Ahmadinejad at the U.N.

Washington Times

Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007

Editorial

"It is a disgrace to the founding principles and mission of the United Nations that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be allowed to speak before the body next week during the gathering of its General Assembly. Mr. Ahmadinejad, who is slated to speak next Tuesday in New York City, has openly called for the destruction of Israel, a U.N. member-state.

"'God willing, in the near future we will witness the destruction of the corrupt occupier regime,' Mr. Ahmadinejad said in June. In 2005, he claimed that Israel 'must be wiped out from the map of the world.'

"Such rhetoric has been condemned by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who, despite his strongly worded criticism of Mr. Ahmadinejad, must take more concrete action against the Ahmadinejad regime."

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"Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has rightly expressed outrage at Mr. Ahmadinejad's presence in New York, pointing out in a letter to Mr. Ban that the despot is supporting Hezbollah's terrorist efforts, flouting the international community through his nuclear weapons program and supporting Shi'ite militia extremists in Iraq. Mr. Romney commendably called on the United States to reconsider its participation in the U.N. should the body continue to act as a toothless overseer when it comes to Iran." ...

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Conservative Themes Fill Romney Florida Speech

By: Dara Kam

Palm Beach Post

Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007

"Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney hammered on conservative themes and slammed Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton at a town hall meeting Tuesday evening as he began a two-day visit to Florida.

"More than 200 attendees crammed into the Thrasher-Horne Conference Center about 20 miles southwest of Jacksonville, lining up against the walls when seats were filled for the 'Ask Mitt Anything' event.

"Romney's detailed answers to questions ranging from energy to immigration reform to taxes drew frequent applause from the Clay County crowd composed mostly of campaign workers and local GOP club members. And the 60-year-old former governor of Massachusetts was clearly comfortable, leavening his hour on stage with jokes, then spending 20 minutes afterward shaking hands and signing autographs."

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"He said he wants to expand the tax breaks initiated by President Bush by doing away with the estate tax and creating tax-free savings plans for households with less than $200,000 in annual income."

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"He said his 25 years of experience as a businessman, including turning around the troubled U.S. Olympic Committee, make him a unique candidate necessary to revive the economy.

"'We need to have somebody who understands how the economy works,' Romney said." ...

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