Tuesday, August 29, 2006
From the Simon Wiesenthal Center: Say No To United States Granting Visa To Mohammad Khatami
Granting former President Khatami a visa at this time, coming on the heels of both Iran’s proxy war in Lebanon and it’s refusal to drop its nuclearization program will be viewed by the mullahs as a reward for their policy of confrontation and hatred toward the United States and her allies.
 |
| Then-Iranian President Mohammad Khatami (R) meets with Hezbollah leader, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, 2003 in Beirut, Lebanon. |
There are those who argue that Mr. Khatami is a moderate, but when he said in February 2005, “…if you delve a little deeper and exchange the words of Bush and bin Laden, you will be unable to distinguish between the two,” - those are not the words of a moderate.
When he called Israel, “A parasite in the heart of the Muslim world,” - it was not a voice of moderation speaking.
Khatami has been invited to speak on his “Dialogue of Civilizations” initiative and on his views of the role of the three Abrahamic faiths. Yet, as far as the Jewish people are concerned, he has always denied the validity and centrality of Israel to Judaism, a fact embraced by the overwhelming majority of world Jewry.
So, with whom is he dialoguing?
We know that some argue that it is in the best interest of the United States to open a dialogue with Iran. However, that regime’s refusal to compromise and its continued sponsorship of international terrorist groups like Hezbollah and Hamas are proof positive that now is not the time.
As mentioned, Khatami is scheduled for a speech at the National Cathedral:
...and then a dinner with CAIR (same link).
[h/t: Joe N]
1 Comment
Leave a comment to: Say No To United States Granting Visa To Mohammad Khatami
Comment Info and Policy:
1) You must have Javascript enabled in your browser in order to comment (blame the spammers). If you don't know what that is, you're probably fine.
2) HTML is on, so basic html should work. Raw links will be made auto-clickable, too, so even if you don't know html you can just paste in the link and it should work fine. Keep the "http://" in it.
3) Comments are generally unmoderated, which means I don't necessarily agree with the tone and tenor of everything posted. In fact, sometimes people post things they don't really mean just to make other people look bad. The internet is an anonymous place for the most part. That said...
4) I welcome you to post here. I'd love to have your input, agree, disagree or just offer a different data point, really. If I didn't want any participation, I'd turn off comments. Be aware, however, that this blog and the comments section exist for my entertainment. Therefore, I reserve ALL RIGHTS here, including the right to remove any or all comments on nothing more than a whim. Please don't even bother complaining. I'm the one providing the space and the free news and thought buffet. I don't owe anyone anything.
Anyone who posts here will be treated as my guest. That means I'm happy to be polite as a default, but if anyone is rude to the host they'll be unceremoniously shown the door.
It may pay to recall a famous line from the Tom Selleck magnum opus, Mr. Baseball: "Jack-san, you want Yoji's advice about the babes, you come to Yoji with respect."
5) Enjoy your stay!
If that savage from the Satanic Republic of iran does speak at the house of worship of the "infide", it would demand a demonstration AGAINST him and his Satanic regieme.
Show the Jews in Argentina who were prevented from demonstrating against the Satanic Republic of irans embassy in Buenos Aires that Americans won't stand for Islamofascism.