Of course, the real problem is that it isn't just about American opinion.

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Of course, the real problem is that it isn't just about American opinion.

TB — 9/25/2007 7:34:43 PM (archived)

The university president's part of this media event has been reworked, and in some cases, effortlessly stripped from the message and Ahmadinejad's appearance in the U.S. is getting heavy-duty propaganda rotation in the Middle East.

My opinion that he shouldn't have been given the platform is unchanged.

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Academia update - TB - 9/24/2007 1:11:49 AM
- Ahmadinejad denied Ground Zero and other aspects - Raoul - 9/25/2007 7:08:39 AM
- And now, the rest of the story - Robert - 9/25/2007 12:53:34 AM
  - Brendan Loy covers the situation pretty well. - TB - 9/25/2007 6:18:54 AM
  - It did turn out differently than I expected. - TB - 9/25/2007 5:44:00 AM
    - And yes, you've earned a good gloat... - TB - 9/25/2007 6:21:51 AM
      - I don't think I deserve much credit... - Robert - 9/25/2007 7:21:43 PM
        
        Of course, the real problem is that it isn't just about American opinion. - TB - 9/25/2007 7:34:43 PM
        
        NOW you're worried about the opinion of the rest of the world? - Robert - 9/25/2007 10:37:22 PM
        
        Come on, Robert, don't make me work so hard. - TB - 9/25/2007 11:43:56 PM
        
        Make YOU work hard? - Robert - 9/26/2007 2:14:43 AM
    - The Iranian news coverage - TB - 9/25/2007 5:53:36 AM
      - Great link...see, the truth always comes out ;-) (n/t) - McFly - 9/25/2007 3:27:00 PM
    - What to watch for now... - TB - 9/25/2007 5:51:17 AM
  - re: And now, the rest of the story - Marcia - 9/25/2007 2:33:31 AM
- Why not? - Robert - 9/24/2007 2:54:21 AM
  - Easy to understand why it bothers some folks. - Bowser - 9/24/2007 3:43:13 PM
    - re: Easy to understand why it bothers some folks. Yep. as I said.. things aren't always what they seem. (n/t) - Marcia - 9/25/2007 2:34:54 AM
  - Rank hypocrisy. - TB - 9/24/2007 5:16:10 AM
    - re: Rank hypocrisy. - The thing is, that it IS about free speech and... - Marcia - 9/25/2007 2:36:17 AM
    - Roger Kimball puts it somewhat better. - TB - 9/24/2007 5:38:02 AM
      - I understand how you feel TB - Jody - 9/24/2007 5:53:35 PM
        
        Freedom - TB - 9/24/2007 5:55:42 PM
        
        "Whose freedom is it, anyway?" - Robert - 9/24/2007 6:32:40 PM
        
        re: "Whose freedom is it, anyway?" - Ours and hopefully, theirs. - Marcia - 9/25/2007 2:39:56 AM
        
        "This crucial difference seems to elude a lot of people." - TB - 9/24/2007 6:59:18 PM
        
        Statements like this are an excellent example of why I'm talking to eighth graders more these days than reading here. - Mary Anne - 9/27/2007 1:33:53 AM
        
        We can cut through a lot of crap, here. - TB - 9/24/2007 7:21:51 PM
        
        re: We can cut through a lot of crap, here. - Pearls, Tom, pearls. (n/t) - Marcia - 9/25/2007 2:41:03 AM

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