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November 24, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4919488,00.html

Ahmadinejad Seeks Political Gains in Latin America

(Deutsche Welle-Germany) Ben Knight - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is using his first official trip abroad since his reelection in June to do business with Brazil. Ahmadinejad's visit is the first leg of a Latin American tour that will also take in Venezuela and Bolivia, and is seen as part of a concerted Iranian campaign to win influence in parts of the Western Hemisphere. U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, noted: "To elevate Ahmadinejad, when he represses his own people, denies the Holocaust, says he'll wipe Israel off the map - it shows Brazil isn't ready to be taken seriously as a world player."

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