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cfr.org - 11/25/2008
U.S. Policy Toward Iran: Time for a Change? - Council on Foreign Relations
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Author: December 12, 2000 > Speakers: Richard Allen Roth Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Geoffrey Kemp The Nixon Center Suzanne Maloney The Brookings Institution Ray Takeyh Washington Institute for Near East Policy Moderator/Discussant: Chas. W. ...
nytimes.com - 11/20/2008
Iran Said to Have Nuclear Fuel for One Weapon
— nytimes.com — Iran has produced enough nuclear material to make a single atom bomb, though it is unclear if... the country has achieved the necessary technical advances to create a bomb. > (more) Iran Said to Have Nuclear Fuel for One Weapon

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newyorker.com - 12/2/2008
Annals of National Security: The Iran Plans: The New Yorker
— newyorker.com — The Bush Administration, while publicly advocating diplomacy in order to stop Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapon,... has increased clandestine activities inside Iran and intensified planning for a possible major air attack. Current and former American ... (more) Annals of National Security: The Iran Plans: The New Yorker

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washingtonpost.com - 11/29/2008
Bush's Iran Policy Has Failed
— washingtonpost.com — Absent some last-minute fireworks, President Bush will leave office with a kind of double failure on Iran:... Administration hard-liners haven't checked Tehran's drive to acquire nuclear-weapons technology, and moderates haven't engaged Iran in ... (more) Bush's Iran Policy Has Failed

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Newshoggers.com:  On Iran, it's "Bad Cop, Bad Cop"

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On Iran, it's "Bad Cop, Bad Cop"
Newshoggers.com — ... On December 12th 2000, then Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Richard Roth, told a symposium at the Council on Foreign Relations that he was heartened by changes towards a more moderate Iran and explorations of matters of common interest between Iran and America, then added that: ...

On Iran, it's "Bad Cop, Bad Cop"
Crooks and Liars — ... On December 12th 2000, then Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Richard Roth, told a symposium at the Council on Foreign Relations that he was heartened by changes towards a more moderate Iran and explorations of matters of common interest between Iran and America, then added that: ...

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