what do you think about the Iranian persident wanting to put a wreath at griound zero?

Even though I'm sure it was a photo-op, remember that our own politicians do photo-ops all the time.

In my opinion, I thought it was a nice gesture, and that we were &**holes for saying no.

I believe it would be wiser to let him do it but would ask him to go to Auschwitz or any other holocaust camp.

The fundamentalists have their ideologies pretty glued on propaganda because they know better its strength. They have to be deal on a very clean and clear basis from their opponents and the most difficult that that might seem - if not sometimes touching absurd - there's an emergency in making bridges of talk, understatement and this event might be hugely important - one of the golden keys it is to not do what one criticizes

A man laying a wreath in the honor of 3010 people he probably had a part in murdering. It kind of ticking me off doesn't even describe how I feel about it.

If it was allowed, he would simply tell the Islamic world he was laying the wreath to show respect & support to the terrorists who brought the towers down while thumbing his nose at the West.

But it ain't gonna happen, so it's a moot point.

Me too. He's just doing it to cause a ruckus.

I'm even more ticked off with the fact Colombian University is opening allowing him to give a speech at their school, because they claim it expresses "free speech". But they would openly ban someone who was pro-war, or someone who supported the military...wouldn't they?

So you can have a international terrorist speak at your school, but not someone who remotely has views toward the right... It's total hypocrisy!

It's a sick, sad, disgusting world we live in...my friend=)

-Tasha

It would seem to express some form of sorrow or regret for the attack. As such, it might have an important impact in the parts of the Muslim world that support terrorism. It's a good idea.

He's laughing at us. He smirks at our "ground zero." He gets a big laugh out of Columbia University where he will actually deliver a speech. The president of Columbia University promises to lecture him sternly LOL.

Sounds fine to me, in fact I've been working on a sweater for him (the City can be chilly this time of year).

Here's the design, do you like it?

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/pyw/mousetrap/bulls...

It's a lousy showoff or maybe he wants to show respect to you Americans which I highly doubt.

If he wants to, he should be allowed. He just wants to show respect.

If say, 10 years later, Bush went back to a ravaged Iraq and wanted to put roses on Saddam's grave to show him respect or at least show some sort of remorse, I think he should be allowed. As long as he doesn't pull a Trojan and pull out a few thousand troops out of the rose to and set them on the Iraqis again.