Dangerous man?

[LucyThomas5]

Is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad potentially the most dangerous man in the world?

[paraffin]

Not if he keeps on wearing that suit! He's had the same one for years, hasn't he? You can spot him a mile away, so he can't be that dangerous, can he?

[DSnewsKE]

Lucy, I thought at first you were referring to my great friend, Ward-Minter. The West has nothing to fear from the peace loving people of Iran, just as AB has nothing to fear from Wardy. Mahmoud comes across as friendly and cool, a great leader in my opinion.

[birdie1971]

Consider the following:

Iranian newspapers and television programmes are filled with gratuitous images of Jews depicted as monkeys and pigs; Iran's official policy is to wipe Israel (and every Jew) off the face of the Earth; Ahmadinejad denies that the Holocaust took place; even children's programmes are filled with anti-Semitism.

The message to every Muslim citizen in Iran is: �Hate the Jew and kill him.�

Hardly a tolerant man representing a tolerant society.
I'm glad that the UK delegates walked out.

Is he dangerous? Yes, because his comments may inflame an already politically sensitive situation.

[Kromovaracun]

No. Because he's considerably weaker than the West makes him out to be. He's also notably unpopular.

The real power in Iran stll lies with the Ayatollah.

[Julnar]

I think his constant attacks against Jews show a warped mindset and he is a constant thorn in the side of the western powers, but whether that makes him a real threat to the west remains to be seen.

[Joy11]

it's the ranting of a lunatic, and he tries to popularise himself with the Middle Eastern countries by this, as you would notice, there were a few who applauded him after the walk-out, I think he's a leader in name only as kromo has pointed out, he's under the watchful eye of another evil "git" the Ayatollah and his mad clerics.

[jno]

anyone with nukes is potentially the most dangerous man in the world - but Ahmadinejad hasn't got any. As Kromovaracun points out, even his power base in Iran is wobbly.

[jake-the-peg]

Well the post is vacant since Obama took over the whitehouse!