Just a quick note about Holocaust denial in reference to the NYC appearance of one of the world's most famous Holocaust deniers, Mahmoud Gonadigonad. (Did I spell that right?)
I've seen some comments, here and elsewhere, that it's wrong to call Ahmadinejad a Holocaust denier; after all, he hasn't ever said "The Holocaust didn't happen," just that it may not have happened, or may have happened far differently than the way we think it did.
That's a good, reasonable-sounding two-second answer, which is why he uses it.
Thing is, though, that's also the two-second answer you'll get from every leading Holocaust denier in the world. You'll get it from David Irving, you'll get it from David Duke. It is their standard line of patter, and it's no coincidence that Ahmadinejad uses it as well.
The thing is, Holocaust denial isn't just about denying the Holocaust, it's also about being in denial about the Holocaust.