Ahmadinejad diminué?

Topo sur les rencontres entre Ahmadinejad et l'auteur de l'article. Pas dénué d'intérêt!

"So if you could meet him, what might come as a surprise?
First, like me, the Iranian head of state is short. Very short. And he is not a glad-hander. He is not a charismatic, larger-than-life individual. He is smart and fancies himself as a debater. In fact, he seems to enjoy the back-and-forth with his critics. He can lose his temper. He is a risk-taker, and he seems very confident that he is right about everything.
He is not crazy, however, at least not in some obvious way.
His U.N. speeches take a hard line against the United States, punctuated with bizarre accusations and traditional criticisms of the great powers. These public speeches are what most viewers see, and they are consistent with his image. In private meetings and interviews, however, he more often mentions his hope for improved U.S.-Iranian relations and floats diplomatic proposals.

Probably the best way to understand his U.N. speeches is to look for what he does not say. This week he railed against the U.S. and NATO presence around the world but barely mentioned American efforts in Afghanistan, aside from suggesting that the September 11, 2001, attacks were a "mysterious" pretext for the war in Afghanistan and complaining that the drug trade has grown since the invasion.
Why? Iran is worried about instability in Afghanistan, with which it shares a border, and has more than once raised the idea that Washington and Tehran might find ways to cooperate. Despite all the rhetoric and ideological sermonizing, Iran is quite aware of its own national interests and is willing to pursue them like any "normal" country.
Also missing from the speech was any mention of his offer on the nuclear issue: that Iran would stop enriching uranium to 20% for its medical reactor if the international community would instead sell it the fuel. This is a proposal with a complicated history, but it would be welcomed by most American nonproliferation analysts.
The final thing that might come as a surprise is that despite all the attention on Ahmadinejad this week, he has actually never been weaker. Iran has always been internally divided, but the infighting has recently reached a new peak. The president had a confrontation with Iran's most powerful figure, Ayatollah Khamenei, and lost."

http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/25/opinion/walsh-ahmadinejad-new-york/index.html