juancole.com - 11/8/2008
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President-elect Barack Obama said Friday that "Iran's development of a nuclear weapon, I believe is unacceptable. . . Iran's support of terrorist organizations, I think is something that has to cease." What I cannot understand is why American politicians who speak publicly on this issue do not ...
rawstory.com - 11/10/2008
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rawstory.com —
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has obtained
evidence suggesting that documents which have been described as
technical studies for a secret Iranian nuclear weapons-related research program may have been fabricated. The documents in ...
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Documents linking Iran to nuclear weapons push may have ...
swampland.blogs.time.com - 11/7/2008
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swampland.blogs.time.com —
Well, if the presidential campaign didn't convince you
that Barack Obama is one disciplined fellow, his first
public appearance as President-elect certainly should have. The press conference was notable for several things: --he did not stray from ...
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First Press Conference
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 11/7/2008
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latimesblogs.latimes.com —
PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA HOLDS A NEWS CONFERENCE FOLLOWING A
MEETING WITH HIS TRANSITION ECONOMIC ADVISORY BOARD, CHICAGO SPEAKER:
PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA [*] OBAMA: Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you very much. This morning, we ...
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Complete transcript of Pres.-elect Barack Obama's first ...
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Obama and Iran
Suburban Guerrilla —
Go read Juan Cole.
Beyond Obama, As The World Turns
Taylor Marsh —
... from what Zbig has previously stated, which to me signals that it’s possible some sort of dialogue has been engaged to explain Obama’s broader thoughts in order to bring Brzezinski on board. Pure speculation on my part, but not impossible given Zbig’s prior statements on expanding troop presence in Afghanistan, and also because Obama’s gone to him before.
On the Israeli front, see Rahm Emanuel. Message received?
As for Hezbollah in Lebanon, Juan Cole writes something I wish would catch on, but I say that often in regards to Professor ...
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corner.nationalreview.com 10/21/2008 — [(E) signifies English link]
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Iran: Will talks happen under Obama?
csmonitor.com 11/20/2008 — A period of reestablishing relations with Iran's partners seems likely. Also expect contacts with lower-tier Iranian officials.
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Iran Presidential Election: Key Issues Will Be Economy, Ties With West
huffingtonpost.com 12/13/2008 — TEHRAN, Dec 12 (IPS) - The main issue in Iran's June 2009 presidential election is certain to be the country's economic woes, but both candidates will be linking the economy to the issue of relations between Iran and the West, according to Iranian ...
Iranian Analysts Urge Obama To Start Negotiations Immediately
huffingtonpost.com 12/13/2008 — TEHRAN, Dec 11 (IPS) - In light of the Iranian presidential election coming in mid-2009 and the U.S. distaste for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President-elect Barack Obama is being advised to avoid any communication with Tehran until after Iranians vote next ...
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 ...
The agenda: Iraq's reaction —
First Read 11/7/2008
"Obama was elected only two days ago, but his victory is already beginning to shift the political ground in Iraq and the region. Iraqi Shi'ite politicians are indicating that they will move faster toward a new security agreement about US troops, ...
Iran blasts Obama's nuclear criticism —
CNN Political Ticker 11/8/2008
Ahmadinejad on Thursday outlined where he thinks U.S. policy needs to change.
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Iran's parliament speaker has criticized U.S. President-elect Barack Obama for saying that Iran's development of a nuclear weapon is ...
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