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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: “It seems to me that Mr. Bush fails to understand the reality of the world today, the conditions that beset the world…”

On the recordSeptember 19, 2006
It seems to me that Mr. Bush fails to understand the reality of the world today, the conditions that beset the world today. This is not the kind of language you speak talking with a great nation.
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Editor's note · Context

Ahmadinejad responds to President Bush's statements, suggesting they are insulting and disconnected from reality.

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