Sunday, October 07, 2012

Western Nations Boycott Ahmadinejad's Final U.N. Speech

Ahmadinejad goes out with whimper, not bang

“Over the past couple of days, we've seen Mr. Ahmadinejad once again use his trip to the UN not to address the legitimate aspirations of the Iranian people but to instead spout paranoid theories and repulsive slurs against Israel,” read a statement issued Wednesday by Erin Pelton, a spokesperson for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. “It's particularly unfortunate that Mr. Ahmadinejad will have the platform of the UN General Assembly on Yom Kippur, which is why the United States has decided not to attend.”

Ahmadinejad seemed to acknowledge the absent Western leaders, insisting that the United Nations belongs to “all nations” and implying the boycott was tantamount to discrimination against Iran.

“Thus, the existence of discrimination amongst the member is a great insult to all,” he said. “The existence of discrimination and monopoly in the United Nations is in no way acceptable.”

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