NEW YORK – Officials in New York City and New Jersey are moving quickly to pressure Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gadhafi to cancel his upcoming visit to the United Nations.
"It wouldn't surprise me if he (Gadhafi) cancels," confided one New York City official who has met with the Libyans.
In fact, the official insisted that city hall will do nothing to facilitate a Gadhafi visit to the Big Apple. That means that the "colonel" may have a hard time finding a place to "pitch" his infamous "tent."
The so-called "Bedouin tent" is a traveling, makeshift, desert-style hamlet set up to receive Gadhafi's official "guests." Gadhafi is expected to speak at the U.N. on Sept. 23, but it is not known when he will arrive. The upcoming visit would be the first for the headline-grabbing Libyan leader to the U.S.
Negotiations between Tripoli and New York had been going on for more than a month, but have gone "nowhere," officials said.
Press Secretary Robert Corrales said the governor feels: "There should be no room in New Jersey for anyone who embraces convicted terrorists. Compassion should be given to the Lockerbie bombing victims and their families, not murderers."
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=107892No fruit basket for you, Gadhafi!
