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Despite Crisis, Policy on Iran Is Engagement
Despite Crisis, Policy on Iran Is Engagement
President Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. , in separate interviews this weekend, said that the accelerating crackdown on opposition leaders in Iran in recent days would not deter them from seeking to engage the country’s top leadership in direct negotiations. In an interview with ...
EXCLUSIVE: Israel declines to ask U.S. to OK Iran attack
EXCLUSIVE: Israel declines to ask U.S. to OK Iran attack
washingtontimes.com — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top deputies have not formally asked for U.S. aid or permission... for possible military strikes on Iran's nuclear program, fearing the White House would not approve, two Israeli officials said. One senior ... (more) EXCLUSIVE: Israel declines to ask U.S. to OK Iran attack
Handling Iran
axisofreason.com — Robert Kaplan applauds Obama’s handling of Iran: History has been set in motion in Iran. Though only... dozens have been killed so far, the possibility of hundreds or more dying in a bloody upheaval is not out of the question. One ayatollah has even called for executions. Obama’s ... (more) Handling Iran
'Iran could, but will unlikely build a bomb within a year' | Iran news | Jerusalem Post
'Iran could, but will unlikely build a bomb within a year' | Iran news | Jerusalem Post
jpost.com — Both the US and Israel believe Iran has the technical capacity to build one nuclear bomb within... a year if it decides to do so, but both countries also believe the chances that Teheran will indeed make that decision are slim, according to assessments ... (more) 'Iran could, but will unlikely build a bomb within a ...
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THE HEIGHT OF IMMORALITY: OBAMA AND BIDEN REITERATE THAT THEY WILL NEGOTIATE WITH THE CURRENT IRANIAN REGIME
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERSNYTIMES: President Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., in separate interviews this weekend, said that the accelerating crackdown on opposition leaders in Iran in recent days would not deter them from seeking to engage the country’s top leadership in direct negotiations. In an interview with The New York Times, a day before his scheduled departure for Moscow on Sunday, Mr. Obama acknowledged the arrests and intimidation of Iran’s opposition leaders, but insisted, as he has throughout the Iranian crisis, that the repression would ...

The Early Word: Forging Deals in Moscow and at Home
The Caucus — As President Obama visits Russia for the first time, foreign affairs are, fittingly enough, rushing to the forefront for his administration. The Times’s David Sanger reported on Monday that Mr. Obama and his vice-president, Joseph R. Biden Jr., both said over the weekend that Iran’s treatment of opposition leaders would not preclude the administration from sitting down with the country’s leaders. In an interview with The Times, Mr. Obama said that his team would continue to assess the Iranian regime’s interest in “rejoining the international community” and suggested that ...

NSN Daily Update: 7/06/09
democracyarsenal.org — ... to be put forth on Mousavi. Obama Administration officials continue to insist engagement will be the US’ policy towards Iran. ...

Obama Votes “Present” On Iran as The Iranian Thugs Execute Dozens
Flopping Aces — ... to socialist dictatorship. As for Iran, both President Obama and Vice-President Biden declare that they are still seeking an “engagement” with the blood-soaked military junta in Tehran. ...

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