No more question mark, folks. Despite what he had said earlier, the son of a bitch is still going.

Ahmadinejad appeared surprised by the storm over the wreath-laying, telling CBS television: “Why should it be insulting?” He said he would not insist on visiting the site if city officials could not arrange it.

But foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini insisted a visit to Ground Zero was still on the itinerary.

“The visit to the site of the twin towers to pay tribute to the victims is part of president Ahmadinejad’s program even if some people are trying to have it cancelled,” he said.

Hat tip LGF.

UPDATE: No protest signs, the speech closed to the public and questions to be asked via index cards.

UPDATE: Protesters, including families of 9/11 victims, were evicted from Ground Zero by Port Authority, according to Andrew Marcus.

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