nybooks.com - 1/18/2009
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COMMENTS ON THIS ARTICLE The central recommendation of this article is that the US must engage Iran directly and without preconditions, one of the primary recommendations of the Iraq Study Group. These distinguished authors have a firm grasp of the difficulties and the opportunities such ...
powerlineblog.com - 1/20/2009
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powerlineblog.com —
President Bush leaves office mostly unloved, with some
poll respondents saying that they consider him one of...
our worst presidents ever. This in itself is odd. Generally, our worst Presidents have been one-termers, for obvious reasons: James Buchanan, ...
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President Bush: An Assessment
guardian.co.uk - 1/21/2009
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guardian.co.uk —
The new Obama administration is willing to talk
to Iran "without preconditions" and will work towards the...
abolition of nuclear weapons, the White House said today. The Obama foreign policy agenda that appeared on the White House website said: ...
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President Barack Obama willing to negotiate with Iran ...
longwarjournal.org - 1/16/2009
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longwarjournal.org —
Osama bin Laden’s son and three other senior
al Qaeda members living in Iran have been designated...
as terrorists by the US Department of the Treasury. Sa'ad bin Laden, Mustafa Hamid, Muhammad Rab'a al Sayid al Bahtiti, and Ali Saleh Husain have ...
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US sanctions senior al Qaeda members sheltering in Iran
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Afghanistan Escalation Bootstrapping: Seabees to Afgahnistan
Firedoglake —
... Afgahnistan that do not recognize the current government.
However, even the NATO Secretary General recognizes that "Afghanistan is organically linked to Pakistan," and there must be a comprehensive approach. Next door in Pakistan, this is seen as a prelude to invasion by ISI supporters and ultra-nationalists. Everyone wants to get Afghanistan right, but the consensus inside the beltway is for escalation in Afghanistan, and then to spring board to Iran, not Pakistan.
Afghanistan has become, again, a legal black hole, exporting ...
War and Piece —
| Main January 18, 2009 Luers/Pickering/Walsh in NYRB : How to deal with Iran. Posted by Laura at January 18, 2009 03:07 PM
Afghanistan and Iran
Taylor Marsh —
... The New York Times Review of
Books has an important article that deals with both. Pakistan is not mentioned
once, which is very curious, except for the reality that there are forces beyond
Pakistan that impact Afghanistan, especially since the Iranians have a vested
interest in Afghanistan’s stability. The article is a reminder of the squandered
possibilities of President George. W. Bush. ...
What Would Real--Rather Than Rhetorical--Change in U.S. Foreign Policy Look Like?
The Belgravia Dispatch —
... has already made very clear he is keen to employ a new approach with the Iranians, and with some pull-back unfortunately having been signaled here and there (ironically, resulting from his campaign when then opponent Hillary Clinton took a more hawkish stance forcing Obama to retrench some) this nonetheless apparently still includes the prospect of direct negotiations without preconditions (leading up to Presidential level). Related and perhaps towards this end, I’d like to recommend this excellent article which has several key points, including: 1) don’t rush it (a major ...
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Eric Margolis: How Obama Can Further U.S.-Iran Relations
huffingtonpost.com 2/24/2009 —
Eric S. Margolis
Special for the Huffington Post
February 23, 2009
Paris - Iran is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its historic 1979 Islamic revolution, a seismic event that shocked Washington and changed the political landscape of ...
Debating Iran's Nuclear Program
iraqthemodel.blogspot.com 12/12/2008 — The editors of my school’s biweekly Communiqué asked me and one of my colleagues to write two Op-Eds on the issue of Iran’s nuclear program.
Below is my contribution and you can also find it, along with that of my colleague’s on pages 2 and 3 of the ...
A Progressive Community
boomantribune.com 2/13/2009 — Steven and I have spent a lot of electrons over the last year writing to you about a committed and sustained misinformation campaign to suggest that Iran is pursuing a nuclear weapons program. We've highlighted many cases of dubious allegations being ...
Iran: American apology in order
swamppolitics.com 1/28/2009 — by Mark Silva
Perhaps this is what happens when the United States attempts to open a dialog with Iran:
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad demands an apology.
The vituperative Iranian president, delivering his first public address since President Barack ...
But, but . . . We've DONE All That
corner.nationalreview.com 1/29/2009 — I'll keep this short, in the interests of my impressive blood pressure. There are two "stories" about Iran/U.S. relations bubbling around. One has to do with direct talks, the other with Ahmadinejad's demand that we apologize for our many past ...
Obama says ready to talk to Iran
reuters.com 1/28/2009 — DUBAI (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said America was prepared to extend a hand of peace to Iran if it "unclenched its fist" and that the time was ripe for Israel and the Palestinians to resume peace negotiations. Choosing an Arab station for his ...
Don't Wait Until the Iranian Election
democracyarsenal.org 2/11/2009 — Joe Klein makes the following argument about how we should approach Iran: the approach to Iran is best made carefully, circuitously. We need to make a deal with Russians first--the obvious one is suspending any plans for an anti-missile system in ...
Obama on a Nuclear Iran: Yes They Can?
weeklystandard.com 1/27/2009 — From Obama's interview with Al-Arabiya :
Q Will the United States ever live with a nuclear Iran? And if not, how far are you going in the direction of preventing it?
THE PRESIDENT: You know, I said during the campaign that it is very important ...
President Neophyte On Iran During The Fear Speech
stoptheaclu.com 2/10/2009 — So, how does Barry want to deal with Iran? Let's go to the transcript, which CNN scrubbed of all the um's and ah's and big pauses, sounding like a single dad trying to explain the birds and the bees to his daughter
Question: Thank you, Mr. President. ...
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