Is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a man the West can work with?
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Friday, 9 Sept. 2010
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"As abhorrent and delusional as they are predictable". The US response to claims by the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that the US government was behind the 9/11 attacks. He made the claims whilst addressing the UN General Assembly in New York. The US delegation walked out and was joined by representatives from all the EU countries, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Costa Rica.
It comes just just hours after US President Barack Obama seemed to take a softer line with Iran than often in the past.
That''s all for today''s World Have Your Say. Keep posting here or on our Facebook page - . Have a marvellous weekend wherever you are, see you Monday - when we''ll be live at the Labour Party Conference in Manchester.
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Salil Wadnerkar - I think it is a mistake to assume that iranian president is a egomaniac, attention seeker who is just after getting more media coverage. As many of the comments by Muslim readers confirm, he says is what many Muslims believe.
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@成人快手_WHYS You can't unilaterally separate the person from political issues - personality plays a key roll in a person's handling of issues
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Musonda MoozBally Kafwembe - I think ahmadinejad has a point,altho he risks a lot by attacking isreal.tho we'd love em to sit n talk its clear ths iznt possible
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Richard Peacock - The West should continue to walk out on him when he promotes ridiculous conspiracy theories.
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Melissa C on the blog - It's a horrible shame that the Iranian people have to suffer because their government is corrupt and led by a Supreme Leader who thinks he's God and a President who was highly unlikely fairly elected as their President.
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Alan in Arizona on the blog - For a couple of minutes there I thought I was listening to a sitcom script he wrote and he was doing a stand-up routine for the UN. Then I stopped laughing and realized that he was serious!
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Henry Tokula - iran and the west are worlds apart.true but in the world of international diplomacy noone is an ally forever neither is anyone a threat forever
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Stanley Starsh Atonya - Walking out on Amedinajad whch th west hs in recently times perfected in all the UN mtngs every yr doesn't hlp th situation. If anythng, wht it does is 2 bolster his image as a person wh confrnts his adversaries, while the west appear lk spineless teenagers wh always chicken out of every difficult situation.
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Ski J El - The Iranian president is not too far from the truth about 9/11.The west should purge itself of its own evils and stop their hypocritical demeanour.
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Ramo Lekic - How should we deal with him? He's a sovereign leader who, I believe, brought up a few good points at the UN Assembly, and his words reflect, albeit a small percentage of us, the thoughts and rhetoric of many Americans.
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Camille Lake - Seriously, the West needs to stay out of it. Let the Iranians figure it out on their own
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The Iranian leader maybe difficult and says stupid things . But stop this rubbish about wiping Israel off the map. Israel want and are actually doingthat to Palestine now. No one has the right to a Nuclear weapon. If not every one has.
Adrian
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Bonnke Muti-as Writes - Even though we hate him we must admit he is smart especially at deflecting attention,he doesn't want the west to talk about the problems in Iran
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The west wants to define everything in their own disregarding the view of others if u don鈥檛 see the way we see u r uncivilized.
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Kos emailed - We are giving too much attention to Ahmadinedjad. He is a caricature dictator, who has no real power or credibility even in his own country. I fully support President Obama's effort to build bridges. But we will not be able to have a serious conversation with Iran, as long as such a psychopath is their representative.
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Alex emailed - Unfortunately, the war against Iraq has handed the initiative to the demagogues in Iran. Removing Saddam took out the one regional check that existed and now there is no appetite, and fewer resources, to pursue a military solution against this evil regime.
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Faizan Ali - Top 4 nuclear enriched nations(US,Russia,China and UK) yet these nation say they promote world peace.Again who is behind the wars in Iraq,Afganistan etc.?
Is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a man the West can work with?
| Friday, 9 Sept. 2010 | 18:06 - 19:00 GMT
"As abhorrent and delusional as they are predictable". The US response to claims by the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that the US government was behind the 9/11 attacks. He made the claims whilst addressing the UN General Assembly in New York. The US delegation walked out and was joined by representatives from all the EU countries, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Costa Rica.
It comes just just hours after US President Barack Obama seemed to take a softer line with Iran than often in the past.
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That''s all for today''s World Have Your Say. Keep posting here or on our Facebook page - . Have a marvellous weekend wherever you are, see you Monday - when we''ll be live at the Labour Party Conference in Manchester.
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Salil Wadnerkar - I think it is a mistake to assume that iranian president is a egomaniac, attention seeker who is just after getting more media coverage. As many of the comments by Muslim readers confirm, he says is what many Muslims believe.
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@成人快手_WHYS You can't unilaterally separate the person from political issues - personality plays a key roll in a person's handling of issues
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Musonda MoozBally Kafwembe - I think ahmadinejad has a point,altho he risks a lot by attacking isreal.tho we'd love em to sit n talk its clear ths iznt possible
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Richard Peacock - The West should continue to walk out on him when he promotes ridiculous conspiracy theories.
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Melissa C on the blog - It's a horrible shame that the Iranian people have to suffer because their government is corrupt and led by a Supreme Leader who thinks he's God and a President who was highly unlikely fairly elected as their President.
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Alan in Arizona on the blog - For a couple of minutes there I thought I was listening to a sitcom script he wrote and he was doing a stand-up routine for the UN. Then I stopped laughing and realized that he was serious!
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Henry Tokula - iran and the west are worlds apart.true but in the world of international diplomacy noone is an ally forever neither is anyone a threat forever
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Stanley Starsh Atonya - Walking out on Amedinajad whch th west hs in recently times perfected in all the UN mtngs every yr doesn't hlp th situation. If anythng, wht it does is 2 bolster his image as a person wh confrnts his adversaries, while the west appear lk spineless teenagers wh always chicken out of every difficult situation.
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Ski J El - The Iranian president is not too far from the truth about 9/11.The west should purge itself of its own evils and stop their hypocritical demeanour.
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Ramo Lekic - How should we deal with him? He's a sovereign leader who, I believe, brought up a few good points at the UN Assembly, and his words reflect, albeit a small percentage of us, the thoughts and rhetoric of many Americans.
Comment sent via Facebook
Camille Lake - Seriously, the West needs to stay out of it. Let the Iranians figure it out on their own
Comment sent via SMS
The Iranian leader maybe difficult and says stupid things . But stop this rubbish about wiping Israel off the map. Israel want and are actually doingthat to Palestine now. No one has the right to a Nuclear weapon. If not every one has. Adrian
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Bonnke Muti-as Writes - Even though we hate him we must admit he is smart especially at deflecting attention,he doesn't want the west to talk about the problems in Iran
Comment sent via SMS
The west wants to define everything in their own disregarding the view of others if u don鈥檛 see the way we see u r uncivilized.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Kos emailed - We are giving too much attention to Ahmadinedjad. He is a caricature dictator, who has no real power or credibility even in his own country. I fully support President Obama's effort to build bridges. But we will not be able to have a serious conversation with Iran, as long as such a psychopath is their representative.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Alex emailed - Unfortunately, the war against Iraq has handed the initiative to the demagogues in Iran. Removing Saddam took out the one regional check that existed and now there is no appetite, and fewer resources, to pursue a military solution against this evil regime.
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Faizan Ali - Top 4 nuclear enriched nations(US,Russia,China and UK) yet these nation say they promote world peace.Again who is behind the wars in Iraq,Afganistan etc.?