What Mahmoud Ahmadinejad should be asked about
The arrival of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in New York for the UN general assembly has brought a predictable media frenzy. Iran's disputed president has already done interviews with a few experienced US journalists such as Christiane Amanpour and is due on the usual round of American TV studios with the Charlie Rose show on PBS, and CNN's Larry King Live.
Ahmadinejad cherishes these moments as he is keen to use every chance to publicise his political designs. The BBC even went so far as to call him a "master of spin"; others say he has "become more articulate and polished". And now a debate is developing about why such experienced journalists rarely manage to crack his defences or get anything new out of him.… Seguir leyendo »