1799 days since "Hanoi" John Kerry promised, on national TV, to sign form SF-180 and release his military records.
Posted on 01/03/2010 12:47:31 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Iran denies entry to Sen. Kerry By Bridget Johnson - 01/03/10 01:48 PM ET
Iranian legislators on Sunday decided to not allow a visit from Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.), according to Iranian media.
"Members of the Iranian parliament's Foreign Relations Committee (a subcommittee of the parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission) voiced opposition to the request after studying the issue," Hassan Ebrahimi, head of the committee, told the semi-official Fars News Agency.
Several Iranian news outlets reported last week that Kerry had submitted an official request to visit Tehran in an emissary role.
Kerry spokesman Frederick Jones told the Wall Street Journal before Christmas, though, that no trip had been scheduled. "Is he planning now on going to Iran? The answer is no," said Jones.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast said last week that "legislative officials are studying the case and they are in charge for providing a response."
On Saturday, Iranian legislators stepped up the rhetoric against the news that Kerry was considering traveling to Tehran with the blessing of the White House.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran has no plans to negotiate with any American official, unless the country (the U.S.) changes its policies," member of the parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Zohreh Elahian said, according to Fars News Agency.
"Iran-US relations are not under such conditions that could produce results through a number of non-targeted meetings and talks," rapporteur of the parliament's Nationals Security and Foreign Policy Commission Kazzem Jalali told Fars on Saturday in response to a question about Kerry wishing to visit Iran.
"Americans are more seeking to exploit the media and means of propaganda in a bid to gain an advantage," Jalali said. "...A number of the high-ranking officials in the present U.S. administration sent letters for talks with Iranian officials when they served as senators.
"The bills ratified in the US legislative bodies against Iran are examples of paradoxical behavior which we are witnessing from American statesmen towards Iran, and indicate that their policies on Iran are not honest," he added.
1799 days since "Hanoi" John Kerry promised, on national TV, to sign form SF-180 and release his military records.
FAIL!
They are smarter than I thought they were.
“They probably still think he is in the military. He was in Viet Nam, ya know.”
Just what I was going to post. Don’t they know Kerry served in Viet Nam?
Oddly enough, so does Teresa.
Thought that was “Nuancy Boy”
Apparently they read the US Constitution. Senators do not have a role in negotiating with foreign countries, unless it deals with commerce.
Shucks! Even the Iranians believe Lurch Kerry is too dispicable and disgusting to admit into their Country!
My estimation of the Iranians has improved a notch or two over this clear demonstration of their better tastethan Terayza’s! Maybe Terayza will dump the Scumbag soon as well?
Just re-affirms what an absolute idiot Kerry is.
There is a tradition in the Senate where a newly-elected senator is escorted into the chamber by the state’s senior senator.
Monsieur Kerry will have to be here to escort Scott Brown (R) after the election on January 19th.
It will not be a good month for JFK.
France?? Don’t you think it would be better just to plant him permanently as a guide at his Beloved Museum of War Heros in Hanoi where he could tell all the Visitors every day of his Dispicable Acts of Treason against America during the Vietnam War and up to the present as an Enemy of America while serving as the U.S, Senator from the Moonbaaat Nation of Massachusetts?
Yes, I’m sure Lurch Kerry will add that to his resume’ What a guy...
Question: Was Kerry acting on his own with this request or was it on the instructions of Zeroman’s administration? Or do we know?
If the former, I’d have to side with the administration a bit and maintain that sKerry has NO business going off on his own to meet with foreign govt’s.
Can WE TRY THAT, too????
Kerry had volunteered to go. The administration gave him permission. I don't know if they actually gave him a mission, though.
I hope not. I wouldn't want this traitorous SOB negotiating in my behalf.
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