Lies, Damned Lies And Ahmadinejad

Ahmadinejad defends Iran's rights record

NEW YORK - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended his nation's human rights record on Monday as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the U.N. and Columbia University to protest appearances by the hard-line leader.

"People in Iran are very joyous, happy people," he told a National Press Club audience that questioned him about the arrests of students, journalists and women. "They're very free in expressing what they think."

He said women in Iran were "the freest women in the world … They're active in every level of society."

Human rights activists inside and outside Iran have decried a recent wave of arrests of people calling for political and legal reforms of the Iranian theocratic system. Ahmadinejad said those complaints were baseless, and denied knowing about any detention or harsh punishments of reformists.

"The people who give this information should see what is the truth and disseminate what is correct," he said. "I invite everyone in this session to come and visit Iran for themselves."

(Warning. Disturbing pictures follow in links.) Yeah, here's the joyous and happy people preparing to joyously and happily stone a woman to death for adultery. Here's the joyous and happy people preparing to joyously and happily hang two teenagers for being gay. Freely expressing yourself in Iran is usually followed by a swift death sentence. Oh and alcohol and sex are good for a flogging.

So, Columbia President Bollinger, are you going to ask Ahmadinejad to his face why he lies? You promised to ask the tough questions, right? So ask him why he lies. Show him the pictures and ask him.

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