<p><img class="caption" src="images/stories/newt.jpg" border="0" alt="Newt Gingrich" title="Newt Gingrich" align="left" />The elite media largely ignored an astounding defeat recently for the United States and for the cause of freedom.<br /><br />The Iranian dictatorship hosted an anti-terrorism conference in Tehran.<br /><br />That's right. The world's leading state sponsor of terrorism--the country that funds and trains Hamas and Hezbollah and sends arms to the Taliban--simply stole our language and held a conference that professed to oppose terrorism.<br /><br />Under the Iranian definition of that term, the United States and Israel are the primary supporters of terrorism in the world.<br /><br />Amazingly, sixty countries--yes, sixty--participated in the Iranian conference.<br /><br />In a scene worthy of Kurt Vonnegut satire, the North Koreans, Cubans, Venezuelans, Palestinians and other enthusiastic supporters of anti-American activities all showed up. <br /><br />Even more alarmingly, our so-called allies Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan were also in attendance. After billions of dollars spent and thousands of Americans lost, these "allies" ignored our requests and dignified the dishonest event and a country that is funding terrorism worldwide.<br /><a href="http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=44647">READ MORE &gt;&gt;&gt;</a></p>