Ahmadinejad declares that there are no homosexuals in Iran and that the Holocaust should not be treated as fact, but theory
September 25, 2007 7:28 am IranNo matter how misguided those who advocate “regime change” in Iran may be, it must be acknowledged that President Ahmadinejad is vile.
Ahmadinejad, at Columbia, Parries and Puzzles - New York Times, September 25, 2007
He said that there were no homosexuals in Iran — not one — and that the Nazi slaughter of six million Jews should not be treated as fact, but theory, and therefore open to debate and more research.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran, aired those and other bewildering thoughts in a two-hour verbal contest at Columbia University yesterday, providing some ammunition to people who said there was no point in inviting him to speak. Yet his appearance also offered evidence of why he is widely admired in the developing world for his defiance toward Western, especially American, power.In repeated clashes with his hosts, Mr. Ahmadinejad accused the United States of supporting terrorist groups, and characterized as hypocritical American and European efforts to rein in Iran’s nuclear ambitions.