Iranian universities, denounce Columbia U. president


	Iranian universities, denounce Columbia U. president

merrie

9-25-2007 11:17 PM

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lee bollinger, columbia u, ahmadinejad, tehran, denounce

merrie says:

Lee Bollinger’s insult to Iranian President Ahmadinejad seriously lowered the status of the university, MP Kazem Jalali said here on Tuesday.

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