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Speaking of Ahmadinejad, did you see that the Iranians have asked that he be allowed to visit the World Trade Center site and Ground Zero next week?  Now, we KNOW what Rudy’s answer would be, and we know he wouldn’t need a passle of advisors to think it out.  He’d tell that little sock puppet to get himself back to Iran.  But Mayor Mahmoud Bloomberg is working on it

In a move that has stunned New York, the Bloomberg administration is in discussions to escort the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to ground zero during his visit to New York next week, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said today.

Stunned is hardly the word for it.  LGF likens it to waking up in the Twilight Zone, and calls it “The Outrage of the Day”.  Several Presidential candidates have condemned it as well, including Romney and Thompson.   I don’t believe he should be allowed into this country at all, and the UN can pack itself out of here too.  But if he does come, he should be restricted to the main UN site and watched like a hawk.  The most dangerous national leader around does not deserve even the charade of respectability given to the rest of  them.  Just saying.

Mr. Kelly said the NYPD and Secret Service were in discussions with the Iranian Mission about the logistics for the possible visit, and whether it will take place at all. He said that for safety reasons related to ongoing construction at ground zero Mr. Ahmadinejad would not be allowed to descend into the pit.

Oh no, by all means, make SURE he descends into the pit. I’d always thought the hold up on rebuilding was a real shame. Perhaps not… maybe we were just waiting for one last item for the time capsule?

The drama in the Middle East between Israel, Syria, and Iran continues.  Earlier this summer, July 26th by this report, we had a chemical warhead explode as it was being fitted on a Syrian missle.

An accidental explosion in a secret weapons facility in Syria killed dozens of Syrian and Iranian military engineers as they were attempting to mount a chemical warhead on a Scud missile, according to an authoritative military journal.

Fifteen military personnel and “dozens” of Iranian advisers died when the fuel for the missile caught fire and the weapon exploded, according to unnamed Syrian sources quoted by Jane’s Defence Weekly.

The report said that the explosion sent out a cloud of chemical and nerve gases, including the deadly VX and Sarin agents as well as mustard gas, across the facility in the northern city of Aleppo.

Then we had the incident a week or so ago in which the Israeli Air Force, guided by a special ops team, blew up a Syrian/North Korean nuclear “joint venture”

By its actions, Israel showed it is not interested in waiting for diplomacy to work where nuclear weapons are at stake.

As a bonus, the Israelis proved they could penetrate the Syrian air defence system, which is stronger than the one protecting Iranian nuclear sites.

Throughout the summer, Israel has been hit by numerous rocket attacks out of Gaza, and it has been unable to remove the treat by targeted air strikes.  This morning Israel declared Gaza “an enemy state”

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel declared the Palestinian-controlled Gaza Strip an “enemy entity” on Wednesday and said it would cut utilities to the territory, complicating the U.S. plan to relaunch peace talks aimed at establishing a separate Palestinian state in Gaza and the West Bank.

In typical dhimmi AP form, this article bleeds on and on about how this might upset a new U.S. peace plan (details of which have not been determined, of course).  It also mentions the rockets into Israel, but quickly denies Hamas has anything to do with them.  Right.  Just a bunch of crazy, bored teenagers with rocket launchers, looking for a little fun.

Can anyone tell me why on earth Condi Rice is over there trying so hard to get peace talks going, and trying to get everyone behind the bogus “Palestinian State” idea?  How long must this charade go on?  Do they really think some made up “Palestinian State” will solve the problems that have been going on since the 7th century (at least)?  When was the last time Syria said a Palestinian State was the solution?  Name how many times Osama bin Rottin has said that al Qaeda attacks have been aimed at drawing attention and support to the idea of a Palestinian state?  And when Mahmoud Ahmadinejad comes to New York and the United Nations next week, do you really expect him to talk about Muslims and Jews living peacefully together “if only there was a Palestinian state”?  Get a video of that for me, would you?

Did you notice Larry went back to work?  He’s still on the payroll, and surprise suprise, the Senate is considering the DREAM Act this week.  Coincidence?  Right.  Did you know that he and Mr Crapo are co-sponsors of Durbin’s mini amnesty program?  Kate O’Beirne over at NRO has some details.

..Determined amnesty advocates who lost the fight for “comprehensive” immigration reform three months ago are now attempting to grant illegal aliens “amnesty on the installment plan.” Illegal aliens who entered the U.S. before age 16 and who have lived here illegally for five consecutive years will be the first to qualify under a bill the Senate is expected to vote on this week. Senator Dick Durbin (D., Ill.) will offer his Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act as an amendment to the defense-authorization bill. Later in the month, senators will attempt to extend amnesty to agricultural workers.

Most of what little news I’ve heard on this seems to focus primarily on granting the children of illegals in-state tuition benefits for college.  When it is presented like that, only us really hard core meanies could possibly be against it.  But I urge you to look a little closer at the details.  The  bill would grant those benefits, but it also grants amnesty to what might be millions of people who came here and live here illegally.

..Under the DREAM Act, applicants for amnesty who claim to be enrolled in a community college, technical school, or university will receive immediate “conditional” legal status. Sound familiar? The Migration Policy Institute estimates that about 1.3 million illegal aliens will be eligible for the amnesty. Because the act’s provisions are retroactive, additional illegal aliens will also qualify. Along with illegal aliens who have graduated from high school or completed a G.E.D., any illegal alien, regardless of age, who initially came here illegally before age 16 and meets the education provisions qualifies for a green card and eventual citizenship. As green-card holders, they can all sponsor their illegal alien parents for green cards. To accommodate DREAM Act aliens and their parents, numerical limits on green cards are lifted.

I have to tell you that I’m very disappointed in both of our Idaho Senators.  Both signed on as co-sponsors to this piece back in March, if I’m remembering correctly, and while I expect this to be Larry’s position, bought and paid for by the Ag industry as he is, I would have hoped Mr Crapo would have recognized the amnesty part of this legislation and taken a pass on it.  Seriously Senators, if you want to deal with the illegals who are here already, I understand that and expect you to do that.  BUT FIRST, do what we’ve asked you to do, and close that border, get real enforcement in place aimed at employers who hire illegals, don’t reward them for coming here by giving them benefits, and DO NOT GRANT AMNESTY to anybody.  It’s not that difficult to figure out, and every time you guys pull this end-around, shell game legislation, it just puts your constituents off.  But then, as we’ve seen over the last month, this is all about you and not U.S., right?

My Idaho readers can contact our Senators here:

Senator Crapo  http://crapo.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm

From Mr Crapo’s website

I continue to believe a person should not gain an advantage or benefit toward citizenship or legal permanent resident status as a result of illegal entry into the U.S.  This only encourages further illegal immigration. 

If that is truly the case Senator, please vote AGAINST the DREAM Act.

Senator Craig  http://craig.senate.gov/webform.cfm