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Lets not forget that he is the democratically elected president of Iran. He was very popularly elected because of his apparent incorruptibility. As mayor, his home was open to anyone who needed his help. Imagine showing up at your local mayors house looking for a hand. He also did not pad his own pockets when in government, thus he is widely viewed as a rare "honest" politician.
His comments are not too surprising, considering I saw a poll conducted in the US a few years back showing the 36% of Americans believed their own government was involved in 9/11.
Iran is a country that has been attacked and invaded, what 5 times in the past century? Most every time the US or Britain has been either directly or indirectly involved in it. The Iraqi people are more than a little fearful of the western world. He just plays to the sentiments of the masses, his electorate. And there is nothing he likes more than poking at the hornets nest.
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