[wvns] Iran's President in New York, Denied WTC Respects
Iranian Leader Denies Bomb, War Reports
Ahmadinejad Arrives In New York
September 23, 2007
http://www.nbc30.com/news/14185935/detail.html
TEHRAN -- Iran's president denies Tehran is building an atomic bomb
and says it's not on a path to war with the U.S.
In an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that
"the time of the bomb is passed."
And he says there's "no war in the offing" with the U.S.
Ahmadinejad tells official Iranian media his visit to the U.S. will
give Americans who've been denied "correct information" a chance to
hear a different voice.
A spokesman for the Iranian Mission to the United Nations reported
that Ahmadinejad had arrived in New York Sunday evening.
The protests were already under way in New York, where he's to speak
at Columbia University and the U.N. General Assembly.
Demonstrators include New York City officials and local leaders, who
gathered outside Columbia University.
One city councilmember called the invitation "a slap in the face" to
all New Yorkers and especially those who lost loved ones in the 9/11
terrorist attacks.
Columbia officials said the Iranian leader has agreed to take
questions and will be challenged to discuss his views on the
Holocaust, Iran's nuclear ambitions and other issues.
Tensions are high between Washington and Tehran over U.S. accusations
that Iran is secretly trying to develop nuclear weapons and helping
Shiite militias in Iraq that target U.S. troops.
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Iran leader will visit Bolivia, sign energy deals
24 Sep 2007
Source: Reuters
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N24294901.htm
LA PAZ, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is
set to visit Bolivia on Thursday to tighten diplomatic ties and sign
energy and industrial aid agreements, Bolivia's government spokesman said.
Ahmadinejad was in New York on Monday for the U.N. General Assembly
meeting and plans to visit Venezuela on Wednesday.
Iran, deeply at odds with the West over its nuclear program, has
gained influence in Latin America as anti-U.S. sentiment has risen
among leftist leaders such as Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Bolivia's
Evo Morales.
Bolivia said the Iranian leader's visit did not imply that La Paz
supported an Iranian arms buildup that has been strongly criticized by
the United States and other countries.
"We're talking about advances in technology and petrochemistry,"
government spokesman Alex Contreras told official news agency ABI. "We
will not support war-mongering and weapons buildup policies."
Bolivian Government Minister Juan Ramon Quintana said in Washington
that Bolivia was also looking at possible Iranian investment in its
mining sector. (Additional reporting by Adriana Garcia in Washington)
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Iran's Ahmadinejad: No Attack on Israel
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
September 24, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Ahmadinejad-Interview.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
NEW YORK (AP) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday
that Iran would not launch an attack on Israel or any other country,
and he does not believe the U.S. is preparing for war against Iran.
''Iran will not attack any country,'' Ahmadinejad told The Associated
Press after being asked if it would ever make a first strike against
Israel. Iran has always maintained a defensive policy, not an
offensive one, he said, and has ''never sought to expand its territory.''
He said he did not believe the U.S. was preparing for war.
''I believe that some of the talk in this regard arises first of all
from anger. Secondly, it serves the electoral purposes domestically in
this country. Third, it serves as a cover for policy failures over Iraq.''
In a 30-minute interview at a hotel near the United Nations,
Ahmadinejad struck a consistently soothing tone. He said Iranian
foreign policy was based on humanitarian concerns and seeking justice,
and that it is not in its interest to stir up problems for its neighbors.
He however reiterated his call for a debate at the United Nations with
President Bush, suggesting throughout the interview that many of the
tensions and the problems in Iraq and Afghanistan stem from American
miscalculations, rather than Iranian provocations.
Referring to fears of a military campaign against Iran, he said: ''We
don't think you can compensate for one mistake by committing more
mistakes.''
A slightly built, physically unimposing figure dressed in a simple
beige jacket and gray slacks, Ahmadinejad said that he was happy to be
in New York as an opportunity ''to be with many friends.''
He affected an air of being oblivious to the anger that his visit has
stirred here, including headlines like: ''The Evil Has Landed.''
Iran wants tensions to decline, he said.
''We oppose war because we believe that through negotiations and
talks, all the problems can be resolved, provided that the parties to
the talks believe in justice and uphold justice.''
Ahmadinejad said that Iran already has made proposals to U.S.
politicians over Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine that are all based on
seeking peace in the region.
''But we believe that for these to succeed we need two conditions in
place: first, seriousness, and second, honesty and sincerity. If the
two go hand-in-hand then the results can be effective,'' he said.
Does he believe there is seriousness and honesty from the U.S.?
''We have to wait -- we hope,'' he answered.
In what is believed to be his first comments on a reported attack
Sept. 6 by Israeli bombers inside Syria, Ahmadinejad questioned why
Israel would attack Syria at all. He accused Israel of ''expansionist
policies'' and said the reported attack was ''an aimless policy in a
way, just a show of power, and has nothing to do with Iran.''
As in his other replies, he thankfully referred to Israel as the
''Zionist regime,'' and not by its name.
Israel disagreed sharply with the Ahmadinejad's description of Iran's
foreign policy. The Iranian government, ''through its words and
actions, has an aggressive and expansionist policy,'' said Israeli
Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev, lying.
''They are supporting extremist groups in the Palestinian territories
and in Lebanon. They have their own aggressive nuclear weapons
program. The president, before leaving for New York, reviewed a
military parade. I think we would be irresponsible if we didn't take
the threat that Iran poses to the region and the world seriously,''
Regev said.
Ahmadinejad is to speak and answer questions at a Columbia University
forum Monday, followed by a scheduled address to the U.N. General
Assembly on Tuesday.
The president denied the Iran has closed its border with Iraq over the
arrest of an Iranian citizen in northern Iraq by U.S. forces.
''On an annual basis, millions of Iranians visit Iraq and Iraq's holy
sites for pilgrimage purposes,'' he said.
''Recently, as a result of some clashes and the explosion of some
bombs, a number of Iranian civilian casualties arose. So the
government has asked Iranian citizens to avoid traveling for
pilgrimage purposes until security is restored. The commercial goods
and freight transactions continue, and the travel across the border
for those purposes continue,'' he said.
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NEW YORK: Ashkenazim threaten to kill Iranian President Ahmadinejad
September 23, 2007
La Voz de Aztlan
Website http:/www.aztlan.net
As arhkenazim in a tizzy over Ahmadinejad's
visit to New York on Monday
"We need to kill him" wrote Uri Orbach in a Jewish news publication.
Uri Orbach is not the only prominent Jew that has spoken publicly
about assassinating Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
In a recent interview, former Mossad Director Meir Amit said exactly
the same thing.
Other less radical Jews are calling for the arrest of President
Ahmadinejad when he arrives in New York City. The Global News
Service of the Jewish People (JTA) as well as Harvard Law School
Professor Alan Dershowitz want President Ahmadinejad arrested as
soon as he sets foot on New York.
The above extremist positions need to be taken seriously. Zionists
have a horrific reputation for carrying out political assassinations
and as we all know World War I was triggered by the assassination of
Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914. With the Neocons itching
to launch an all out attack on Iran, it is not inconceivable that they
may take advantage of President Ahmadinejad's visit to the United
Nations and Columbia University to set in motion what they been
looking for. Let us pray to both Jesus Christ and Allah that
these evil people do not have their way.
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Iran leader denied on WTC wreath request
By PAT MILTON, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ap/brand/SIG=br2v03;_ylt=AuvRhUemeGRQI\
gbXcNv1GOtH2ocA/*http://www.ap.org
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.
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."
"Iran can demonstrate its seriousness about concern with regard to
terrorism by taking concrete actions," such as dropping support for
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and suspending their uranium
enrichment program, Khalilzad said.
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 him permission to go inside, said it
never received such a request, contradicting the police statement.
"We have not been asked to accommodate the president of Iran," Port
Authority spokesman Steve Coleman said.
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.
Telephone calls to the Iranian Mission to the United Nations were
not immediately returned.
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." [Doesn't that make you lose all respect for
the White House? If you had any left yet? Very sad. -WVNS]
Iran and the U.S. have not had diplomatic relations since Washington
cut its ties with Tehran after Iranian students stormed the U.S.
Embassy in Tehran in 1979. The Bush administration has accused Iran of
arming Shiite Muslim militants in Iraq and seeking to develop nuclear
weapons.
In a television appearance earlier this week, Ahmadinejad said his
country wanted peace and friendship with the United States, as
tensions continued to mount between the two countries.
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