George Stephanopoulos: Is Osama bin Laden in Tehran?
Ahmadinejad: Your question is laughable.
George Stephanopoulos: Why?
Ahmadinejad: The U.S. government has invaded Afghanistan in order to arrest bin Laden. They probably know where bin Laden is. If they don't know where bin Laden is, why did they invade [Afghanistan]? First, they invade. Then they try to find out where he is? Is that logical? Do you think this is logical?
George Stephanopoulos: What I think is that you didn't answer my question. Is he in Tehran or not?
Ahmadinejad: Our position is quite clear. Some journalists have said bin Laden is in Iran. These words don't have legal value. Our position towards Afghanistan and against terrorism is quite clear.
George Stephanopoulos: Is it true or not?
Ahmadinejad: Maybe you know, but I don't know.
George Stephanopoulos: I'm asking you. You're the president of Iran.
Ahmadinejad: I don't know such a thing. You are giving news which is very strange.
George Stephanopoulos: Let me ask it a different way. If you did know that Osama bin Laden was in Tehran, would you show him hospitality, would you expel him, or would you arrest him?
Ahmadinejad: I heard that Osama bin Laden is in Washington D.C.
George Stephanopoulos: No you didn't.
Ahmadinejad: Yes I did. He's there. Because he was a previous partner of Mr. Bush. They were colleagues, in fact, in the old days. You know that. They worked together. Mr. bin Laden never cooperated with Iran, but he cooperated with Mr. Bush.
George Stephanopoulos: I'll ask one more time and then I'll let you go. If you knew that Osama bin Laden was in Tehran, which you say you don't, would you expel him, would you arrest him, would you show him hospitality?
Ahmadinejad: Our borders are closed to the illegal entry of anyone. Anyone...whoever that may be. Whether it's three American mountaineers, Mr. bin Laden or anyone else, the borders are closed. Our position is clear.
George Stephanopoulos: But you deny categorically that he's in Tehran today? Osama bin Laden is not in Tehran today?
Ahmadinejad: Rest assured that he's in Washington. I think there's a high chance he's there.
George Stephanopoulos: I don't agree, but thank you for your time Mr. President.
The corporate media doesn't like to talk about Osama bin Laden's link to the CIA. I'm ashamed to say that Ahmadinejad did a better job of informing American viewers than Stephanopoulos in this case.