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September 23, 2012 | | GATE CRASHERS After Mitt Romney got caught calling half of all Americans moochers at a fundraiser full of Republican sugar daddies, The Daily Beast’s Peter Beinart says that if politicians are going to speak their minds only behind closed mahogany doors, reporters should be busting their way in. ‘Innocence of Muslims’ A spokesman for Pakistan’s prime minister denounced a government minister’s bounty for the killing of the maker of the now infamous video Innocence of Muslims. Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour had offered $100,000 to “whoever kills the makers of this video.” But spokesman Shafqat Jalil said that the government “absolutely disassociated” itself from the remarks and the reward. Jalil said the comments were a personal statement, and added, “He is not a member of the [ruling] PPP [Pakistan Peoples Party], he is an ANP politician, and therefore the prime minister will speak to the head of the ANP to decide the next step. They are not ruling out action against him, but say he will stay in his post for now.” HIS FATHER’S SON After a stinging rebuke from the British broadcast regulator, Rupert Murdoch’s son is attempting a comeback—but as The Daily Beast’s Peter Jukes reports, the road ahead is fraught with peril. ‘No Chance’ Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that his country would not agree to adjust its 1979 peace deal with Egypt. Israel and Egypt have agreed to temporarily waive troop limits while Egypt tries to restore order to the Sinai Peninsula, but Egypt claims that the troop limits infringe on national sovereignty, and many have called for more permanent adjustments to the deal. That’s not going to happen, Lieberman told Israel Radio on Sunday. “There is no chance that Israel will agree to any kind of change,” Lieberman said. “The Egyptians shouldn’t try to delude themselves or delude others, and they should not rely on this demand.” LOCKED OUT Better luck next time. The United States has denied visas to 20 Iranian government officials who had planned to attend the U.N. General Assembly. No reason was given for the denials, but some Iranian officials face travel bans due to sanctions regarding Iran’s nuclear program. The Iranian delegation requested 160 visas, and at least two unnamed government ministers were among those turned down. The U.S. has a policy of issuing visas for members of delegations to the U.N., but it has been known to deny entry to officials from Iran in the past. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to give his final speech to the U.N. on Wednesday. | | 
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