On the recordApril 24, 2008
is America giving visas and diplomatic immunity to terrorist sponsors who wish to destroy our country? The United States has designated North Korea, Iran, Cuba, Syria, and Sudan as state sponsors of terrorism. These terrorist-sponsoring states are actively engaged in espionage against America. Two months ago reports surfaced that Cuba is placing top intelligence operatives known as ``ambassador spies'' in key embassies worldwide to gather information and provide intelligence to America's enemies. In July of last year, Germany expelled an Iranian diplomatic for attempting to acquire nuclear components for the Islamic Republic's nuclear program. In December of 2006, South Korea indicted five people on charges of spying for North Korea for allegedly passing on ``national secrets'' such as U.S. troop movements, among other things. Let me give you another example. Three years in a row, in 2002, 2003 and 2004, personnel from the Iranian Mission to the United Nations were actually caught, they were actually caught, photographing and videotaping the New York subway and other popular landmarks in New York City. Who knows what other things they were involved in that we do not know about? These are not our friends, and yet we allow them to use the United Nations as a cover for their activities. Over 6,600 visas have been issued to diplomats, representatives, and other individuals from state sponsors of terrorism for the past 5 years.…
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