Mullahs, Gifts, Bearing, Beware of
Stratfor.com reports:
… Prince Bandar bin Sultan … plans to visit Iran on Thursday to hold talks with senior officials, including his Iranian counterpart, Ali Larijani.
Bandar’s trip … is an indication that the two rival states are engaged in serious negotiations over Iraq. The driving force behind these talks has been Iran, which signaled last week that it is willing to work with Saudi Arabia to help stabilize Iraq and resolve other regional issues.
In fact, it appears Iran is using Saudi Arabia as a conduit to send messages to the United States
(Meanwhile) … a flurry of statements saying Iran is willing to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
In another development, Ahmadinejad told Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Wednesday that Tehran is “fully ready for any cooperation which will lead to security and peace in Iraq.” … Iranian officials said they are ready to negotiate a settlement with the United States on issues ranging from Afghanistan to Lebanon.
The Iranians are moving toward a conciliatory approach on all fronts, which has been made possible in part by what appears to be a reining in of Ahmadinejad and his ultraconservative faction …
The clerical regime realizes it has reached the end of the road … any additional defiance could be detrimental to its national security and foreign policy objectives. Another key factor is Khamenei’s failing health: The Iranians want to consolidate their position in Iraq and in the region before there is a change at the helm …
A chorus of Kumbayah from terrorism-loving mullahs! Talks are meaningless as long as they continue to hold a gun to our heads in Iraq, with the threat of a nuclear upgrade. They are eager to talk from a position of power, while they still have one. Let them squirm. As SecDef Robert Gates said last week, there’s no point in talking until the dynamic has … shifted.
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Posted by Jules Crittenden at 10:21 am on Thursday, January 25, 2007
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January 25th, 2007 at 11:53 am
Mullahs, Gifts, Bearing, Beware of
Mullahs, Gifts, Bearing, Beware of Jules Crittenden Stratfor.com reports:… Prince Bandar bin Sultan … plans to visit Iran on Thursday to hold talks with senior officials, including his Iranian counterpart, Ali Larijani. Bandar’s trip … is an in…
January 25th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
This probably has something to do with the story,
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htterr/articles/20070125.aspx
Gary