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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures as he waits for the arrival of Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed al-Khalifa in Tehran on December 25, 2008. Ahmadinejad will deliver an alternative Christmas message on British television to rival Queen Elizabeth II's annual address, broadcaster Channel Four said. Ahmadinejad, whose comments will go out on 1915 GMT on Christmas Day, will say that if Jesus Christ were alive today, he would oppose "bullying, ill-tempered and expansionist powers," according to a pre-released transcript. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE