سجال= للجدال والنقاش الزائد عن الحد

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Note added at 19 mins (2008-04-05 18:01:32 GMT)
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he left no chance for debate between .........

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Note added at 24 mins (2008-04-05 18:06:41 GMT)
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Debate (North American English) or debating (British English) is a formal method of interactive and position representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, since it includes persuasion which appeals to the emotional responses of an audience, and rules enabling people to discuss and decide on differences, within a framework defining how they will interact.

Informal debate is a common occurrence, but the quality and depth of a debate improves with knowledge and skill of its participants as debaters. Deliberative bodies such as parliaments, legislative assemblies, and meetings of all sorts engage in debates. The outcome of a debate may be decided by audience vote, by judges, or by some combination of the two. Formal debates between candidates for elected office, such as the leaders

Argument, controversy, dispute imply the expression of opinions for and against some idea

If Nasrin's link is to the same event this would apply, as it describes the effect the speech had - he was using shock tactics at some points:

"Gaddafi asked: "How can we accept that a foreign power comes to topple an Arab leader while we stand watching?"

He said Saddam had once been an ally of Washington, "but they sold him out".

"Your turn is next," Gaddafi told the Arab officials gathered for the conference, some of whom looked stunned while others broke into laughter at his frankness."

also refered to as political wrangling among politicians or rhetoric

A dispute is an oral contention, usually brief, and often of a heated, angry, or undignified character