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Originally Posted by Michael  I do not think that having had invited him to the University was a bad idea at all. I think dialogue is very important.
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I agree, dialogue is important ....but this was hardly dialogue. This "circus" was used as a prestigious international platform by Ahmadinejad to spread his message ....particularly to the Arab Muslim world.
This whole incident was not much more than a huge ego trip for Columbia University's president, Lee Bollinger -- he clearly was desperate to stage an event that would put him in the limelight for a brief time. I also think it is bad manners to insult and criticize a guest speaker before they have even spoken.