Following the previous post and as constrast to Juan Cole's assertion that the demonization of the president of Iran is about preparing Americans for war against Iran, here's The New York Times report of Ahmadinejad's speech at Columbia University in New York:
"He said that there were no homosexuals in Iran — not one — and that the Nazi slaughter of six million Jews should not be treated as fact, but theory, and therefore open to debate and more research.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran, aired those and other bewildering thoughts in a two-hour verbal contest at Columbia University yesterday, providing some ammunition to people who said there was no point in inviting him to speak. Yet his appearance also offered evidence of why he is widely admired in the developing world for his defiance toward Western, especially American, power.
In repeated clashes with his hosts, Mr. Ahmadinejad accused the United States of supporting terrorist groups, and characterized as hypocritical American and European efforts to rein in Iran’s nuclear ambitions."
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And in the Washington Post a column by Dana Milbank. The title says it all "Live From New York, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Unreality Show"
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