On Jun 21, 2009, at 6:33 PM, Lajany Otum wrote:
> This is a true and accurate statement, provided we add that the only
> Court of World Opinion that counts in such matters of "embarassment"
> is the one constituted by the former colonial powers of Western
> Europe plus the states of North America and Australasia.
You mean educated Iranians aren't themselves embarrassed by Holocaust denial?
> For instance, I seem to recall that Ahmadinejad's speech before the
> recent meeting on racism, Durban II, being pretty well received by
> the nations of the South, while the ex-colonial powers of Western
> Europe marched out in a pique, the US and Australia having boycotted
> the meeting altogether.
Hmm, Dabashi says that Ahdmadinejad's speech at Durban turned all attention away from condemning Israel's invasion of Gaza. There's a reason that hardcore Zionists cherish him.
Doug