Posted on 09/11/2006 9:25:07 AM PDT by DoctorZIn
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Khatami served with a court summons at CAIR reception.
- PRNewswire reported that seven Jewish-Iranian families have filed suit in an American federal court against former President Mohammad Khatami over charges that he is responsible for the kidnapping and torture of their missing family members. The summons was served on Khatami at a reception hosted by the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Bush personally signed off on Khatami's visit.
- Paul Gigot, The Wall Street Journal interviewed President Bush on Iran who said he personally signed off on the U.S. visit this week by former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami and said "I was interested to hear what he had to say."
- The Weekly Standard reported why the National Cathedral was the perfect setting to welcome Khatami. They also reported Iranian exiles lined the Cathedral sidewalks accusing Khatami of everything from journalistic repression to coddling terrorists to murder.
- Iran Freedom Concert published a call to join them in a protest of Khatami's speech at Harvard.
Why Ahmadinejad chose a path of confrontation.
- Amir Taheri, The Jerusalem Post reported the state-owned media in Teheran are conducting a psychological campaign to prepare the public for a long crisis if not actual war. He claimed that Iranians are increasingly asking whether the confrontational course adopted by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the only, not to say the best, strategy. He also examined why Ahmadinejad has chosen this course of action.
Gingrich explains why an internal regime change in Iran is the best option.
- Newt Gingrich, The Guardian outlined his position why a military strike on Iran should be our final option and argued that until the Iranian regime itself is replaced with one that does not sponsor terrorism and does not seek a nuclear program, then the threat will remain and grow.
Here are a few other news items you may have missed.
- Marc Sumerlin, The Weekly Standard reported how the new Treasury Secretary can help in a showdown with Iran.
- Defense Industry Daily reported on the recent news of Iran's new indigenous Saegheh aircraft which they claim is "similar to the F-18 fighter jet. They shed a more sober and reasoned light on this new development.
- IranCartoon.com.ir published Ahmadinejad's anti-Holocaust Cartoon Gallery.
- Cox & Forkum published a cartoon: Confronting Terrorism V.
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I thought you didn't want to dialogue with terrorists, Mr. President? This is just another of the massive PR blunders committed by this clueless President. The entire country is outraged by Khatami's little "visit", and we had to endure this insult on the anniversary of 9/11, because the President "wanted to hear what he had to say". Somebody please send President Bush a book on LEADERSHIP.
Who cares about Khatami? I think America won the PR battle with that putz very handily. Romney, Santorum, Havard protests, and now I see a lawsuit. Not sure that could have happened unless the Islamicist was here.
Khatami had nothing new to say, and no response to charges of state terrorism. Save your anger for Carter, Harvard, and CAIR - the terrorist cheerleaders.
My "anger" is for the islamofacists who attacked us, and those terrorist nations who supported, funded, or trained them. Khatami is one of them, and it's simply amazing to me that the President would allow this man to go around America speaking about "tolerance" and praising Hezbollah, right smack on the anniversary of 9/11. Adding insult to injury was the massive federal protection he recieved, including body guards, snipers on rooftops and the Airforce buzzing around above. And YOU and I paid for it! Amazing, simply amazing.
Our Beef is with the CURRENT leadership of Iran. That fool is powerless now.
Enough said
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