we looked each other in the eye," said Louis G. Lesce, who was on his way down from the 86th floor of 1 World Trade Center, the first tower hit. "He was going to a place where I was damn well trying to get out of. I looked at him thinking, 'What are you doing this for?' He looked at me like he knew very well. 'This is my job.'"
In all, 343 firefighters were reported missing or were identified among the dead. The number of casualties was staggering. Entire companies were lost. The previous biggest loss of life for the Fire Department was in 1966, when 12 were killed in a fire on East 23rd Street. But the numbers tell only a fraction of the story. The faces and names say far more. A father and son. A chaplain. A commander. A rookie. Strangers to most of those they passed on Sept. 11, but heroes to them all.
"They were perspiring profusely, exhausted," said David Frank, a salesman who escaped from the 78th floor of 1 World Trade Center. "And they had to go all the way to the 90's - straight into hell. This was not lost on the crowd. We all broke out into applause at one point..."
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=184407080&blogID=311055824
I say let him see Ground Zero, but only on the condition he wears an orange jumpsuit...
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