Unfortunately the states demonstrated that their semi-independence was a disastrous idea that was entirely antithetical to freedom.

If that were the case, people wouldn't feel the need to mischaracterize Ahmadinejad's comment and would have no problem with an accurate translation of it. There may be no difference to anti-semites in the Iranian state media, but even to organizations like MEMRI, Farsi is a real language with words that have real meanings.