Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — Jeffrey A. Setaro

U.S., France, Germany and Others Walk Out During Ahmadinejad’s Israel-bashing UN Speech

September 23, 2009 By Jeff Leave a Comment

It’s time for me to eat a little crow – feathers and all – here… I didn’t think the U.S. delegation would walk out during Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s address to the United Nations General Assembly this evening. But they did… along with the delegations of at least a dozen other nations: France on Wednesday [...]

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Will the U.S. Join Canada and Germany in Ahmadinejad Walkout?

September 23, 2009 By Jeff 1 Comment

Canada and Germany have apparently head enough of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Holocaust-denying rants and virulent anti-Semitism. The Canadian government is planning to protest his presence at the UN today by having their entire delegation walking out of the chamber when Ahmadinejad takes the podium: Canada will boycott Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s speech at the [...]

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What Sarah Palin Would Have Said

September 22, 2008 By Jeff Leave a Comment

The New York Sun has the speech Governor Palin would have given today had her appearance at a rally to protest Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s appearance to the UN not been canceled. I am honored to be with you and with leaders from across this great country — leaders from different faiths and political parties [...]