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...Esfandiari, director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, said Iran's Intelligence Ministry "keeps trying to prove the unprovable." Esfandiari was released after a show of public pressure by then Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton as well as a letter to Khamenei from former Congressman Lee Hamilton, the president of the Wilson Center and co-chair of both the Iraq Study Group and the 9/11 Commission. (See pictures of Iran's presidential election and its turbulent aftermath...
...experience gained from administering the program this year, potentially more funds to support the program, and greater flexibility in the aid budget cycle, Day said.While reports earlier in the year had raised concerns that some Universities might shy away from Yellow Ribbon in the current economic climate, Keith M. Wilson, director of education services for the VA, said he was very pleased with the overall level of participation. He said he was anticipating a total of around 2,000 agreements with over 600 schools for the next school year—which he said was a particularly strong number given...
...former presidential candidate Alexander Kozulin. Last month, Russia canceled its last $500 million installment of a $2 billion IMF loan to Belarus as punishment for not recognizing the breakaway republics, Lukashenko claimed. "It's no coincidence that Lukashenko released key political prisoners within days of the August conflict," says Wilson. "He realized he had to pay his dues to the E.U. because Russian friendship came with a price...
...disagreement, like the 2005 ban (which has since been lifted) of Polish meat after Poland joined the E.U. and the 2006 ban of Georgian wine after Tblisi accused Moscow of spying, leading some observers to suggest that Belarus isn't being paranoid. "That's the Russia way," says Wilson. "It has had a lot of economic rows with neighbors, and it uses the same vocabulary every time." (See pictures of Putin's patriotic youth camp...
...Belarus could not survive without Russia," says Wilson. "But translating that into political reality has always been really difficult. At the end of the day, Belarus needs trade and resources to survive, both of which come from Russia." So for now, Belarus will have to keep up its balancing act between Russia and Europe - and hope that, soon, Russia goes back to drinking its milk...