tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32011084.post7659211205380675189..comments2023-05-11T09:11:34.414-04:00Comments on Iran Nuclear Watch: Iranian Religious Leaders Denied VisasCarah Onghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458632077888427888noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32011084.post-33919887413315937262007-09-17T12:30:00.000-04:002007-09-17T12:30:00.000-04:00This is a frequent tactic used by the US against i...This is a frequent tactic used by the US against its unofficially declared "enemies." It happened about 2 years to a group of Cuban academics who had been invited to attend an academic conference in the USA. It even happened once to Hugo Chavez a few years ago when he planned to attend a meeting at the UN. It has also happened to numerous Cuban officials over the years planning to attend UN meetings. <BR/><BR/>I suspect the purpose is more than just registering displeasure w/ the government in question. Two other purposes could be to decrease the exposure of US citizens to the US' undeclared "enemies" lest US citizens walk away from the event w/ a different perspective of the "enemies" that differs from the State Department's perspective and, in the case of the UN, to hamper the effectiveness of the enemies' advocacy in the UN.Delaware Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619357338844485803noreply@blogger.com