Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at Columbia

Even before he stepped on the campus of Columbia University last week, the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, became the focus of controversy from those who objected to the university's giving him a platform to speak. Once there, Ahmadinejad faced hostile attacks — not the least from Lee C. Bollinger, Columbia's president — about his opinions on the future of Israel, human rights and academic freedom in Iran, and the Holocaust. Following is a sampling of views about

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