Comments on: A Persian President in New York: Ahmadinejad weathers “welcome” — videos http://peoplesgeography.com/2007/09/25/a-persian-president-in-new-york/ Creating peoples' geographies Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:00:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ahmadinejad in Columbia University « Reflections http://peoplesgeography.com/2007/09/25/a-persian-president-in-new-york/#comment-34620 Ahmadinejad in Columbia University « Reflections Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:35:31 +0000 http://peoplesgeography.com/2007/09/25/a-persian-president-in-new-york/#comment-34620 [...] 25th, 2007 by Manas Everybody’s talking Ahmadinejad, but few are talking what Ahmadinejad said, except when it suits them (eg. we don’t have homosexuals in our [...] [...] 25th, 2007 by Manas Everybody’s talking Ahmadinejad, but few are talking what Ahmadinejad said, except when it suits them (eg. we don’t have homosexuals in our [...]

]]> By: Ann El Khoury http://peoplesgeography.com/2007/09/25/a-persian-president-in-new-york/#comment-34595 Ann El Khoury Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:02:27 +0000 http://peoplesgeography.com/2007/09/25/a-persian-president-in-new-york/#comment-34595 Thanks <strong>Curt</strong>. I agree that's a fine piece by <a href="http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/09/24/ahmadinejad/print.html" rel="nofollow">Juan Cole</a> and how I wish an academic of his scholarly calibre were giving the introductory address in Bollinger's place. I also enjoyed reading and have bookmarked your <a href="http://cantseetheforest.org/2007/09/26/deja-vu-in-the-persian-gulf/" rel="nofollow">Déjà vu in the Persian Gulf</a> post. <strong> Blue Bear</strong> makes a good point about Bush's inaccessibility in contrast to Ahmadinejad's. As <a href="http://pierretristam.com/Bobst/07/cn092507.htm" rel="nofollow">Pierre Tristram</a> notes: <blockquote>The guy had the guts to submit to open questions from a hostile university and New York audience. When’s the last time George W. Bush had that courage? Bush never goes within a mile of an audience that hasn’t been filtered, interrogated, pre-screened and pre-judged by his goons. Yet here was Ahmadinejad knowingly entering the maw of the dragon, as far as he was concerned, and taking questions.</blockquote> Thanks Curt. I agree that’s a fine piece by Juan Cole and how I wish an academic of his scholarly calibre were giving the introductory address in Bollinger’s place. I also enjoyed reading and have bookmarked your Déjà vu in the Persian Gulf post.

Blue Bear makes a good point about Bush’s inaccessibility in contrast to Ahmadinejad’s. As Pierre Tristram notes:

The guy had the guts to submit to open questions from a hostile university and New York audience. When’s the last time George W. Bush had that courage? Bush never goes within a mile of an audience that hasn’t been filtered, interrogated, pre-screened and pre-judged by his goons. Yet here was Ahmadinejad knowingly entering the maw of the dragon, as far as he was concerned, and taking questions.

]]> By: Déjà vu in the Persian Gulf « can’t see the forest http://peoplesgeography.com/2007/09/25/a-persian-president-in-new-york/#comment-34590 Déjà vu in the Persian Gulf « can’t see the forest Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:48:04 +0000 http://peoplesgeography.com/2007/09/25/a-persian-president-in-new-york/#comment-34590 [...] to the point of self-immolation if necessary.  “Half-truths, canards and lies,” as one friend described the scene, somehow abounded on [...] [...] to the point of self-immolation if necessary.  “Half-truths, canards and lies,” as one friend described the scene, somehow abounded on [...]

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