Posted on 10/03/2004 7:40:37 PM PDT by wagglebee
Well, then the Iranians must be playing a game of rope-a-dope here, because they just rejected Kerry's plan.
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Iranian News Agency Alleges Presidential Candidate John Kerry Sends Email MessageAccording to an article published in the Tehran Times, the office of U.S. Senator and leading Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry sent an email message to the Mehr News Agency. The following is the article as it appeared in English : [1]
"The office of Senator John Kerry, the frontrunner in the Democratic presidential primary in the U.S., sent the Mehr News Agency an email saying that Kerry will try to repair the damage done by the incumbent president if he wins the election. The text of the e-mail follows:
"'As Americans who have lived and worked extensively overseas, we have personally witnessed the high regard with which people around the world have historically viewed the United States. Sadly, we are also painfully aware of how the actions and the attitudes demonstrated by the U.S. government over the past three years have threatened the goodwill earned by presidents of both parties over many decades and put many of our international relationships at risk.
"'It is in the urgent interests of the people of the United States to restore our country's credibility in the eyes of the world. America needs the kind of leadership that will repair alliances with countries on every continent that have been so damaged in the past few years, as well as build new friendships and overcome tensions with others.
"'We are convinced that John Kerry is the candidate best qualified to meet this challenge. Senator Kerry has the diplomatic skill and temperament as well as a lifetime of accomplishments in [the] field of international affairs. He believes that collaboration with other countries is crucial to efforts to win the war on terror and make America safer.
"'An understanding of global affairs is essential in these times, and central to this campaign. Kerry has the experience and the understanding necessary to successfully restore the United States to its position of respect within the community of nations. He has the judgment and vision necessary to assure that the United States fulfills a leadership role in meeting the challenges we face throughout the world.
"'The current Administration's policies of unilateralism and rejection of important international initiatives, from the Kyoto Accords to the Biological Weapons Convention, have alienated much of the world and squandered remarkable reserves of support after 9/11. This climate of hostility affects us all, but most especially impacts those who reside overseas. Disappointment with current U.S. leadership is widespread, extending not just to the corridors of power and politics, but to the man and woman on the street as well.
"'We believe John Kerry is the Democrat who can go toe-to-toe against the current Administration on national security and defense issues. We also remain convinced that John Kerry has the best chance of beating the incumbent in November, and putting America on a new course that will lead to a safer, more secure, and more stable world.'"
Thanks!
"[Kerry]would provide Tehran with the nuclear fuel it wants for a pledge to use it for peaceful purposes only."
Yikes! Nukes for mullah "promises"? We are doomed if he becomes our president.
Pray for W and Our Troops
Hassan Nemazee is Chairman and CEO of Nemazee Capital Corporation and a member of the Board of Directors of AIC. Since receiving his A.B. degree from Harvard University in 1972, he has been an investor in public and private equity markets and a real estate developer. He is also very active in the academic community and in 1996 was honored as a John Harvard Fellow. He currently serves on the Harvard University Visiting Committee for the Center of International Affairs and is a former member of the Harvard University Middle East Advisory Committee. He is on the Board of Directors of the Brain Trauma Foundation and was formerly a Board Member of the Encyclopedia Iranica.
Lucio A. Noto is such an elitist that I think he has stakes in everything.
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Ah, yes, the Halliburton defense.
Accusation (clearly documented): A candidate for president, who advocates supplying nuclear fuel to an "axis of evil" regime, accepting money from supporters of the same regime.
Defense: Halliburton!!!!!
I fail to see how the documented acceptance of large amounts of campaign cash from supporters of a regime that regularly threatens to annihilate us, by a candidate for the U.S. presidency, equates to allegations of kick-backs/favoritism by an American company. I'm sure Halliburton has links to every oil-producing country on the planet -- it's their business. I'm also sure that if dig hard enough, you'll easily find an equal number of links to oil interests for prominent Republicans and Democrats alike.
And I'm absolutely sure the moral equivalence of your argument is not problem for you.
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