[A-List] Iranian academic society condemns Lee Bollinger remarks

[Macdonald Stainsby <mstainsby@xxxxxxxxx>]

Iranian academic society condemns Lee Bollinger remarks

September 25, 2007, Iranian Students News Agency - Tehran

Service: Foreign Policy

http://www.isna.ir/Main/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1004865&Lang=E

TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (ISNA)-In response to the insulting remarks
of the Columbia university president against Mahmoud
Ahamadinejad, Iran's university presidents raised their
objection to Lee Bollinger.

Ahmadinejad was elected in a free two-level election and by
the nation's direct votes they announced in a letter to Lee
Bollinger.

"Your insulting words to the president of 72 million people
who have 7000 years of rich civilization and culture is
embarrassing. Although apparently you have stated those
hateful words under great pressure of the media it is
disgraceful and surprising to see that the Media direct
university president's words."

In this letter they have put 10 questions to Lee Bollinger
with the purpose of clearing up the ambiguities between the
two countries.

1-Why did American media put you under pressure to call off
Ahmadinejad's speech at Columbia University? Why do they
broadcast hours of programs and news against him and do not
allow him to answer the accusations? Isn't it against freedom
of speech?

2-Why did the U.S. government oust the nation-based
government of Mosaddegh with the aid of Iran's dictator, Shah
in 1953?

3-Why did the U.S. support Saddam who used chemical weapons
against Iranian soldiers and even his own nation during the
imposed war?

4-Why doesn't the U.S. recognize Palestine's government which
was elected with Palestinian's vote? Why does it pressurize
the Palestinian's government? Why is the U.S. against Iran's
proposal on solving the 60-year old problems of Palestine
through referendum?

5-Why couldn't the U.S. army find Bin Laden despite all of
its equipments? How do you justify the old friendship between
the Bin Ladens and the Bushs and their cooperation on oil?
How do you justify Bush's spoiling the investigations over
the 9/11?

6-Why does the U.S. government back the terrorist group of
Mujahedine Khalq Organization (MKO) while it has claimed
responsibility over many bloody bombings in public places of
Iran and Iraq? Why doesn't it allow the Iraqi government to
evacuate the MKO base in Iraq?

7-Did the U.S. invade Iraq based on international vote and
with the permission of international organizations? What was
the real purpose of occupying Iraq which has left hundred
thousands of its people dead? Where are the weapons of mass
destruction which the U.S. claimed were stored in Iraq?

8-Why are the extremely undemocratic states with absolute
monarchy regimes the U.S. best friends in the Middle East?

9-Why did the U.S. disagree with the "Middle East free of
nuclear weapons project" issued in the board of governors
while all countries agreed with it but Israel?

10-Why is the U.S. displeased with Iran and the IAEA
agreement and why does it disagree with negotiations within
the framework of international regulations for solving Iran's
nuclear issue?

At the end they have announced that they were ready to host
Columbia University president and other faculties who were
interested in seeking the truth to know about this nation
without the filtering of the West media.

--
Macdonald Stainsby
Coordinator, http://oilsandstruth.org
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