By Michelle Oddis
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was forced to shuffle his accommodation plans prior to his arrival in New York City for the United Nations (UN) General Assembly gathering when -- as early as July -- group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) sent letters and emails to all New York area hotels and venues requesting business owners refuse to host Ahmadinejad.
Originally, Ahmadinejad had a speech and banquet planned at a Helmsley hotel. But then came UANI.
"By doing business with the Iranian government the Helmsley is accepting blood money from a regime that brutally suppresses its own people and that is a danger to global security. Moreover, by providing a forum for President Ahmadinejad’s speech, the Helmsley is serving as a bullhorn for the propaganda of the illegitimate leader of a brutal theocratic dictatorship," wrote UANI to the Helmsley Hotel after they learned Ahmadinejad would be speaking at their venue. Read more ...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was forced to shuffle his accommodation plans prior to his arrival in New York City for the United Nations (UN) General Assembly gathering when -- as early as July -- group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) sent letters and emails to all New York area hotels and venues requesting business owners refuse to host Ahmadinejad.
Originally, Ahmadinejad had a speech and banquet planned at a Helmsley hotel. But then came UANI.
"By doing business with the Iranian government the Helmsley is accepting blood money from a regime that brutally suppresses its own people and that is a danger to global security. Moreover, by providing a forum for President Ahmadinejad’s speech, the Helmsley is serving as a bullhorn for the propaganda of the illegitimate leader of a brutal theocratic dictatorship," wrote UANI to the Helmsley Hotel after they learned Ahmadinejad would be speaking at their venue. Read more ...
Source: Human Events
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