mrs. mohammedi. under ahmadinejad, the number of executions has increased by four times. the number journalists in jail is unprecedented in the world. and the clampdown on the press. so he's sitting there and just lying and looking in your eyes and in the eyes of everybody who is watching him on camera. >> charlie: and is this often talked about and debated in iran and in the press in iran and within the government of iran and the parliament? >> last 24 hours, one of the most high-plofile political prisoners in iran met with his wife and sent a -- highway-profile political prisoners in iran met with his wife and sent a message from prison that "i'm willing to come and debate ahmadinejad and show the lie to all his claims." this is someone in prison -- >> charlie: this has wide distribution in iran. >> it is widely distributed in iran. the regime tries to use these interviews as a sign, as they it as a sign of iran's importance in the international community the fact that everybody wants to interview him is not seen by them as the fact that he has become a mr. magoo charac