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...Bush Administration has made no secret this week of its frustration with Iran over its slowness to respond to a U.S.-backed incentive package to resolve the nuclear standoff. After President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Iran would make a formal response by mid-August - although other officials have suggested it may come sooner - President Bush himself complained that "it should not take the Iranians that long to analyze what is a reasonable deal." European diplomats too have indicated that they expect an Iranian response by mid-July, when the G8 convenes in Russia...
...reason for the delay in Iran's response may be that its leadership is not nearly as monolithic or unified as is often portrayed. The debate over how to respond to the Western offer is being conducted amid a complex power struggle underway between Iran's firebrand president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and more pragmatic conservative forces (including Larijani) that dominate in the unelected executive bodies that outrank the presidency...
...last week, U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack blasted the SCO for having included Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the summit: "Having Iran there as an observer?Iran, the world's largest or most significant state sponsor of terrorism ... runs counter to the idea that this is a group dedicated in part to countering terrorism in the region." Ahmadinejad responded by warning SCO nations against "domineering powers [who] use their force against and interfere in the affairs of other states." Still, the regional conference could prove useful in curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions. After meeting on the sidelines with both...
...Send Missives, Not Missiles "Why not Talk?" [May 22] described the reasons President Bush will not respond to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's rambling 18-page letter. Although Ahmadinejad's missive wanders, covering a multitude of issues, the central message is that Bush does not live up to Christian teachings. The letter repeatedly refers to Jesus Christ and Moses, followed by the acronym for "peace be upon him." Indeed, Ahmadinejad cites Jesus but never mentions the Prophet Muhammad. Bush should reply in kind by citing Koranic passages to point out how Ahmadinejad does not live up to Islamic principles...
...anxious. If monitoring our phones keeps just one American from being harmed, the government can listen to my calls anytime it wants. Norm Rossell Fallbrook, California, U.S. Send Missives, Not Missiles "Why not talk?" [May 22] described the reasons President Bush will not respond to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's rambling 18-page letter. Although Ahmadinejad's missive wanders, covering a multitude of issues, the central message is that Bush does not live up to Christian teachings. The letter repeatedly refers to Jesus Christ and Moses, followed by the acronym for "peace be upon him." Indeed, Ahmadinejad cites Jesus...