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New York to Ahmadinejad: 'No'

Submitted by Dolores, Sep 20, 2007 14:15

CU President Lee Bollinger has announced that M.A. has accepted an invitation to speak at Columbia. Bollinger said: (clear your throat now and read this like a self-inflated free speech lawyer turned University President): "It should never be thought that merely to listen to ideas we deplore in any way implies our endorsement of those ideas, or the weakness of our resolve to resist those ideas, or our naivete about the very real dangers inherent in such ideas. It is a critical premise of freedom of speech that we do not honor the dishonorable when we open the public forum to their voices. To hold otherwise would make vigorous debate impossible."

NY Sun, please cover this event so we can see the "vigorous debate" that takes place.

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I think he'd beat Bush by a good 5% of the vote.. [MORE]	Reality	Oct 6, 2007 00:05
I am going to say this right out. Ahmadinejad should be aloud to go to the WTC Memorial and be... [MORE]	Justin	Sep 27, 2007 18:05
Ahmadinejad should defintely be allowed to place a wreath at the WTC Memorial. Let us not forget that he lost... [MORE]	Justin	Sep 27, 2007 17:43
Ahmanidejan was booed and ridiculed by the students in Iranian univercities. (Some students were arrested). The American students are suppose... [MORE]	kolibri	Sep 24, 2007 03:07
The facts are simple and the reactions are totally irrational. None of the actors in the 911 tragedy came from... [MORE]	John	Sep 24, 2007 02:32
By denying AhmadiNejad from visiting Ground Zero, we will prove to the rest of the world that we are as... [MORE]	wade	Sep 24, 2007 00:27
Dear Editor of the NY Sun, In "New Yort to Ahmadinejad: 'No'" by Sarah Garland, published in the Sun on September... [MORE]	Hooshang Amirahmadi	Sep 21, 2007 00:44
What a bunch of crap! By preventing Mr. Ahmadinejad from visiting the ground zero, New York is proving what hypocrites... [MORE]	Tom	Sep 20, 2007 22:12
CU President Lee Bollinger has announced that M.A. has accepted an invitation to speak at Columbia. Bollinger said: (clear your...	Dolores	Sep 20, 2007 14:15
Ahmadinejad should be arrested and handcuffed as soon as he steps out of the airplane in New York. He should... [MORE]	Javad Mosavi	Sep 20, 2007 13:27
"It seems odd that the president of a country that is a state sponsor of terror would visit ground zero." Don't... [MORE]	Squeaky Wheels	Sep 20, 2007 10:41
has revealed that the first peoples to live free and roam this vast land later referred to as America, (native... [MORE]	David Westmeier	Sep 24, 2007 00:34
Ahmadinejad is Shia, Al Qaeda is Sunni. [MORE]	xofis	Sep 20, 2007 10:05
Would like to join in protest at ground zero. I am outraged and would appreciate if anybody could send me... [MORE]	Yvette Jackman	Sep 20, 2007 09:52
Mr. Ahmadinejad should be welcome at the Ground Zero site and praised for his desire to show the American people... [MORE]	Anthony Watt	Sep 20, 2007 08:37
To allow him to come here to ground zero is another stab in the heart I felt that way when... [MORE]	Kathy Psirogianes	Sep 20, 2007 08:07
Forget the UN terms of agreement. This man needs to be arrested and tried for crimes against humanity, and hopefully... [MORE]	benruther	Sep 20, 2007 08:02
maybe the iranian dictator could fall down a flight of steps and break his neck or eat a bad batch... [MORE]	warren bacon	Sep 20, 2007 11:27
It will be a travesty If we do not arrest ahmadinejad when he is in NYC! And if Hugo Chavez... [MORE]	Elliot W	Sep 20, 2007 12:56
If for some reason he does visit this site, do not cover the story in your media outlet. Do not... [MORE]	Doug	Sep 20, 2007 06:40
Ahmadinejad should have to phone in or teleconference his speech to the UN. He should not receive and invitation to... [MORE]	Eva Ritchey	Sep 20, 2007 05:29
Considering the egregious behavior of the U.S. in 1953 which overthrew Iran's democracy without provocation, I consider Mr. Ahmadinejad's cerebral... [MORE]	M. Delphia Block	Sep 20, 2007 03:05
Dear's, Sorry to state this way that I feel Sorrow for those Parlement members of US ,that claim the leading... [MORE]	Jamal Rahman	Sep 24, 2007 01:51
Can somebody explain to me why request to visit the site of the former WTC towers is a problem without... [MORE]	blahblahblah	Sep 20, 2007 01:24
"Can somebody explain to me why request to visit the site of the former WTC towers is a problem without... [MORE]	mikkins	Sep 21, 2007 06:59
I am a conservative, and I have no problem with Ahmadinejad speaking at Columbia. Our universities are public forums and... [MORE]	Jason	Sep 24, 2007 01:40
"Why the fuss?" asks "blahblahblah " Are you kidding or are you just so far removed from the young men serving... [MORE]	Doug	Sep 24, 2007 05:07
the reason he shouldn't even be allowed into this country nor visit ground zero is because he is a tyrant... [MORE]	Renate	Sep 24, 2007 12:28
I believe in MY country. Always!! Even though some citizens and politicos, downgrade us. No one seems to remember Hane... [MORE]	Margaret	Oct 9, 2007 09:38
I believe in MY country. Always!! Even though some citizens and politicos, downgrade us. No one seems to remember Jane... [MORE]	Margaret	Oct 9, 2007 09:39
INo connection to Iran? Blood for oil? Who's been tuning your fork? The Iranians are formerly known as Persians, you... [MORE]	InfidelMan	Nov 19, 2007 10:39
The problem is that he is six years too late. [MORE]	Ralph Cavolo	Sep 20, 2007 01:07
Ahmadinejad should be put in prision,tried for war crimes if he sets foot in the USA! [MORE]	G C	Sep 19, 2007 23:29
I can say the same about the US, with the exception that there are at least 25 countries in this... [MORE]	pat	Sep 24, 2007 20:40
Now, if they would stop his visit to the United States. [MORE]	Donna	Sep 19, 2007 22:41
Not that Iran can be trusted, but it was Saudi extremist who planned and carried out 9/11. Saudi Arabia was... [MORE]	lou	Sep 19, 2007 22:28
I CANNOT believe that an Ahmadinejad visit to ground Zero was even CONSIDERED by the powers at be. Obviously, Ahmadinejad planned... [MORE]	LBob#7	Sep 19, 2007 22:08
This is absolutely amazing. Allowing such a visit would go down in the history books as something future generations would... [MORE]	Susan	Sep 19, 2007 22:05
Will no one on the New York City Council even draft a simple resolution to condemn this madman appearing on... [MORE]	Barry Popik	Sep 19, 2007 22:00
We believe that the president of Iran should be arrested the moment he sets foot on US soil and shipped... [MORE]	Harold & Vicki Medders	Sep 19, 2007 21:34
There is no recollection of anyone talking about the innocent killing of 290 Iranian civilians by the US Navy in... [MORE]	John	Sep 24, 2007 02:58
what I cant figure out is why this guy is coming to this country at all. [MORE]	shannon	Sep 19, 2007 21:23
why the hell is he here??? he needs to go [MORE]	tim stanley	Sep 19, 2007 21:13
Please let Iran's President Ahmadinejad know that Americans would be delighted to have him visit Ground Zero so he can... [MORE]	Randy Katro	Sep 19, 2007 21:02
He, like most Muslims, has caught on to the fact that 9/11 was an inside job and perpetrated by our... [MORE]	Jay	Sep 19, 2007 20:53
Hopefully not as stupid a you!!! Anyone believing the way you do is a nutcase pure and simple! Find a... [MORE]	Ed	Sep 24, 2007 01:24
Iran had absolutely nothing to do with the terrorist attacks against America on 9/11! Ahmadinejad wants to lay a wreath... [MORE]	Shocked and Outraged	Sep 19, 2007 18:37