World leaders are in Rome for the United Nations food conference. The summit is supposed to give participants an opportunity to deal with soaring food prices, but the attendance of controversial leaders from Iran and Zimbabwe has been distracting.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the opportunity to launch another attack on Israel — he has repeatedly said there is no reason for Israel's existence — and to reiterate his disdain for the Bush administration.
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