Iran President opens a blog on life and politics
THE President of Iran has launched a web log, using his first entry to recount elements of his life story and ask visitors if they think the US and Israel want to start a new world war.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad described how he was angered by US meddling in Iran even when he was at school. His origins as the son of a hard-bitten toiler blacksmith, may have been humble, but he excelled at school where he came 132nd out of 400,000 in exams to enter university.
As well as promising a better life to the poor, Mr Ahmadinejad has refused to bow to what he says is Western pressure to stop Irans civilian nuclear programme. Do you think that the US and Israeli intention and goal by attacking Lebanon is pulling the trigger for another world war? the President asks visitors to the site, offering them the choice to vote yes or no.
He concludes by admitting that his opening blog, which runs to more than 2,300 words in the English version, was too long. From now onwards, I will try to make it simpler and shorter, he wrote. (Reuters)
