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FarCenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 04:36 PM
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Iran: Obama's other oil spill
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was scheduled to meet Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva this Thursday in Brasilia. As much as the Barack Obama administration has been moving mountains to undermine the Iranian nuclear fuel swap deal mediated by Brazil and Turkey, both leaders (and US allies) are far from dropping the ball.

They may have mountain ranges to climb, but their point has resonated across much of the world; were it not for the mediation of two emerging powers and honest brokers, Iran would have never accepted what was in fact a slightly modified United States proposal made in October 2009.

In terms of the agreement, Iran commits to ship the bulk of its low-enriched uranium (LEU) to Turkey for safekeeping until an
equivalent mass of high-enriched uranium is delivered to Iran, plus fuel rods to be used in a medical reactor, ostensibly from Russia and France.

With its eye on full spectrum dominance, control of Eurasia and regime change in Iran, the Obama administration had lost control of the Iranian nuclear dossier, and Brazil and Turkey filled the void by starting down the diplomatic track. The real "international community" has interpreted the sequel for what it is - Washington undermining the emergence of independent, non-US-centric global diplomacy, pre-emptively striking both Brazil and Turkey, these annoying "threats" to the major power platinum club.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/LE28Ak03.html
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 04:37 PM
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1. AttOd. n/t
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emulatorloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-10 05:53 PM
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2. Boy people sure can come up with Crazy Headlines, can't they
Looks like an interesting piece though, book marking for later.
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