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U.S. Walks Out as Iran Leader Speaks

U.S. Walks Out as Iran Leader Speaks

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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR, NY Times — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran made a series of incendiary remarks in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, notably the claim that the United States orchestrated the Sept. 11 attacks to rescue its declining economy, to reassert its weakening grip on the Middle East and to save Israel.

Those comments prompted at least 33 delegations to walk out, including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Costa Rica, all 27 members of the European Union and the union’s representative, diplomats said. Read the full story at NYTimes.com