A Funny Declaration by John Simpson, The veteran

It is so funny that a veteran British journalist like John Simpson has claimed that he had an interview with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad back in 1979. He has said "he was a leading activist who took over the United States embassy in Tehran, holding American diplomats hostage for 444 days."
This statement is so humorous and nonsense for those Iranian who remember the crisis that they can only laugh at it. Furthermore the photo of the man who Americans say is Ahmadinejad, is so obviously not looking to him.
Meanwhile leaders of the takeover like Mr. Abdi and Mirdamadi said in Iran that Ahmadinejad was not part of their leadership group, and a spokesman for the president-elect denied that he played any role in the hostage-taking.
Several former American hostages also said they do not remember Ahmadinejad as being among their captors.