President Ahmadinejad of Iran Declares Intent To Speak at U.N. in New York City on September 19

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Diplomats at the United Nations were sent into disarray yesterday when President Ahmadinejad of Iran declared that he intended to attend the General Assembly of the world body on September 19 and to debate his country's nuclear program with President Bush, who is due to address the Assembly that day.

However, it was far from clear whether the Iranian president was serious in his suggestion or whether he was merely tweaking the nose of his American opponents. His intention to visit New York was reported by the Islamic Republic News Agency, which quoted the Presidential Office Media Department reporting him as saying, "We are ready for a debate with the Americans at the U.N. General Assembly" and that "the American side can even take part in the debate side by side with his advisors, and as a full team, if they wish so." Mr. Ahmadinejad last visited the United Nations last year.

The speculation, however, was enough to prompt sharp questions from reporters to the press spokesman of Secretary-General Annan about whether a precedent existed for America denying a visa to a president visiting the General Assembly. The spokesman replied that he knew of no such precedent.

http://www.nysun.com/article/39231

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In their sleep. He's addressed UN before in big-rotten-apple.

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He's addressed UN before in big-rotten-apple.

link?

[Veiled Princess 1]

I would actually like to see this debate he keeps going on and on about between him and bush .... should be pretty funny

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Ahmedinejad: We want the bomb so we can cure AIDS

Bush: Shut up evildoer

Ahmedinejad: Drinking heavy water can cure so many Iranians of diabetes

Bush: Evildoer, Evildoer, na na na na na na

Ahmedinejad: Israel is an abomination and must be destroyed

Bush: Hoo-yah! I win.

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It would be pretty petty of them not to give him a visa. After all the UN is supposed to be a forum where he could speak, its location (NY) shouldn't affect his ability to go there. If the US does embark on a policy of blocking "undesirables" from visiting the UN, then that just seems like a good reason to move the UN elsewhere, which I'm sure would make some Americans very happy.

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... seems like a good reason to move the UN elsewhere, which I'm sure would make some Americans very happy.

Would it free up parking spots? Then hell yeah

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Ahmedinejad: We want the bomb so we can cure AIDS

Bush: Shut up evildoer

Ahmedinejad: Drinking heavy water can cure so many Iranians of diabetes

Bush: Evildoer, Evildoer, na na na na na na

Ahmedinejad: Israel is an abomination and must be destroyed

Bush: Hoo-yah! I win.

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Ahmedinejad: We want the bomb so we can cure AIDS

Bush: Shut up evildoer

Ahmedinejad: Drinking heavy water can cure so many Iranians of diabetes

Bush: Evildoer, Evildoer, na na na na na na

Ahmedinejad: Israel is an abomination and must be destroyed

Bush: Hoo-yah! I win.

Dumb and Dumber....

[Veiled Princess 1]

Bush debate notes

Edited September 7, 2006 by Veiled Princess

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He's addressed UN before in big-rotten-apple.

link?

http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/arti...hp?storyid=3709

Pleas see the red-bold (which I added) in an exerpt from the article!

Iran's new hard-line president skirted the nuclear dispute with Europe and the United States on Wednesday in his General Assembly debut.

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Thanks!

The State Department had said if Ahmedinejad were not a head of state, he would not have been entitled to a visa because of suspicions he may have been involved in the embassy takeover.

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I'm guessing that NY Sun had a real slow day--so they had to insert some bakvas buzz-saw article like that to fill space.

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I'm guessing that NY Sun had a real slow day--so they had to insert some bakvas buzz-saw article like that to fill space.

Anything to sell papers

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I wonder if they'd televise that - for all his racist rhetoric I have a feeling Ahmadinejad is rather more articulate than President Bush.

Its unlikely that there will be a debate - the guy will just probably get up and read a statement, which he is obviously entitled to do. And a Bush administration official will rattle off a prepared statement.