Word: ahmadinejad
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...have often admired Klein's thoughts, but in "Inflating a Little Man" he missed the mark by a mile. He wrote that Ahmadinejad's "words had no practical import, only symbolic, global import. He has very little real power in Iran." This leaves me incredulous because Ahmadinejad is the mouthpiece for the mullahs, who hold the real power in Iran. They hide behind him, sending him out in the world to do their dirty work, just as they send IEDs to Iraq to kill our soldiers. Ahmadinejad is the symbol of the very real poison emanating from Tehran. Symbols...
...Reading Nancy Gibbs' article about first Lady Laura Bush's snubbing of Ahmadinejad made me queasy [Oct. 8]. It is that holier-than-thou attitude that gives America's enemies more ammunition. I don't wish to condone Ahmadinejad's policies, only to say that we will get nowhere by childishly ignoring him. Eventually, no matter how much it deflates our self-esteem, we will have to begin an open dialogue with our enemies. There are too many to simply dismiss them as tyrants and ostracize them from the global community. Currently, our only policies for dealing with hostile nations...
...Gibbs' assertion that Laura Bush snubbed President Ahmadinejad was an attempt to smear her. From the first picture you published, it seems to me that she was acknowledging the President of Iran, and it was he who ignored her. Did Ms. Gibbs expect Mrs. Bush to give Ahmadinejad a hug? If the President of Iran were a gentleman, he would have stood in the presence of the lady. Maria Fernandez, Boca Raton...
...Jesus, calling the stop a "personal reminder that the Prince of Peace is still with us." A day earlier and a thousand miles away, two princes of a very different cut were having a remarkably peaceable summit of their own. Russia's Vladimir Putin and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad--whose countries have for centuries either butchered each other or, failing that, just eyed each other bitterly across the Caspian Sea--met in Tehran, shook hands, declared mutual admiration and took a few winning photos...
...advice to keep friends close and enemies closer was wise for many reasons, including this one: if you don't, your enemies will draw close to each other. At the moment, Russia is building a $1 billion nuclear reactor in Iran; Ahmadinejad is basking in his first state visit from a major world leader...