the UN should have a new rule .
NO CLOWNS ALLOWED.

keep attacking him western media, the more you hate him and attack him the more popular he is in the arab world.

As is frequently the case, Mr Ahmedinajad makes rather more sense when publicly interviewed than a lot of writers, Ms Slavin included, want to let through to the readers.

Hers is a seductive account of the Iranian's statement on uranium enrichment. It seems to start with what the president said (good!) and segue, unattributed, into her own gloss on his words (far from good!). She does report that in Iran, exactly as in America, the nation's judges are not under the control of the national president. That seems an Ahmedinajad-excepting motivator of the cases cited in the conference Ms Slavin attended.

Evidently she shares the opinion of the Iranian newspaper Mardom-Salari that Ahmedinajad wastes his time going to New York City and addressing the UN general assembly. And what a silly opinion that is. From that podium, Ahmedinajad knows his words will be heard, read, seen and examined in detail in many nations round the world. Saying Mardom-Salari thinks that's wasted says nothing other than that, to some degree, there's freedom of the press in Iran -- a big surprise to me.

Ms Slavin evidently allots no points for Ahmedinajad's decision to speak freely and intimately this week before a remarkable number of international news media figures, many of deep knowledge and skill. Have any other national leaders done the same this month? Which ones?

And is the Iranian president really a much-diminished figure this year? That's clearly Ms Slavin's hope. She cites at length a savant of the "Washington Institute for Near East Policy", a body that seems to conceal its central motivation with bogus use of the name of the first American president. The executive director of this strange body labors elsewhere in Foreign Policy today to suggest that Palestinians are wrong and sneaky not to wait for international recognition until a kindly Israel decides to grant it as something like a gift. One can hardly expect Palestinians to agree.

In any case, Mr Ahmedinajad, if diminished this year, seems to be so much as presidents of the United States are in the seventh and eighth years of their term of office. Again, nothing odd about that, or particularly reflective of his achievements or failures..

OK, yes, I'm joking.

But next to the morons who plowed those two airplanes into the Towers, it's hard to think of anyone who opposes Israel who has helped it so much.

Iran has some legitimate gripes agains the US and the West, but Ahmadinejad's ridiculous utterances help distract the press from that and fous on Holocaust denial and his assertion that there are no gays in Persia.

Even Rick Santorum knows better.

Not even George W. Bush -- who deserves some kind of Iranian award for removing Saddam and putting them in the regional cat bird's seat -- can top this clown for helping is erstwhile adversaries.

I just wish the press would clearly point out how powerless he actually is and stop letting him define Iran for the American public.

What the real rulers of Iran need to do is remove him from office (I suspect they know he rigged the election results and caused all the upheaval) and replace him with some Iranian version of the avuncular Shimon Peres, who's trotted all over the globe issuing bland, mawkish statements that mean nothing.

C'mon, Persians, you're better than this!

Ahmadinejad’s recent visit to New York has managed to achieve nothing in the context of advancing its foreign policy. The fact that there are potential dissenters threatening his position back home doesn’t deter him from delivering Anti-American speech that has only reinforced his helplessness and hostility towards U.S and the other Western countries. His measure to curb the so-called supremacy of clerics has given a new boost, and perhaps a new systemic enzyme approach to the Islam and liberated the country from the age-old traditions that are becoming obsolete in today’s political scenario. In his second tenure, he has put up a poor show indeed.

What the real rulers of Iran need to do is remove him from office (I suspect they know he rigged the election results and caused all the upheaval) and replace him with some Iranian version seslichat of the avuncular Shimon Peres, who's trotted all over the globe issuing bland, mawkish statements that mean nothing.

Ahmadinejad's slip commenced, paradoxically, with his questioned re-election two years earlier. The massive protests and immoderate government crackdown that followed made it easier for foreign states, particularly Europeans, to sanction Iran over its nuclear program, alleging civil liberty abuses.

Thankfully, this guy has no more credibility, not even with his family. After years of games and mockery, it is time for Ahmadinejad to hang up the title of number one international puppet. He is obviously not running the show in Iran, but is able to play the part well enough to keep things controversial and uncertain, just enough to keep the West on their toes. Really, this guy is like a bad nightmare to the entire western world and he is more than annoying...can we please get rid of this guy and open Iran to a new democracy so they can deal with their issues in the open...lets start fresh and get clear skin then we can move forward and help Iran become an open country. The people of Iran are first class, but their leadership is 2nd rate at best. It is sad to see this many people suffering from the actions of a few selfish and brutal leaders. Out with the old and in with the new, come on Arab spring, time to spread to Iran and finish what was started in 2008.

I will never forget the video of the woman who was killed in 2008, I believe, and how powerful the look was from her while she was dying...it was like she knew what effect her death was going to have on the world. God bless her soul for being so courageous and standing for something, it is horrible that she had to die in such a senseless manner. Hopefully she will get what she was fighting for and that is a free country to do and be who you are. Such a sad moment in history, but one that should not be forgotten ever. She will forever be remembered and I hope that she was buried in a silk comforter because she deserves to be honored like this. I may well need to see a therapist after reliving this terrible memory of mine. One thing that could help all of this is if Iran was set free and their people were not held in suppression anymore...the day is coming. I can't wait for the day either when I don't have to read travelinsurance reviews before traveling to Iran....it is a sad thing that they live under these conditions, but they are not permanent and the shackles are being loosened by the day.