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Dinner Jacket sez he will provide Americans with "correct and clear information,"
TEHRAN (AP) President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that the American people are eager for different opinions about the world, and he is looking forward to providing them with "correct and clear information," state media reported.The hardline Iranian leader left Sunday for New York to address the U.N. General Assembly and speak to students and teachers during a forum at Columbia University. Ahmadinejad said his visit will give Americans a chance to hear a different voice, the official IRNA news agency reported. "The United States is a big and important country with a population of 300 million. Due to certain issues, the American people in the past years have been denied correct and clear information about global developments and are eager to hear different opinions," Ahmadinejad was quoted by IRNA as saying. State-run television also quoted Ahmadinejad before boarding his presidential plane Sunday as saying that the General Assembly was an "important podium" to express Iran's views on regional and global issues. Columbia canceled a planned visit by the Iranian president last year, citing security and logistical reasons. Ahmadinejad has called the Holocaust "a myth" and called for Israel to be "wiped off the map." Hosseini said there "are efforts to cancel" the Columbia speech, but the Iranian government is continuing to pursue the program. He did not elaborate other than saying a lot of pressure was being placed on the program's sponsors. That must be the special "Persian pressure" so beloved by US institutions of higher education. But don't worry Mr. Midget, the administration of Columbia U. will make sure the hall is filled with people ready, willing, and able to give you a standing "O" as you stride towards the podium. Posted by: mrp 2007-09-24 |
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