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Negotiating with Iran
Can't wait to see all the over-the-top reactions from the right about this decision of the Obama Administration to lift the Bush Administration's precondition that the Iranians stop processing nuclear fuel before we engage them in negotiations over their nuclear program. Three points: 1. ...
U.S. Looks at Dropping a Condition for Iran Nuclear Talks, Officials Say
nytimes.com — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration and its European allies are preparing proposals that would shift strategy toward... Iran by dropping a longstanding American insistence that Tehran rapidly shut down nuclear facilities during the early phases of ... (more) U.S. Looks at Dropping a Condition for Iran Nuclear ...
Fed contractor, cell phone maker sold spy system to Iran
washingtontimes.com — Dissidents monitored By Eli Lake ( Contact ) | Monday, April 13, 2009 Two European companies —... a major contractor to the U.S. government and a top cell-phone equipment maker — last year installed an electronic surveillance system for Iran that human ... (more) Fed contractor, cell phone maker sold spy system to Iran
Michael Rubin Says Iran's Nuclear Negotiations Are a Game of Diplomacy Without Sincerity
online.wsj.com — MICHAEL RUBIN On Apr. 9, Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, the head of Iran's atomic energy agency, announced that... the Islamic Republic had installed 7,000 centrifuges in its Natanz uranium enrichment facility. The announcement came one day after the U.S. State ... (more) Michael Rubin Says Iran's Nuclear Negotiations Are a ...
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Nukes And Iran
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — The Obama administration is considering letting Iran continue to enrich uranium during negotiations about its nuclear program. Joe Klein could live with a nuclear Iran: The question is, how dire a threat do you think this is? The Israelis, and some of their American right-wing allies, believe it is mortal. I don't. I think it is a consequence of Iranian pride and a rational desire for deterrence. As long as the Israelis and Pakistanis have the bomb, the Iranians will want one. After all, no sane mullah--and they have proven themselves to be quite ...

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