Canada to Boycott Ahmadinejad at U.N., Unclear if U.S. Will Join

[WriteDown]

Source: Fox News

Canada will reportedly boycott Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech at the United Nations Wednesday in protest of his anti-Israel comments and repeated Holocaust denials.

Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon and other Canadian delegates will vacate their seats at the U.N. General Assembly's annual debate in New York when the Iranian president approaches the podium, the National Post said, citing an unidentified Canadian official.

"President Ahmadinejad's repeated denial of the Holocaust and his anti-Israel comments run counter to the values of the U.N. General Assembly, and they're shameful," the official told the newspaper. "He uses his public appearances to provoke the international community, and that is why Canada's seats will be empty."

U.S. State Department Noel Clay told FOXNews.com he knew of no plans to boycott Ahmadinejad's speech before the 192-member chamber.

"I can't predict what is going to say," said Clay, adding that the State Department had no additional information on the matter....

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/23/canada-boycott-ahmadinejad-unclear-join/

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Looks like Canada is stepping up.

[rockymountaindem]

1. Gee, I guess that cancerous Zionist lobby owns the Canucks too

:sarcasm:

[mamaleah]

3. Oh we own everyone. I mean EVERYONE. Sadly that includes

sports teams like the NY Giants. It was an all or nothing deal, so our people went with all.

[WriteDown]

4. Sadly?

Who wouldn't want to own the J'ints? :)

[Dorian Gray]

27. Heh....

Well, whatever you are doing with the Giants, keep it up! :)

[irislake]

11. They own the Harper government

and that suck-up Ignatieff will go for the votes. The NDP think Israel's behaviour is criminal.

[mamaleah]

15. Yeah, sure.

I guess you think Canada should just sit, listen, and learn from Imawhackadoodle?

[mamaleah]

2. It's not like the whackjob cares who listens and who does not.

But I am very glad that Canada is stepping up!

[HeresyLives]

5. A cheap shot on Canada's part.

The Germans were going to lead a walk-out if Ahmadinejad did any holocaust denying. THAT would have been a devastating and effective slap to him. But now Canada has stolen Germany's thunder, without specific cause.

[WriteDown]

6. Stole their "slow clap moment?"

:eyes:

[HeresyLives]

7. No, their walk-out, as I said.

The biggest slap one can give at the UN.

[WriteDown]

8. Sorry, it was an analogy...

Don't think you caught it though.

[LeftishBrit]

9. Good for them..

[Bragi]

10. The Canadian PM is the last liviing Bushite

He's more pro-Israel than most of Israel.

Canadians themselves are far less extreme in their views.

[cali]

12. um, holocaust denial is not about Israel

and if Asshole Ahmadinejad pulls any of anti-semitic crap, you'll be seeing lots of walkouts. fuck him. he's a beastly little tool.

[Bragi]

13. Harper is a beastly little tool himself

As for this walkout not being about Israel, of course it's about Israel. Ahmadinejad's holocaust denial is just the hook.

[cali]

14. he may well be. that doesn't make Ahmadinejad any better than he is

and he sucks. And no, it's not about Israel. It really is about holocaust denial. All fuckwad has to do is keep his anti-semitic mouth shut on certain topics. Not that he's capable of that much self-restraint.

[Odin2005]

21. Oh, look, a Ahma-nutjob apologist.

:puke:

[mamaleah]

16. Haven't you heard? Holocaust denial is ok as long as you find a way to tie it into

the Israel/Palestine mess.

[LeftishBrit]

17. What has that to do with the price of eggs?

One can oppose right-wing holocaust-deniers without supporting the Likud or even Israel itself, or Bush.

Bush and Ahmadinejad have a certain amount in common in fact: both are loony election-stealing sabre-rattling xenophobic right-wing twits.

[Bragi]

18. You ask:

You write: One can oppose right-wing holocaust-deniers without supporting the Likud or even Israel itself, or Bush.

I agree.

You write: Bush and Ahmadinejad have a certain amount in common in fact: both are loony election-stealing sabre-rattling xenophobic right-wing twits.

Can't disagree.

You ask:What has that to do with the price of eggs?

The relevance to Israel that I saw is this: I think I read a news report somewhere that asserted (not in any detail, I concede) that the anti-Iran speech boycott initiative at the UN was being organized by Israel and/or its lobbyists.

If I'm mistaken on this, and if they weren't the moving force behind this boycott, then I welcome correction.

- B

[Bragi]

20. Addendum

Just saw this article (below) on the subject that makes it clear that Harper see a link between the boycott and Israel.

“President Ahmadinejad has said things particularly about the state of Israel, the Jewish people and the Holocaust that are absolutely repugnant. It is unfitting that somebody like that would be giving those kinds of remarks before the United Nations General Assembly,” the Prime Minister said.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/iranian-presidents-repugnant-views-compel-un-boycott-harper/article1298350/

[LeftishBrit]

23. You can find his comments on Israel and the Jewish people absolutely repugnant...

without supporting everything that Israel does.

Just as one can e.g. find McCain singing 'Bomb Iran' repugnant without supporting everything that Ahmadinejad does.

[provis99]

25. You haven't been listening to George Bush, then.

You know, "You're either with us, or with the terrorists!"

[proteus_lives]

19. I hope we do too.

Dinnerjacket should have to preach to an empty room.

[ButterflyBlood]

22. Good for Canada

No one should pay that fascist asshole the time of day.

[Ghost Dog]

24. Well, that's very useful.

Not.

[BunkerHill24]

26. Canadians should walk out off Harper government...n/t

[newspeak]

28. last night, I thought they did walk out

How about walking out after he stated winning an unanimous vote? Didn't France, US, Canada and Germany walk out?