I hate to say ‘I told you so’ - but ‘I told you so’! Just as planned and orchestrated, the useful idiots at Columbia University played into the hands of the little Persian petty tyrant Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Surely, this can’t come as a surprise to anyone!

Here’s how his triumphant reception at a major American university came down in the Iranian news. (via Captain’s Quarters)

Despite entire US media objections, negative propagation and hue and cry in recent days over IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s scheduled address at Colombia University, he gave his lecture and answered students questions here on Monday afternoon.

On second day of his entry in New York, and amid standing ovation of the audience that had attended the hall where the Iranian President was to give his lecture as of early hours of the day, Ahmadinejad said that Iran is not going to attack any country in the world.

Before President Ahamadinejad’s address, Colombia University Chancellor in a brief address told the audience that they would have the chance to hear Iran’s stands as the Iranian President would put them forth.

He said that the Iranians are a peace loving nation, they hate war, and all types of aggression.

Referring to the technological achievements of the Iranian nation in the course of recent years, the president considered them as a sign for the Iranians’ resolute will for achieving sustainable development and rapid advancement.

The audience on repeated occasion applauded Ahmadinejad when he touched on international crises.

At the end of his address President Ahmadinejad answered the students’ questions on such issues as Israel, Palestine, Iran’s nuclear program, the status of women in Iran and a number of other matters.

That’s it, the report in its entirety. Bollinger who? He’s never mentioned, nor is his attempt to redeem himself by calling Ahmadinejad a ‘petty tyrant’ in his opening remarks. Instead, its a triumph for Ahmadinejad. As I said before, it doesn’t matter how it went down, he got what he wanted.

Ahmadinejad entered New York City, the belly of the beast, and emerges the great conquerer. So says Ahmadinejad, so reports the Iranian news.

Regardless of how my new best friends over at that Sadly Sad place think you should play chess - this isn’t it. I think we need to plan our next move very carefully or the queen will be cornered.