"controversial rhetoric" that is what you call it? So Israel should be "wiped off the map" is controversial rhetoric, Claiming the Holucaust isnt real is controversial rhetoric? Punishing bloggers who question the government by torturing them is controversial rhetoric? Supporting Islamic law is controversial? Oppressing women is controversial? Attempting to rid Iran of proffesors who disagree with AKMADENANUTJOBWAKODED is controversial? Media CENSORSHIP is controversial (Thats what the democrats are doing by pressuring ABC to change the truth in their programing)? I think a better term for your report would be: "Ahmadinejad who has been compared to Adolf Hitler is best known for his absurd, false, evil, racist, hateful, and opressing rhetoric""Ahmadinejad, who love to blow up America and kill everyone reading this page and everyone who does not support Islamonazism, has applied for a US visa.

So now we're ALLOWING terrorists to visit our country as long as they don't stray past 25 miles? How much damage can be done within 25 miles of the UN? I think we already know the answer to that - witness the events of September, 2001.

Also, who will be watching him to ensure he does not exceed the 25 mile limit?

If having the UN on our shores makes it mandatory to allow these types of "people" to visit, I vote to get rid of it (the UN). That is a valuable piece of real estate they occupy and it gives all sorts of undesirables reason to visit and to live among us.

And lastly, am I actually agreeing with DAVE? Surely it isn't the same Dave with whom I normally disagree passionately!

Why not if he pays the required fees and meets the qualifications required. Maybe he's spend some of those 100 dollar bills Iran gets from oil sales!!! Might even get hooked up with a New York hooker! Bush could take the guy to Graceland!

Amanaterroristajihador2 is coming to America, I hope not. But if he does, hopefully some fanatic on the other side of the idiot coin will bring the fool to room temperature. Maybe the moron will ask a couple of his buddies to come along, say the leaders of North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela to name a few. Good chance for a little un-'ethical' cleansing. I am not supporting the idea of someone actually doing the dirty deed, but it would make a nice headline...

May Allah forbid that he should meet with some unfortunate accident while in the United States.

If the US President and American media could lie about Iraq connection with Al-Quida (see today's US Senate report) why do we believe the things said about this Iranian leader? More lies on the way?

I'd like to see a debate

Time for suspect profiling that makes sense: NO SECURE "DIPLOMATIC POUCH!!"-- Inspect any- and every-thing that this nefarious blackguard brings into the country!!

must've been a different Dave

This guy is very smart. Our fragile freedom is our greatest weakness - a two edged sword, and our enemies know how to use it against us.

I agree with Dave. This would be a good time for Bush to "take him out" (to Graceland).

let's use the same rules that they are using... State supported terrorism does not belong in the civilized world. Put him down like a rabid dog should be. this just makes it more convienent and doesn't hurt the sheeple in Iran

I say we allow him to land at JFK, arrest him for inciting acts of terrorism and be done with it.

I like how the Governor of Mass (Mitt Romney) denied the former Iranian president's security force when visiting Hardvard University. He pulled the State of Mass security support for his visit saying that tax money was not going to be used to protect a Terrorist.

He stated "I think it's a disgrace to have an individual who has been a supporter of Hezbollah, who has advocated the destruction of Israel, who has jailed dissidents and who developed nuclear technology, to have a person of that nature come to Harvard on September 10 and 11, at this critical time, given our history, is totally inappropriate. Probably at any time it's inappropriate. And therefore I have insisted that our state agencies do not provide the support which we would normally provide for a visiting dignitary."

I think this is great!! George Bush is a total moron and will loose any debate against Iran.

He should be allowed to enter this country...and then we can take him straight to prison at Guantanamo and charge him with crimes of war based on Hizbollah's raid into Israel...murdering and kidnapping Israeli soldiers and causing war and destruction of Lebanon.

WILL IRAN LET US OFFICIALS COME SPEAK AT ANY OF THEIR PUBLIC GATHERINGS. IN THEIR COUNTRY YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING BLOWN UP.

You have made the best possible argument for the U.S. getting out of the UN, a corrupt, anti-American dis-organization to which this country contributes a disproportionate share of its annual budget. Would the Roosevelt Administration supported a mid-war visit from Hitler? This man is a vile pig. Let the state department send him a signal America does not cowtow to vermin.

Maybe ABC could cast him in the DNC sanctioned "Road to 911" re-make wherein islam is the victim of unwarranted perseqution and Bush blew up the towers! He could play a "Moderate Cleric".

I got a good chuckle out of the report. Too bad he wasn't visiting NYC 5 years ago this coming Monday. Perhaps Chavez and Castro can come too, and lend him some support. And when they're finished, they'll grab a bite to eat at McDonald's, and on their way there, get run over by a Taxi driver. Yeah, or like Dave said, get a hooker and get an std.

On another note, I like that the price of Gas has gone down.

Just make sure Customs gets his 10 finger prints just like everyone else visting this country. Treat 'em equal. It's what America is about right??

Why not him in, after all America let in Arafat!

He is a head of State and may have some useful contributions to make.

He may even hook up with GW himself and have a chin wag and a LAFF (laugh).

No one knows till you try.

Hi guys,
wonder whether he get's a presidential treatment or whether he has to go for a real life interview etc.

I am for instance a expat iranian, never lived there, but went there last year to visit it before Shrubby would nuke it in the near future. After that trip I got fingerprinted and mugshot at the US Border even though travelling with Canadian Passport. Why ? cause I went to Iran. Going to Iran is a kind of crime, so everytime I go to the US I get mugshot, fingerprints, interview the whole vip treatment, at no charge (I am sure it cost the border guys a bundle to estimate $ 100 each time, cause it takes them 20 -30 min.)

Anyway just curious. See whether the old revolutionary hothead bugger gets to pass the interview!

mumi

Let him in. Upon arrival immediately arrest him and send him to Gitmo with the rest of the terrorist.

Hey, I say let him in...then maybe one of us good ol boys can blow him away and get it over with.

Hey maybe this idiot will get separated from his security people and get lost in the NY subway sytem. Can you imagine?! :)

Let's not forget that this is the individual who incited and supported the hostage takers who stormed the American embassy in Tehran. He is proud of that accomplishment and will boast of it with impunity in the near future.

He harbors nothing but scorn for the international community and the sole purpose of his proposed visit to the United Nations is to divide those nations who would oppose his ideology of word domination.

This guy sponsors terrorism on all facets. Why is it that the U.S. media can downplay the the extent of Hezbollah's terrorist activity by claiming that Israel was targeting civilians? The truth is simple: Lebanon supported and knowingly harbored Hezbollah guerillas, therefore, condonig terrorism. This fact is always lost in the leftist media, which is constantly depicting Israel as the aggressor in this conflict. Hezbollah financial support channels through Iran and Syria. To allow Amedanjihad,or however you spell this fool's name, to come to the United States on a visa is just his way of saying I can come into your country and there isn't a damn thing you can do about. This administration needs to make some calculated decisions and have him taken out while he is here.

Unreal, deny his visa and send the UN packing as well, what a waste.

Let me guy in the country ... Bush might actually learn something from him :)

I agree that President Tom of Iran is our enemy and shouldn't be allowed in. I agree that the U.N. is useless and the property should be sold to the city for there use. I believe we should get out of the U.N. and refocus on nato and its allied members, build it up, so we who share common interests can empower ourselves internationally. I also find it hard to believe our government is really concerned about terrorism when they leave our borders wide open. Until they act on the borders I can't take any of their war on terrorism talk seriousley anymore.

i think a sniper should give this guy a big vent hole in his head.

He should not be given one once of security. He should also not be allowed to be accompanied by any of his security. He should not even be welcomed into this country. But the liberals in this country will bend over backwards to give him a hero's welcome. He is no friend of the United States and he is no friend to the entire human race. The moment he gets off the plane he should be thrown into a jail and tried as a terrorist for which he is. He should be told that will be his fate if he trys to enter this country.

Hmmmm.....maybe it would be easier for Ahmadinejad to slip across the borders under the veiled security of darkness! It doesn't seem to be a very important issue anyhow.......sarcasm is best served cold and diabolical. The REALLY sick thing is, he'll probably be granted the Visa. Our country is completely ridiculous to even consider having this guy even visit.

Does anybody know what the airplane that brings him here will look like? Does anybody out there know where I can get a S.A.M. in the next week?

If it's possible, Bush ought to do what the governor of Massachusetts is doing for the Iranian leader coming to speak at Harvard on September 10 - absolutely nothing. Mitt Romney has denied him all customary diplomatic services, including a police escort and the like. I hope we can show him just how unwelcome he is.

What if he oversatys his visa & becomes an illegal immegrent?
Then he could sue everyone & everything for discrimmination & the ACLU would defend him

Let him come in, I also think the Bush advisors should tell Bush to debate him, or at least address him in the U.N. Since Bush will be speaking there the same day, I think this is a chance for ALL the world leaders to grow some "hair" and tell him what they think and that he can't get away with what he thinks the world should be. After that bomb them...

This would be a wonderful time to exercise the lifted CIA restrictions concerning "turning off" foreign heads-of-state.

Of course, there is the downside of helping this radical Islamo-facist-nutcase acheive his likely goal of martyrdom. Snotty little twerp is just trying everything he can to turn Iraq into a radioactive glass bowl. I say we do the Christian thing and accomodate him.

the fact of the matter is that there are three sides to every story. The one our government tells us, the one Ahmadinejad tells and then theres the truth. simply accusing the man and his regime as being a threat because our government tells us to is akin to not liking a coworker because another coworker says they did something but offer no proof to substantiate the claim. dont be fools. god gave you freedoms, but he also gave you brains...try using them!

These comments are inane. This is a head of state. Dismissing the UN is one of the main reasons the U.S. has so badly screwed up Iraq and most of its foreign activity. So you think Ahmadinejad's rhetoric is bad? I guess it's better to be cozy with leaders who authorize the use of cluster bombs on civilians, right? The hypocrisy here is suffocating.

Let him come. It will make the UN look even more impotent and appeasing than they already are.
Big victory for Bush because everyone will be reminded of the threats we face. The Dems would be wise to try to stop this instead of stiffling free speech by demanding that "path to 9/11" not be shown.

Let him come. It will make the UN look even more impotent and appeasing than they already are.
Big victory for Bush because everyone will be reminded of the threats we face. The Dems would be wise to try to stop this instead of stiffling free speech by demanding that "path to 9/11" not be shown.

What ever happened to common sense? Guess it's not so common after all! Hmmm. To let a guy in our country who consistently threatens us, and who at the very least is sympathetic to terrorists and their agenda, is insanity. When did we become a nation that was so politically correct that we lost reason?

Sure, we could do "the Christian thing" and accomodate him; or the "radical Muslim thing" and kill him.

The notion that the U.S. always "does the right thing" is pure arrogance. Take a look at your history. Have you forgotten Vietnam? Dresden? Hiroshima? Bay of Pigs? Spanish American War? Have you paid ANY attention to the recent revelations of our own administration's duplicity in its reasons for invading Iraq? Did you notice that this decision lead to the strengthening of Iran's strategic position in the region? Do you know what the U.S. did in Iran in 1953? Stop assuming that your coutnry is always in the right. Read.

he is the product of tooo much imbreeding in the middle east famlies. Look how close his eyes are together and that nut case in Syria.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a firebrand who is being employed by the true leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei. His title, the greatest and most powerful in Iran, is "Supreme Leader of Iran". Ahmadinejad is just a puppet for Khamenei. Their goal seems to be the martydom of muslims, and to use that martyrdom to spread both Islamic law, and Islamic worship. It's the mob effect; the more people who buy it, the more people will eventually buy it, and so on. Lets end the snowball here and now, and turn Iran into a glass paradise with some nukes.

I say we have a division of Marines storm the UN general assembly and arrest all the world leaders attending. Then we will teach the Whole World a lesson in hostage negotiation. Just kidding.
But I bet you that is how that Admittednutjob thinks. Security will be tighter than the rear-end of a prison inmate doing his first stint in the joint.

Larry, it's not that our government is telling us that he is evil, it's what we see with our own eyes! The nutjob is very vocal about his plans to dominate the infidel west. Do you honestly believe he is a saint, or now threat to us at all? If so, you need to stop drinking the liberal kool-aid and open your own eyes.

Humm...anyone notice there were NO riots when his so called holocaust cartoons were displayed. It just goes to show you how Insane some muslims are to riot over a simple cartoon.

Look at all the Liberals here. It's always about how we're the bad guys.

Criticize anyone in the world and they'll bash on their country.

Larry, the Iranian leader constantly shows us he wants to crush the west and Israel. Our govt doesn't need to tell us that, he does it himself, unabashedly. Do you honestly think he is no threat to us or the rest of the world?

You don't assassinate him when his plane lands, you shoot down the plane and make it look like a crash.

They did it on The West Wing.

Why don't we just hire someone to finish him off here, on our turf? Just an idea.......hehe

I say lock him in a closet for 444 days.

How many terrorists will be allowed in his entourage? I mean, he's a pretty importaant guy....he should have at least 9 or 11.

I'm shocked at the ignorance of these comments.

Now go take a history class on the middle east. The iranians have every right to be angry at us.

Rarely are things so 'simple'.

I believe he is a foreign dignitary and should be treated as such. We are an example to the world and should act like it.

Hey Larry, it sounds like you know Mr. Ahm personally, why don't you give us the "real" story? Oh and Antoine, if you could name even one thing that the UN has done, that was even near an actual success, I might begin to consider your lame comments. WAKE UP liberal screwballs, the downfall of America is at our doorstep and it started long before Bush ever got into office (or if it is easier for you to understand in your own language "stole the election"). This bearded rodent is our enemy, no matter how you feel about George Bush and now matter how many "Larry's" are out there telling you to ignore the facts.

Amazing,

While the guy is no saint, and is likely to eventually steer his country, urged by religious zealots, in futile conflicts there are a few points that must be mentionned.

It is OK for you, americans, when you spew garbage in the name of free speech, but is a criminal act if the opposite is true?

The guy is coming to speak at the UN, a *worldwide* forum. Now you americans get to decide, on a whim, who can or cannot attend, just because the HQ is based on your soil? What part of *worldwide* don't you understand?

Shakes head....

Hey, is that a private plane he's using? Don't we have F16 trainer flights that day? Just wishing.

Let's snatch him and Chavez while they're in NY. Or better yet, blow him up with an IED, send him back to Tehran with some plastic legs and scars, like his Revolutionary guard is doing to our guys. Then hit Castro and Kim Jong Ill too, and free the world from these thugs

I hear he just wants to do some shopping, catch a play and maybe a little gambling in Atlantic City.

He should be granted a visa with the stipulation that he wear a burka at all times when in public.

Ahm's "controversial rhetoric" Huh?

More confirmation that America is rotting from within its core.

Just curious, how many of the high-handed libs on this page ever visited/lived in a Muslim country--excluding the western-catered beaches of Malaysia, etc? As an American national working overseas one immediately experiences the intolerance toward western culture and western values. This is stark contrast to the acceptance, promotion, and protection of even the most absurd beliefs, "art forms", and explicit hatred communicated toward our own county. You libs need to give up your lattes and NY Times for a week and spend some time in a 3rd world islamic country, or any 3rd world country for that matter.

The political left is a much a threat to our long-term safety and viability as the radical Islamic extremists.

this is a good reason to move the U N headquarters out of the U. S. How about to somewhere more friendly to this sort. Why how about Paris?

If Bush went Iran, you know they would try to kill him.
I say let him in,Then kill him,
To hell with world opinion.
To win this war we need to learn to be as nasty as them smelly freaks.

KEEP THE IRANIAN PRESIDENT "BUM" OUT OF THE USA. HE IS OUR WORST NIGHTMARE. ALL HE WANTS TO DO IS KILL AMERICANS & JEWISH FOLKS!!!!!!

Did any1 hear how the iranian army was shelling iraqi troops this past week on the iraqi side of the border?! I say maybe some "extreamist" happens to be in NY and snipes ahmadinajihad, expediating his trip to hell. Then what would happen u ask....Nothing!! Iran is a joke!!

where is
Jack Bauer when you need him?

Get Jack out of a Chinese Prison and let him fix this problem.

I say we keep him as our president and send duh-bya to Iran in trade.

Since they are flip sides of the same coin it wouldn't make much difference.

In light of his identification with the planning of the attack on the US embassey in Iran I would suggest he be arrested and brought before a war crimes tribunal as soon as he enter US territory.

Dave makes a good point in his rant dated....

Posted by: Dave | Sep 8, 2006 3:02:17 PM

If Ahmiginidad's rhetoric is controversial in our community, please list those who are arguing with him. Otherwise, there is no controversy. It is rather considered INFLAMMATORY rhetoric.

Are there any leaders of any countries that have ever been refused access by the U.S. to the U.N. building in New York?

If Yes, then this guy should be denied access.

If No, then we have no precedent for doing so.

Apparently, if the U.N. would have been around in 1940 or early 1941, Adolph Hitler could have stopped in.

The U in UN stands for useless. The pseudo institution does more harm than good. I think the whole bunch should be given their eviction notice and the realestate sold for a productive use. That would let us get on with our war with Muslim facists without the pretense that you can negotitate with these animals.

Why worry about a visa? Let him come in through Mexico like everyone else.

If this vile, anti-Semitic, terrorist-supporting piece of radical Islamist filth sets foot in the US, it should be immediately sent to Guantanamo, and never see the light of day again.

It is quite embarrassing to read the aggressive comments being posted on this website. There are lots of intelligent, thoughtful Americans out there. But you can tell from these postings. Read some history, try to understand the world around you. Try to approach issue in a fair , evenhanded manner. No wonder when measured world wide Americans score so low on educational tests. Last I heard the US placed 27th on math and reading tests. This year your SAT scores dropped 15%.

Take Ahmadinejad into custody, send him to Guantanamo, flush his Koran down the toilet, and interrogate him with coercive measures.

For some reason this reminds me of a quote I heard once from a survivor of the Jewish Holocaust. He said, "When someone tells you that they plan to kill you, believe them."

We have given this sawed-off tyrant enough attention. Have some testicles, George, and deny the visa!

well this is strange developments,one minute he hates us next he wants to came visit.

I do not want this man, a knowwn terrorist , who wishes to destroy, not build , in MY COUNTRY!

He should be arrested and put on trial for taking hostages in the US Embassy in Tehran. US soil, US laws apply. There should be accomodations available in Leavenworth, KS.

I trust this guy more than I do Bush. In a debate this guy would tear Bush a new asshole.
And by the way do you see any Iranian troops in Mexico or Canada. Just whose country has been invading soveriegn nations with no proof of guilt. How many people has this guy killed in comparison to Bush? In a side by side comparison of deeds this guy would come off looking like a saint.

Here's some free speech for you Al..."Screw You!"

Free speech does not include the "right" to incite the masses to violence and genocide. Free speech does not include arming terrorists to attack your enemies while hiding behind civilians. Free speech does not include kidnapping and holding Americans as hostages (for 444 days!). And that's just the tip of the iceberg. And yes, these are criminal acts, NOT free speech.

Let's route his plane through the Bermuda Triangle...maybe it will disappear.

Get the US out of the UN, and the UN out of the US!

Your headline uses the word "Hardliner” this is a complete mischaracterization of this individual. He is a racist anti-Semitic NeoIslamic Fascist. His so-called rhetoric is hate filled speech. His actions are tantamount to hate crimes as they incite to violence. Your article fails to state that this man sanctions genocide and the annihilation of a people based on their faith. Your correspondent (appeaser) should be ashamed at the caliber of this article

We ought to grant him a visa, and then arrest him upon arrival for being a party to the seizure of the American Embassy in Teheran.

Or (dreaming now), we could put a jumbotron in front of the U.N. with a slide show of holocaust pictures to underscore the folly of his denial.

Right before this pig comes over, Pres. Bush should sign an executive order reversing Gerald Ford's executive order preventing us from taking out leaders of enemy nations. Make this public, and then INVITE the pig.

"Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither"

Where are all the true Americans? Yes, I am scared of a nuclear capable Iran, a terrorist-filled middle east, and everything else we have had to deal with in the last ten years and will continue to deal with in the future. My family are Israeli born Americans. I not only fear what will happen to us in the US but what will happen to the rest of my family in Israel. But we cannot abandon the great principles that have made the US what it is today. It didnt become the most economically, politically and culturally powerful nation in the history of mankind because of cowardly citizens. Where are the American ideals of equality, liberty, democracy? We cannot just ditch these principles because we are scared. Yes it seems unfair that terrorist play the in the same game with different rules, but that is what we have to accept by being a free and democratic country. If someone doesnt like it, then we no longer stay democratic. This country was founded on Juan Stuart Mills idea's on Liberty, lets keep it that way.

We should allow the nutball into the country but not as a recognized diplomat. And then we should give his whereabouts information to every survivor and family member of the hostages from the Theran Embassy takeover in 1979. Ahmadinejad was one of the leaders and one of the interrigators of that whole thing, and is technically a wanted criminal in the US for vioilating soverign US land. He should be allowed in the US, then arrested sued by all survivors of the hostage-taking and not allowed to leave until