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TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad seems to only gain in strength with the growing intensity of North American and European attacks against him. Such is the global community's slide into competing camps, his championing of the nuclear "have-nots'' - the bulk of the world's population - gives him the demeanor of a peace activist who speaks the language of disarmament.

Irrespective of the Western governments' boycott and negative media coverage, his appearance at the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference in New York this week contained all the elements of an historic speech.

Ahmadinejad toned down his customary incendiary delivery, but lost none of his precision targeting as he focused on the
Ahmadinejad steals 'smart power' torch
By Kaveh L Afrasiabi

TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad seems to only gain in strength with the growing intensity of North American and European attacks against him. Such is the global community's slide into competing camps, his championing of the nuclear "have-nots'' - the bulk of the world's population - gives him the demeanor of a peace activist who speaks the language of disarmament.

Irrespective of the Western governments' boycott and negative media coverage, his appearance at the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference in New York this week contained all the elements of an historic speech.

Ahmadinejad toned down his customary incendiary d... >>>