http://timescolumns.typepad.com/gledhill/2008/12/president-of-ir.html
[Times Online] 26 Dec 2008--Should we all suddenly be rather afraid? Channel 4 has invited the President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to deliver its alternative Christmas message. Our news story on this is now up. My first response was astonished incredulity that they could have done this. But on reading the message, it is clear there are even more serious concerns than the dangerous cupidity of Channel 4. The president's message could be read as nothing less than an invitation. Islam demands that an enemy be offered the chance to convert before being attacked. Am I reading too much into it? Please tell me that I am. Irene Lancaster has posted on this with some good links as to why we should be worried. The full message is below, after some of the reactions starting to come in.
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