Ahmadinejad Lauded In Iran For "Lion's Den" Visit

[Purveyor]

Source: Reuters

TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may have faced ridicule in the United States by suggesting there were no homosexuals in Iran, but he won praise at home on Wednesday for taking his country's case to "the Lion's Den."

Generally, politicians and media in the Islamic Republic -- even some who have previously criticized the president -- described Ahmadinejad's visit to New York as a triumph and denounced the university president who called him "a petty and cruel dictator."

But one pro-reform newspaper said that, although the president told his U.S. audience he respected academics, that was not always how it seemed at home.

Ahmadinejad, who often rails against the West, traveled to the United States at a time of escalating tension between the two foes over Tehran's nuclear ambitions and the war in Iraq.



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[RufusTFirefly]

1. Left alone, he could easily have been hoisted by his own petard

But nooo! Bollinger had to insult him in the introduction. That immediately turned Mahmoud into a hero and made him seem more statesman-like to boot.

Stupid stupid stupid.

[zippy890]

3. exactly

what you said

[Renew Deal]

6. Why would you invite someone just to insult them.

It's anti-academic.

[BRLIB]

2. Who is the world's most hated leader? Not Ahmadinejad

Just one excerpt here from Asia Times:

" 'Hitler' does New York "

"Whatever his polemical views, for a now-seasoned head of state like Ahmadinejad to turn astonishing US disinformation on Iran, the Middle East and US foreign policy for his own advantage ended up as a string of slam-dunks.

Articulate, evasive, manipulative, the Iranian president - even lost in translation - was especially skillful in turning US corporate media's hysteria upside down consistently to paint those in the administration of President George W Bush as incorrigible warmongers. "


http://atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/II26Ak01.html

[Jemmons]

4. If you wanna hear a strong voice of opposition to the none sense

dished by the administration, then you wont be disappointed with Asia Times.

[frankieT]

5. excellent article !