Canada walks out of the U.N.

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http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/09/23/harper-iran.html

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Canada boycotted a speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday evening, protesting his denial of the Holocaust and verbal attacks on Israel.

The Canadian delegation, led by Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon, walked out at the start of Ahmadinejad's address. Several other delegations, including lower-level U.S. diplomats, left during the speech. Israel's UN delegation was not present for the speech.

Ahmadinejad's address to a half-empty chamber in New York slammed Israel and railed against the West and capitalism.

He criticized Israel for staging "barbaric" attacks in the Gaza Strip last year, and he slammed the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Ahmadinejad didn't talk about his country's contentious nuclear program, instead calling for the end of all nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.

Earlier Wednesday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Ahmadinejad's "absolutely repugnant remarks" previously made about the Holocaust were reason enough for Canadian officials to boycott the Iranian president's address.

"There are times when things are being said in this world that it is important that countries that have a moral compass stand up, make their views known," Harper said in Oakville, Ont.

"And our absence there will speak volumes about how Canada feels about the declarations of President Ahmadinejad."
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If they felt that strongly, why not stay and refute the statement? That is what we pay his salary for, isn't it? To represent us? How representative is he when he's not there?

Besides, if it's not enough of an issue for the Israeli rep to be there, why are we taking issue?
 
They refute the statement directly...through communication between teh PM and Iamadinnerjacket.
 
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um, has the US paid their UN bill yet?
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Have you seen the value of the land we provide? How about the crimes we dismiss?

Has the UN paid the bill it owes the US yet?

I think France would be s splendid new location for the UN.

As for the Canadians, good on them. Same for the British, who walked out.

However, the best remark at the UN since GW wondered if the UN was going to act or become irrelvent was Benjamin Netanyahu saying
"To those who gave this Holocaust denier a hearing, I say on behalf of my people. ... Have you no shame? Have you no decency?"
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Prof, they couldn't ask questions show displeasure...this is a group of spineless metrosexuals looking out for themselves & decorum.
 
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