One thing is unclear since your blog appears to be neutral; what is your opinion of the man?

It seems to me he has some strong and valid perspectives on the crimes of Israel against Palestinians, and the questionable legitimacy of their strongly militaristic government. At the same time, he erred gravely in suggesting the holocaust was a fiction, to me that was an unforgivable token of his hatred for Jews. Most interviews with him since then have shown that he’s avoiding the topic, trying to stick with more persuasive arguments, such as why should Palestinians be punished for the crimes of the Nazis, which of course is a ridiculous illogical chain of causality, but serves as potent anti-Israeli propaganda to those who already are leaning against Israeli actions.

Also, to suggest that Ahmadinejad’s “real views” are expressed with his quotations is a bit of a stretch. Most politicians don’t usually have total coherence between their “real views” and what they say publically. I wager that Ahmadinejad is no exception to that rule.