Haaretz Service and Reuters: Argentine Jews slam Maradona for praising Iran, Ahmadinejad
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Title:I wonder...
Name:Krystal
City: State: Germany
if he would admire Ahmadinejad that much if he knew that this guy hangs cocaine dealers in public.

Ahmadinejad`s hanging of political opponents, women, etc, his torturing of people and oppressing different religions would probably matter less to Mr Maradona.

I assume this because his admiration for Castro and Chavez already makes clear that he is not too sensitive towards the human rights violations of brutal dictators. I am surprised, though, that he did not count Saddam among his friends. Maybe at that time he was too stoned to note the guy.