What Were They Drinking?

Who's bright idea was it to grant a visa to a terrorist? Former Iranian President Khatami Granted Visa

There will be no restrictions on his travel.

I sure hope the people who live in the area will make it quite difficult for him to wander around.

Khatami plans to attend a U.N. conference Sept. 5-6, and speak at the Washington National Cathedral on Sept. 7.

What moron agreed to him speaking at OUR National Cathedral? This is a representative of a religion that has NO tolerance for other religions. How dare any American grant him permission to speak in the same Cathedral that honored the murdered victims of terrorists, on the eve of the 5th anniversary of those murders.

A growing number of former U.S. diplomats and members of Congress have urged the administration to talk to Iran about their disagreements.

They mean the Neville Chamberlain types... appease the evil at the cost of lives, like Jimmy Carter.

He proclaimed human rights while lauding the Shah of Iran'’s repressive regime. When the Shah'’s revolutionary successors held 52 American diplomats hostage for 14 months, Ayatollah Khomeini accurately sneered: "“Neither does Carter have the guts for military action, nor would anyone listen to him."”

Angel at Woman Honor Thyself looks at this issue, with other links.