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Photo grab shows a transmission of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivering, on Britain's Channel 4, an alternative "Christmas message" to British audiences, on December 25, 2008. The speech, in Farsi with English subtitles, is the channel's 16th alternative message following previous speeches from others including French actress Brigitte Bardot, British TV chef Jamie Oliver and Major Andrew Stockton, a British soldier who lost an arm fighting in Afghanistan. AFP PHOTO/Leon Neal