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Though there was no shortage of objections to Khatami??s presence from both sides of the political spectrum, the invitation extended to him was at once appropriate and timely. The policies of Khatami??s administration were reprehensible, and Iran remains home to some of the most egregious human rights violations in the world. His invitation to speak did not excuse this nor did it endorse his twisted worldview. Instead, his invitation merely acknowledged that he has, for better or worse, profoundly shaped current events...
...Harvard professors and students in particular have lambasted Khatami??s failure to act when several hundred protestors at Tehran University were arrested and tortured during a wave of protests in July...
...College Democrats President Eric P. Lesser ’07 said the group supports Khatami??s right to speak, but that it would be “hypocritical” for Khatami not to acknowledge Iran’s own human-rights abuses in his speech...
...group released a statement on Friday calling on Khatami to condemn the abuses and the actions of Khatami??s successor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during the speech...
...Kennedy School has defended its decision, saying that Khatami??s visit “contributes to the free exchange of ideas that is a central part of the life of the University...