dw-world.de - 3/3/2009
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Russian President Medvedev has said he's willing to discuss the proposed US missile shield with Washington. But he added that any deal linking those talks with negotiations regarding Iran would not be productive.
en.rian.ru - 3/3/2009
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en.rian.ru —
MOSCOW, March 2 (RIA Novosti) - Washington has
told Moscow that Russian help in resolving Iran's nuclear...
program would make its missile shield plans for Europe unnecessary, a Russian daily said on Monday, citing White House sources. U.S. President ...
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RIA Novosti - Russia - Obama 'ready to drop shield plans ...
in.reuters.com - 3/8/2009
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in.reuters.com —
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has test-fired a new
air-to-surface missile, Iranian media reported on Sunday, in the...
Islamic Republic's latest display of its military capability. The missile test was carried out despite the offer by the administration of ...
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Iran test-fires new missile - media
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earthtimes.org - 3/3/2009
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earthtimes.org —
Madrid/Washington - Russian President Dmitri Medvedev on Tuesday
showed willingness to discuss the US-planned missile defence system...
opposed by Moscow, but without haggling linking it to Iran. Medvedev was commenting during a visit to Spain on an a...
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Russia rejects link between missile defence and Iran - ...
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A Charm Offensive
Neptunus Lex —
... of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and senior staffers in the White House, the National Security Council, the State Department and the Department of Defense. Obama’s willingness to scrap those two proposed bases in Central Europe also reflects the unanimous opinion of the Democratic Party foreign policy establishment.
One could call it a bold stroke. Mavericky, even. The UPI certainly seems to think so.
Not a particularly helpful one, however:
The Russian president welcomed the ...
Plausible Hilarity
Jules Crittenden —
... Point, Ivan. Medvedev is happy to talk about dismantling the missile defense system, but won’t “haggle” with Obama over Iran. Deutsche Welle . Sounds like that’s one bad idea blowing up in the new guy’s face before it gets off the ground. I believe Ivan is dissing 44. To put it in more diplomatic terms, Ivan is signalling that from his perspective, 44 has diplomatically signalled a desire to be his bitch. There are a number of important lessons for Obama in this rookie misstep. 1. Don’t trust Russians. 2. Don’t write when you can speak. 3. Don’t speak when you can nod. 4. ...
Rush Limbaugh, Talk Radio Dominate National Political Debate
The Radio Equalizer: Brian Maloney —
... Goofy "Barry" Obama, a budding, would-be dictator whose actions are met with laughter by the world's true despots, who see him as a rank amateur. Watch every week as young Barry unsuccessfully tries to be taken seriously by global evil-doers, who instead walk all over him. Wait, that isn't funny, is it? ...
Negotiating With Iran
Outside The Beltway | OTB —
... about the speed with which the Obama Administration has offered reconstruction aid to the Palestinians and their willingness to scrap missile defense plans in Eastern Europe. An invitation to Tehran to participate in a high-level meeting on Afghanistan constitutes an extremely minor concession if any at all and in my view it’s best to begin negotiations with matters on which both parties have substantial agreement. ...
Obama’s Plan To Negotiate With Taliban Scoffed At - By Taliban
Nice Deb —
... have failed,” Gholam Hossein Elham was quoted as saying by the Mehr news agency.
“Negotiation is secondary, the main issue is that there is no way but for (the United States) to change,” he added.
RELATED EMBARRASSMENT:
Via Jules Crittenden:
Medvedev is happy to talk about dismantling the missile defense system, but won’t “haggle” with Obama over Iran. Deutsche Welle.
Sounds like that’s one bad idea blowing up in the new guy’s face before ...
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Obama clarifies Russia letter —
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