UANI Issues Statement Regarding Columbia University Ahmadinejad Dinner

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September 20, 2011
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UANI Issues Statement Regarding Columbia University Ahmadinejad Dinner

 

New York, NY -  United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) released the following statement Tuesday regarding the previously planned dinner with Columbia students and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

 

Said UANI Executive Director, David Ibsen:

 

UANI is pleased that Columbia students and faculty have apparently decided against meeting with Ahmadinejad this year. Columbia was widely criticized four years ago for its irresponsible decision to host Ahmadinejad, and as UANI and other groups argued, repeating that mistake again would have greatly damaged Columbia's reputation. Ahmadinejad leads a criminal regime that funds and harbors al-Qaeda. No responsible American institution should want anything to do with him or his entourage.

 

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