...Mr. Cook dismissed the idea that Iran's goal is to use the bourse to sabotage the greenback. "I have a technical term for that," he said. "Bollocks!"...
And then there is this:
Iran ready for direct talks with US on Iraq
By Gareth Smyth and Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran
Published: March 16 2006 14:59 Last updated: March 16 2006 14:59
Confronting Iran: Bush should let others take the lead
Article Last Updated: 03/16/2006 2:37 AM MST
...Most Americans still are angry about the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran and the long ordeal of the hostages there.
However, many Americans probably are not aware that the Iranians still are angry about the CIA-backed coup in 1953 that deposed a popular Iranian leader, Mohammad Mosaddeq, and placed the shah back on the throne. Mosaddeq had proposed nationalizing Iran's oil industry, something that Britain and the United States would not abide...
Ok, it's understood that Bush shouldn't take the lead and neither should this idiot. Neither one of these men understands the word diplomacy.
unfortunately, i dont think it would matter, who does the talking, since it's only meant for show, and i doubt if there is substance behind, or any real desire for 'peaceful solutions'.
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