Excuse me while my head explodes.

US cites Iran, Syria as ‘worrisome’ threats.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House branded Iran and Syria “especially worrisome” threats as it unveiled a reworked anti-terrorism plan that downplayed the impact of the Iraq war and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

The 23-page US “National Strategy for Combating Terrorism” came out one week before the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks and two months before November legislative elections overshadowed by the unpopular Iraq war.

The blueprint warned that the United States is “not yet safe” and that the topmost priority is keeping weapons of mass destruction (WMD) out of the hands of terrorist groups that are constantly adapting to thwart US defenses.

“Our greatest and gravest concern,” the White House said, “is WMD in the hands of terrorists. Preventing their acquisition and the dire consequences of their use is a key priority of this strategy.”

“Most troubling is the potential WMD-terrorism nexus that emanates from Tehran. Syria also is a significant state sponsor of terrorism and thus a priority for concern,” the report said. …

“Iran remains the most active state sponsor of international terrorism,” said the report, which was released as US President George W. Bush was to make the second in a series of speeches on the war on terrorism.

“Through its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Ministry of Intelligence and Security, the regime in Tehran plans terrorist operations and supports groups such as Lebanese Hezbollah, Hamas, and Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ).

”Iran also remains unwilling to account for and bring to justice senior Al-Qaeda members it detained in 2003,” it said.

So why the hell would our government grant a visa to the Ayatollah Mohammad Khatami?

During the five-year anniversary of the 9/11 atrocities?

Aaarrrggghhhh.