Ahmadinejad at it again

via AP/Yahoo:

Iran Leader Reiterates Holocaust Doubts

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reiterated his doubt about the Holocaust and called on Muslim nations to take a proactive stand on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, state media reported Tuesday.

The president's comments, published on Iranian state television's Web site, were the second time in a week he has expressed doubt about the Nazi genocide of Jews during World War II. In October, Ahmadinejad also said Israel should be "wiped off the map."

"If the killing of Jews in Europe is true," the Web site quoted Ahmadinejad as saying during a speech at an Islamic conference in Tehran, "and the Zionists are being supported because of this excuse, why should the Palestinian nation pay the price?"

You really have to wonder what his game is. Of course, this kind of speech is popular among his citizens, but last time he said this stuff, the rest of his government had to backpedal like crazy to the international media after widespread criticism. And this certainly doesn't help those that support their desire to build a nuclear bomb nuclear power plant. This is going to be a further embarrassment for Russia.

It will be interesting indeed to monitor reaction from the rest of the world as this progresses.

Other coverage: Yahoo/AFP, Reuters, Al Jazeera