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Monday, May 03, 2010

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Mack: Ahmadinejad Must Be Stopped

WASHINGTON – Congressman Connie Mack (FL-14), the Ranking Republican on the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, today blasted Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his outrageous comments this afternoon against the United States and other freedom-loving countries, and called for immediate sanctions against the oppressive regime.

Mack said:

“A day before arriving in New York for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty conference, Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated that his country “cuts any hand that signs a document against Iran” and offered that he had documents to prove that Washington is the root of world terrorism.

“These vile statements, and the hateful comments he made against the United States and Israel at the conference this afternoon, beg the question of why he was yet again allowed to spread his hateful, venomous rhetoric on American soil.

“Under Ahmadinejad’s leadership, Iran continues to enrich uranium and push forward with its plans for a nuclear program, while building stronger relations with Venezuela and other enemies of freedom in our hemisphere.

“Furthermore, this is a man who denies the existence of the Holocaust, threatened to wipe Israel off the map, and continues to fund terrorist organizations like Hezbollah.

“The Obama Administration must send Ahmadinejad a strong message that the United States will not back down, we will not tolerate Iran’s aggressive nuclear development, and we will continue to stand for freedom and democracy around the world. We can do that by immediately enacting meaningful sanctions designed to cripple the Iranian regime, Ahmadinejad, and the mullahs.”