Christmas speech by Ahmadinejad prompts outcry in UK

Britain’s Channel Four has provoked a storm of criticism by inviting Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to deliver a televised Christmas message.

The Israeli ambassador in London says it is inconceivable that someone who denies the Holocaust should be given a forum on British television and British gay rights groups have slammed what they describe as the Iranian leader’s ridiculous views.

At Christmas, Channel Four traditionally invites a controversial figure to give a speech as an alternative to the BBC’s traditional broadcast of the Queen’s Speech.

In his message, President Ahmadinejad hits out at the United States by saying that if Jesus were alive today, he would support those who oppose expansionist powers.

Source: Media Network, RNW News