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Iran tells U.S. to show change in policy not tactics
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Wednesday it would welcome President Barack Obama's offer of a change in U.S. policy provided it involved a withdrawal of U.S. troops from abroad and an apology for past "crimes" against Tehran. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was speaking after Obama offered to ...
'Uranium For Iran Nuke By 2009'
'Uranium For Iran Nuke By 2009'
news.sky.com — Iran will have enough enriched uranium to make a single nuclear weapon later this year, the prestigious... International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) predicts. (more) 'Uranium For Iran Nuke By 2009'
OBAMA AL-ARABIYA INTERVIEW: FULL TEXT
huffingtonpost.com — Here is the full text of President Obama's interview with Al-Arabiya Arab TV Network: INTERVIEW OF THE... PRESIDENT BY HISHAM MELHEM, AL ARABIYA Map Room 5:46 P.M. EST Q Mr. President, thank you for this opportunity, we really appreciate ... (more) OBAMA AL-ARABIYA INTERVIEW: FULL TEXT
On the road to overcoming
powerlineblog.com — President Obama granted the Al-Arabiya Network his first formal broadcast interview since taking office. According to Ben... Smith's report , Obama addressed the subject of Iran's nuclear program: "Will the United States ever live with a nuclear ... (more) On the road to overcoming
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Grovel Now Please
Jules Crittenden — [image] « Troop Support Wanted Grovel Now Please The sucking up is a good start, but Ahmadinejad wants an apology for past crimes, as well as immediate surrender and withdrawal of all Crusader forces to dhimmi lands. Will he get it? Reuters . Topics: Iran , Obama Posted by Jules Crittenden at 9:57 am on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Leave a Reply Trackback URL You must be logged in to post a comment.

We’re the Screwing We Want
Daily Pundit — Iran tells U.S. to show change in policy not tactics | Reuters TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Wednesday it would welcome President Barack Obama’s offer of a change in U.S. policy provided it involved a withdrawal of U.S. troops from abroad and an apology for past “crimes” against Tehran. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was speaking after Obama offered to extend a hand of peace if Iran “unclenched its fist.” This marked a new approach from George W. Bush, who had sought to isolate Tehran, and Western diplomats said the change in Washington could offer a “once-in-a-generation” chance for the two foes to end three ...

Hat In Hand to Tehran?
Power Line — ... Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, apparently thinks he is in the driver's seat vis-a-vis Obama. He isn't going to settle for conciliatory overtures, but wants apologies and fundamental changes in American foreign policy before he will be willing to engage with our new government: ...

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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — Obama Schmoozes Congressional Leaders at WH: Drinks Are On the (White) House Here's the list of President Obama's invited guests to the White House cocktail party tonight — essentially the bipartisan bicameral leadership of the House and Senate. Six House Democrats, six House Republicans, six Senate Democrats, six Senate ...

Rethinking the GWOT: Maximalists versus Minimalists
Stop The ACLU — [image] [image] The terms “maximalism” and “minimalism” are used with great regularity in biblical studies [primarily by Middle Eastern Archaeologists to refer to the degree of their acceptance of the biblical narrative as historical truth. Those who believe that the Bible is mostly figurative and contains very few reliable historical references refer to themselves as Minimalists. Whereas those researchers who believe that the Bible is actually an archaeologically-substantiated historical record describe themselves as Maximalists]. To the best of my knowledge, these terms were coined by William W. Hallo in his 1989 Presidential Address to the American Oriental ...

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