Bush Regime's Absense of Communication

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Rice: "absence of communication is not the problem with Iran."

The U.S. has been forced to put off their plans to seek a U.N. resolution on Iran until May 19, when the security council members will meet to consider new 'incentives' for Iran. "We agreed that we will continue to seek a (UN) Security Council resolution, but that we would wait for a couple of weeks while the Europeans design an offer to the Iranians that would make clear that they have a choice that would allow them to have a civil nuclear program," Secretary Rice said.

The Bush regime dismissed the letter that Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, sent in a historic overture which hasn't occurred in the years of simmering hostility between leaders of the sovereign nation and the U.S. government. But, the letter was dismissed out of hand as a 'ploy', so, it's clear that this administration isn't looking for a diplomatic way out of the controversy over Iran's nuclear program and their intention to process their own uranium.

Rice pushed Iran away with the twisted rhetoric our government representatives use when they want to mislead observers about Iran's nuclear intentions, which Ahmadinejad has said over and over is in pursuit of peaceful nuclear energy for his country.

"What is to be gained if Iran is not prepared to live up to its obligations" to the international community." Rice said. "It was critical for Iran not to have nuclear weapons weapons."

Again, the stated intention of Iran is that its nuclear activities are not for any weapon, and the U.N. atomic inspectors haven't been able to produce any evidence at all that there is any weapons program contemplated by Iran.

Rice persists, however: ". . . more importantly, no one even wants Iran to have the technology on its territory that could lead to" weapons building." she said.

Besides, Rice said, although "there will be action in the Security Council," the U.S. can do it's own muckraking without the international body, "on the financial side".

When will the international body stand up for Iran against the warmongering Bush regime's obvious attempt to punish Iran beyond any evidence and for threatening the sovereign nation with military attacks without any proof of any nuclear weapons plans, potential, or activity?

It's clear that the next meeting's agenda of incentives to persuade Iran not to enrich their own uranium is far short of what the Bush regime wants. What's important now is for the international community to reject the U.S. imperialism and establish some order to their diplomatic process so that the U.S. is not leading them into a soft war against Iran which would almost certainly be exploited by Bush, as in Iraq, to further their militarism with impunity.

The U.N. needs to step up and assert their independence from this war-loving American cabal and form their own coalition of the unwilling, now, before they are co-opted into Bush's scheme to dominate all these lesser defended nations in the region for his own lust for greed and conquest.

In the meantime, Rice and her cohorts in the administration have demonstrated to the world that they have no interest in dialog or diplomacy, unless it serves their narrow interests to dominate, intimidate, and conquer. We shouldn't let them get away with stifling Iran's voice, however, at least their peaceful expressions should be amplified. That's what Rice and others in the Bush regime are afraid of. Iran will never be presented to the American people by their leaders as reasonable and non-threatening, no matter how many times they assert their peaceful intentions.

But I'll offer one passage from the Iranian president's letter which I feel should serve to represent Iran's intentions, beyond their defensive rhetoric, in response to Bush's threats. Here's an excerpt:

Mr George Bush, President of the United States of America,

For sometime now I have been thinking, how one can justify the undeniable contradictions that exist in the international arena -- which are being constantly debated, especially in political forums and amongst university students. Many questions remain unanswered. These have prompted me to discuss some of the contradictions and questions, in the hopes that it might bring about an opportunity to redress them.

Can one be a follower of Jesus Christ (PBUH), the great Messenger of God, feel obliged to respect human rights, present liberalism as a civilization model, announce one's opposition to the proliferation of nuclear weapons and WMDs, make "War and Terror" his slogan, and finally, work toward the establishment of a unified international community -- a community which Christ and the virtuous of the Earth will one day govern . . . ?

But at the same time, have countries attacked, the lives, reputations and possessions of people destroyed and on the slight chance of the presence of a few criminals in a village, city or convoy for example, the entire village, city or convoy set ablaze.

Americans have been wondering themselves about the contradictions in Bush's rhetoric about democracy and liberty as he uses the destructive force of our military to invade and occupy Iraq and Afghanistan, at the same time, threatens Iran with nuclear attacks.

Rice and the others in this administration and in the Pentagon, should listen to the words of the Iranian president, and amplify them. Certainly the sovereign nation of Iran - one of the few powers in the region who hasn't exploded a nuclear weapon, and threatens no other nation outside of defense of its own borders - should be recognized when they counsel our warmongering nation about the evils of war, violent regime change, and mindless military destruction, justified by lies and false representations of threats.

The U.S. is the real danger in this confrontation. We need to listen to all of the criticisms against our leader's militarism, which we haven't been able to stop with our own appeals and actions here at home. Communication is the problem with Iran. It's a shame that the offices of our diplomacy have stopped listening.


http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_ron_full_060510_bush_regime_s_absens.htm

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1. absense of communication

here too

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2. right? wrong?

indifferent?

Is this thing on? :freak:

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3. The letter that Iran's hardline president sent to President Bush this week

opens a window onto the underlying rage and powerlessness many Muslims feel toward America, going some way toward showing why the United States still struggles to win “hearts and minds” in this troubled region.

That is not irrelevant but a vital issue if the United States wants to blunt Islamic extremism. Bush has put money and high-profile aides into that public diplomacy effort. Yet many Americans find it incomprehensible that the Muslim world views their country as a bully.

In short, the West and the Muslim world are “talking past each other” in classic fashion. Perhaps it is a clash of civilizations, as some believe. Or, perhaps there are still small openings for understanding.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20060510-1025-iran-hard-linersletter.html

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4. UN powers to offer Iran incentives: Russia

New York - Russia urged Iran on Wednesday to accept trade and technology incentives being drafted by key UN powers in a new bid to make Tehran halt uranium enrichment and other nuclear activities.

Russia's UN ambassador indicated that diplomats will soften a draft UN Security Council resolution to include 'two directions,' including one with incentives for obtaining Iran's cooperation in nuclear non-proliferation.

'If things go wrong, the situation will deteriorate. It's their choice,' Vitaly Churkin told reporters, referring to Iran.

Diplomacy deadlocked after France and Britain, backed by the US, presented a May 3 UN resolution that would make it mandatory for Iran to stop uranium enrichment and come clean on its nuclear programme.

http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1162949.php/UN_powers_to_offer_Iran_incentives_Russia

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5. U.S. Has No Option but to Make Deal With Iran

by Daniel Schorr

All Things Considered, May 10, 2006 · Daniel Schorr, senior news analyst for NPR, says that, despite the Bush administration's dismissal of the letter from Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Washington has no option but to try to make a deal with Tehran over its nuclear program.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5396972