The police in New York have rejected a request from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, to visit the World Trade Center site and lay a wreath, a police spokesman has said.
Ahmadinejad, who is arriving on Sunday to address the United Nations' General Assembly, had asked for permission to visit the site, Paul Browne said on Wednesday.
"Requests for the Iranian president to visit the immediate area would also be opposed by the NYPD on security grounds," Browne said.
Mohammad Mir Ali Mohammadi, spokesman for the Iranian mission to the UN, said he was not notified officially that Ahmadinejad would not be allowed at the site, but said it was unfortunate.
"President Ahmadinejad intended to lay a wreath at the site of ground zero in order to pay tribute to the victims of the terrorists attack of September 11, 2001. We are hopeful that we can still work something out with the police department," he said.
I find this pretty frustrating. Here we have a leader from a country that we're having problems with, and it would be very beneficial to both of us if we got along, and this might help to heal some of the problems. I see nothing wrong with letting Ahmadinejad place a wreath on the ground zero site, I've never visited it myself but then again, I don't get off on destruction. I'm not saying that everyone that visits that site is going because of the death, I'm sure a few actually go to mourn, but most go because it's a fucking horror show.
I also found the part about how the NYPD would be against Ahmadinejad's vist on "security grounds". A little late for that aren't you? It's pretty easy to secure NY when there is no threat.
You know what America, how about you let the citizens of NYC vote on if they want Ahmadinejad to visit ground zero or not? Democracy wins again!
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