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Some alumni have threatened to stop donating to Columbia because of the visit of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Is that prudent?: Yes—it's their money, and alumni should feel free to stop giving if they're not happy with the direction of the University. No—withholding donations over a single speech is short-sighted and wrongly imperils the University's larger academic mission. No opinion

“We will not allow a nuclear Iran. Period. We will work with our allies and use every tool at our disposal to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power. That is not a threat. It’s a promise. Iran is the leading state-sponsor of terrorism, the host of Bin Laden’s son and other top al-Qaeda leaders, and the supplier of weapons being used to kill American soldiers in Iraq. His promises to destroy America and Israel should not, can not, and will not be ignored. “It is a sad reflection on the United Nations that the General Assembly and Human Rights...

Iran: Why the Secrecy? Die Welt welt.de September 04, 2006 European Union foreign ministers met in Finland, at Lappeenranta, on Saturday to back High Representative Javier Solana's continued discussions with Iran. 'Solana said he would not need extensive sessions with Iran to clarify the remaining questions, but did not provide any timetable nor was one set by the EU Foreign Ministers.' Britain, France and Germany each received a secret letter in response to the demand that Iran cease producing nuclear fuel. 'Some of the other EU states are growing impatient with the secretive handling of the Iran issue by foreign...

While there is much to laugh at and condemn in this letter, such as “assuming” the Holocaust occurred, there is a method to Ahmadinejad’s madness. There are several points in this letter that need to be understood within very clear and classic Muslim practice, adherence to the intonements of the Quran and the example of the Prophet. A few excerpts from the letter: "These have prompted me to discuss some of the contradictions and questions, in the hopes that it might bring about an opportunity to redress them. Can one be a follower of Jesus Christ (PBUH), the great Messenger...