US Considers Barring Iranian President from Entering Country
By Montag | Related entries in Foreign Policy, The World, United NationsNot sure what to make of this:
The United States mulled the unprecedented step of refusing Iranian President Mahmood Ahmadinejad a visa to attend next month’s UN General Assembly, the State Department said.
Deputy spokesman Adam Ereli said the U.S. was looking at the visa request by Ahmadinejad in light of allegations he might have been involved in the 1979 seizure of U.S. diplomats in Teheran.
The U.S. is obliged to permit world leaders to attend UN meetings at the organization’s headquarters in New York. UN officials confirmed no visa had ever been refused for a head of state.
The Daily Star: U.S. mulls visa ban for Iranian president
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August 11th, 2005 at 11:14 am
I say we let him in, but hold him hostage for a year or so.
August 11th, 2005 at 2:07 pm
Yes, but the US government can’t do it…we need students to form a spontaneous mob. Hmm, maybe NYU would like to hear about Ahmadinejad’s stance on LGBT rights…
March 7th, 2007 at 11:23 pm
L:et’s face it; Bush’s hands are tied. And what harm could allowing him in cause.
I’m wondering whether this is a legitimate news story. Are you aware, Kevin, that to access the whole story, one must pay an admission fee? Criminy! You can read almost the entire edition of the NYT, if you click enough links, free.