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Opinion: Agreeing with Ahmadinejad

By Michael McGough
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In his address to the U.N. General Assembly, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad cemented his reputation for craziness by railing about ‘hidden elements’ in 9/11, an event he described as ‘mysterious.’ For good measure, he assailed Western media who ‘threaten anyone who questions the Holocaust and the Sept. 11 event with sanctions and military actions.’

Given Ahmadinejad’s other views, it’s not surprising that he’s a 9/11 ‘truther.’ What is surprising is how many Americans agree with him. A 2006 poll by Scripps-Howard News Service found that 36% of Americans considered it ‘very likely’ or ‘somewhat likely’ that government officials either allowed the attacks to be carried out or carried out the attacks themselves.

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--Michael McGough

Opinion L.A.
Michael McGough

Michael McGough is the Los Angeles Times’ former senior editorial writer, based in Washington, D.C. He wrote editorials for The Times from 2006 to 2021. Before that, McGough worked for 30 years for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as a reporter, editorial writer, editorial page editor and Washington correspondent. He wrote about law, national security, politics, foreign policy and religion. McGough is a graduate of Allegheny College and also attended the University of Kent at Canterbury in England and Yale Law School, where he received a master of studies in law degree.

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