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Iranian Despot to Visit Ground Zero?

September 19, 2007 by DKShideler | 910 Group | 22:04:09 | |

Its being discussed, according to the NY Sun. (H/T Hot Air):

In a move that has stunned New York, the Bloomberg administration is in discussions to escort the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to ground zero during his visit to New York next week, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said today.

The Iranian mission to the U.N. made the request to the New York City Police Department and the Secret Service, which will jointly oversee security during the leader’s two-day visit. Mr. Ahmadinejad is scheduled to arrive September 24 to speak to the U.N. General Assembly as the Security Council decides whether to increase sanctions against his country for its uranium enrichment program.

The words you are looking for are, “Over my dead body.” I would say that there is no way this could happen, but I have long since given up on trying to fathom the depths of dhimmitude to which the State Department and the New York government will fall. Allahpundit warns:

Not to go all nutrootsy here, but there are one or two influential people who allegedly read this site so let me issue a formal warning to them on behalf of myself and, I suspect, most of our readers: if Bush and Rice let him go down there, especially in the wake of Petraeus and Crocker reporting the threat Iran poses to American soldiers in Iraq, you have no idea how grave the political fallout will be.

I hope so. Some useful numbers are here if you feel the need to unload. (please be polite. The poor secretary who will be on the other end probably agrees with you.)

Update: Here’s Bloomberg’s contact information:

PHONE 311 (or 212-NEW-YORK outside NYC)
http://www.nyc.gov/html/mail/html/mayor.html

And here’s State’s:

202-647-4000
TTY:1-800-877-8339

Than, if possible, get yourself to The Rally to Stop Iran, September 24th.


2 Comments »


September 19, 2007 @ 23:11:10

The request was rejected. Quite unequivocally, from what WCBS-AM had to say this afternoon.


[ C ] DKShideler
September 19, 2007 @ 23:23:14

Thats good news. Do you have a link Francis?


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