By Evelyn Leopold
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has canceled his forthcoming trip to Tehran after the Iranian president's call to "wipe Israel off the map," the United Nations said on Friday.
Annan had planned to visit the Iranian capital in mid-November during a swing through the Middle East beginning next week, presumably to talk about Iran's nuclear policy.
But since the trip was arranged, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad drew international condemnation for his remarks on October 26.
"The secretary-general and the Iranian government have mutually agreed that this is not an appropriate time for him to travel to Iran," U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.
It's not anything to jump up and down about. The message still isn't anywhere nearly harsh enough, to match the bellicose tone that has been resonating out of Tehran, as of late.
But it's a start.
The time to nip this in the bud is now and in no uncertain terms. The world cannot continue to be held hostage by hostile nations. The UN was set up for this purpose and although they rarely fulfill their objectives, now would (and could) be a good time to reverse that trend.
2 comments:
Why the hell would he bring legitimacy (if he's still capable of that) to that regime by planning an official visit there -- even before this latest heinousness?
It's beyond me Esther. I usually have some kind of theory. But for the life of me, there are times when I just cannot imagine just what the hell a lot of people are thinking, when they do the stupid things they do.
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