Posted on 02/18/2013 8:47:41 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Supporter of Iranian Dictatorship Brought Chuck Hagel to Rutgers University for 2007 Speech
By Charles C. Johnson, The Daily Caller
A pro-Hezbollah, pro-Hamas candidate for the Iranian presidency, a man linked to Iranian-controlled front groups, brought former Republican Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel to speak at Rutgers University in 2007, according to another professor on campus.
Hooshang Amirahmadi, who led Rutgers Center for Middle Eastern Studies when Hagel came to campus, is the founder and president of the American-Iranian Council. He arranged for Hagels speech on March 2, 2007, the faculty source told The Daily Caller.
Irans Guardian Council cleared Amirahmadi to run for the presidency in 2013. Approval of the regime is required before candidates names can appear on the ballot.
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