NEW YORK, N.Y. - Iran represents "a clear and present danger" to all of the world's nations, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in a speech to a high-powered audience here Thursday night that included former U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger.
Kissinger, in fact, introduced Harper after Harper received the 2012 "World Statesman" award from the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, a group that advocates for human rights and religious freedom.
The ceremony was held at the swanky Waldorf Astoria hotel in Manhattan at a black-tie dinner for 800 people.
But while Harper condemned the "truly malevolent ideology" of the Iranian regime, he didn't go as far as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did when Netanyahu spoke to the United Nations General Assembly a few hours earlier.
Netanyahu said Iran's uranium enrichment facilities should be "targeted" for a military strike if Iran doesn't shut down its nuclear weapons development program.
more
Harper jumps into Middle East politics - World - Canoe.ca
Kissinger, in fact, introduced Harper after Harper received the 2012 "World Statesman" award from the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, a group that advocates for human rights and religious freedom.
The ceremony was held at the swanky Waldorf Astoria hotel in Manhattan at a black-tie dinner for 800 people.
But while Harper condemned the "truly malevolent ideology" of the Iranian regime, he didn't go as far as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did when Netanyahu spoke to the United Nations General Assembly a few hours earlier.
Netanyahu said Iran's uranium enrichment facilities should be "targeted" for a military strike if Iran doesn't shut down its nuclear weapons development program.
more
Harper jumps into Middle East politics - World - Canoe.ca