rssIs Dennis Ross Ambassador to Iran Under a Different Name?
Friday, January 30, 2009 at 11:20 am
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Here’s an interesting story from The Washington Post about what key Obama administration officials and would-be officials make of potential openings to Iran, notwithstanding Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s demand for a U.S. “apology” for past crimes. The article quotes a recent paper by Dennis Ross, who hasn’t yet been officially announced as the State Department’s special envoy to Iran, as favoring back-channel outreach at first:
Ross said the United States should ask the Iranian representative during the private talks to explain how his government sees U.S. goals toward Iran and how Iran thinks the United States perceives Iranian goals. The purpose of this dialogue, he wrote, is to “find a way to show the Iranians that we are prepared to listen and to try to understand Iranian concerns and respond to them, but ultimately no progress can be made if our concerns cannot also be understood and addressed.”
Others, including counterterrorism adviser John Brennan, prefer a direct and more dovish approach. (Yeah, that’s right, that Brennan.) But here’s my question. What sense does it make to have Ross be a special envoy to … just one country?
The other special envoys, Richard Holbrooke and George Mitchell, have numerous countries within their portfolios. When the government special envoy positions deal with single countries with which it doesn’t have diplomatic relations, it typically creates posts for specific issues, like human rights in North Korea, for instance. I know, I know, the Tehran embassy wasn’t built in a day, but it still seems like Ross’ would-be billet is an odd bureaucratic entity.
It’s also one that raises questions about how any special envoy sees the job. Is there a specific goal, like compliance with the Non Proliferation Treaty, or even normalized U.S.-Iran relations? Or is it to simply see what can be yielded through outreach, if anything? Where will the envoy talk with the Iranians — Iran, the United States, or a third country? It would be nice to have some clarity here.
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Comment posted January 30, 2009 @ 9:08 am
The author of the WAPO piece, is the same “reporter” who AIPAC operatives Weissman and Rosen called to pass information that they said was from “an American intelligence source” on July 21, 2004.
Kessler is still carrying AIPAC's water, apparently.
Dennis Ross, on the other hand, appears to be on the verge of a big stink over not registering as a foreign agent for Israel:
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idU…
So the real question would appear to be “Is Dennis Ross a Foreign Agent for Israel Under a Different Name?”
Comment posted January 30, 2009 @ 12:32 pm
Iran or PM of Turkey and Israel
PM of Turkey is not different from Ayatollah Khomeini and Osama bin Laden. He is sharing the same ideological ambitions but he is trying to achieve the same result deferentially than them. They are the people who want to defeat secular and western democratic systems in the “Muslim World”. They are working to establish the Islamic dictatorship similar to the Communist dictatorships. The PM of Turkey wants to be the Islamic “Khalifa” so is Osama bin Laden.
Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran did achieve the title of “Imam” in Shia’ism which is equivalent to the Islamic “Khalifa” in Islamic Sunni branch.
We are suffering from the Islamic unjust dictatorship in Iran now. Ayatollah Khomeini now is the residence of Hell for his crime against the Muslim people in Iran and Iraq.
The Islamic movements are sharing the common goals. The only different is PM of Turkey wants to take different method for reaching the same gals; when the times are right he will fight the USA, Israel, EU and Russian. He is trying to fool the western countries until he reaches his goals of eliminating the Turkish General’s power first in home.
PM of Turkey never want to join the EU. His goals are to defeat the Military Generals in Turkey first; then you will see him how moderate he is.
We are saying for over one year now; what the Islamic movement wants and what the Islamic party in Turkey wants. His plan to go to EU is this. He want to show the military that the west does not like Turkey; and then he want to eliminate the military Generals powers in Turkey so he can control the military first. After that he wants to revive the Turkish holly wars of “Jihad” against the west, Israel and Russia. And declare himself Islamic “Khalifa” for life and then his son can take over after his death. They are the Islamic dictators no more no less. The Islamic movements are against technology, freedom of religions, and freedom of any thing. They do love the power to abuse the people.
The PM of Turkey and his latest acting against Israel in that meeting are just part of his goal. The Islamic movement does not have any good thing for Muslim people. They are even much worse than the Communist dictatorships. One is using religions to rule by force and the other is using labors to rule by force. But the outcomes are the same for the ruled people.
Sincerely,
Jaff Sassani
From the SKDC
jaff.skdc@googlemail.com
Comment posted January 30, 2009 @ 1:08 pm
Mr. President Obama: We are going to guarantee you and your gurus of think tanks in America. That you are not going to be successful in your negotiations with the Islamic movement in The “Muslim world”.
We hope that we are wrong about what we know and understand their ideology and their ambitions. From peaceful one like PM of Turkey to Osama bin Laden want to defeat your country in the Middle East and Asia.
We are calling your politicians foe over one year now to adopt different policy and do some thing for the people in “Muslim World”. When you treat our people like you treated the Europeans’ people after World War II then you can help our people and defeat the revengeful Islamic dictatorship instead of negotiating with them.
America needs to understand the Islamic movement from PM of Turkey to Osama bin Laden first. Then you are going to believe what we are informing you about them.
PM of Turkey or Iran or other part of Muslim world and Israel needs genuine solutions not artificial one.
PM of Turkey is not different from Ayatollah Khomeini and Osama bin Laden. He is sharing the same ideological ambitions but he is trying to achieve the same result deferentially than them. They are the people who want to defeat seculars and western democratic systems in the “Muslim World”. They are working to establish the Islamic dictatorship similar to the Communist dictatorships. The PM of Turkey wants to be the Islamic “Khalifa” so is Osama bin Laden.
Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran did achieve the title of “Imam” in Shia’ism which is equivalent to the Islamic “Khalifa” in Islamic Sunni branch.
We are suffering from the Islamic unjust dictatorship in Iran now. Ayatollah Khomeini now is the residence of Hell for his crime against the Muslim people in Iran and Iraq.
The Islamic movements are sharing the common goals. The only different is PM of Turkey wants to take different method for reaching the same gals; when the times are right he will fight the USA, Israel, EU and Russian. He is trying to fool the western countries until he reaches his goals of eliminating the Turkish General’s power first in home.
PM of Turkey never want to join the EU. His goals are to defeat the Military Generals in Turkey first; then you will see him how moderate he is.
We are saying for over one year now; what the Islamic movement wants and what the Islamic party in Turkey wants. His plan to go to EU is this. He want to show the military that the west does not like Turkey; and then he want to eliminate the military Generals powers in Turkey so he can control the military first. After that he wants to revive the Turkish holly wars of “Jihad” against the west, Israel and Russia. And declare himself Islamic “Khalifa” for life and then his son can take over after his death. They are the Islamic dictators no more no less. The Islamic movements are against technology, freedom of religions, and freedom of any thing. They do love the power to abuse the people.
The PM of Turkey and his latest acting against Israel in that meeting are just part of his goal. The Islamic movement does not have any good thing for Muslim people. They are even much worse than the Communist dictatorships. One is using religions to rule by force and the other is using labors to rule by force. But the outcomes are the same for the ruled people.
Sincerely,
Jaff Sassani
From the SKDC
jaff.skdc@googlemail.com
Comment posted January 30, 2009 @ 5:08 pm
The author of the WAPO piece, is the same “reporter” who AIPAC operatives Weissman and Rosen called to pass information that they said was from “an American intelligence source” on July 21, 2004.
Kessler is still carrying AIPAC's water, apparently.
Dennis Ross, on the other hand, appears to be on the verge of a big stink over not registering as a foreign agent for Israel:
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idU…
So the real question would appear to be “Is Dennis Ross a Foreign Agent for Israel Under a Different Name?”
Comment posted January 30, 2009 @ 8:32 pm
Iran or PM of Turkey and Israel
PM of Turkey is not different from Ayatollah Khomeini and Osama bin Laden. He is sharing the same ideological ambitions but he is trying to achieve the same result deferentially than them. They are the people who want to defeat secular and western democratic systems in the “Muslim World”. They are working to establish the Islamic dictatorship similar to the Communist dictatorships. The PM of Turkey wants to be the Islamic “Khalifa” so is Osama bin Laden.
Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran did achieve the title of “Imam” in Shia’ism which is equivalent to the Islamic “Khalifa” in Islamic Sunni branch.
We are suffering from the Islamic unjust dictatorship in Iran now. Ayatollah Khomeini now is the residence of Hell for his crime against the Muslim people in Iran and Iraq.
The Islamic movements are sharing the common goals. The only different is PM of Turkey wants to take different method for reaching the same gals; when the times are right he will fight the USA, Israel, EU and Russian. He is trying to fool the western countries until he reaches his goals of eliminating the Turkish General’s power first in home.
PM of Turkey never want to join the EU. His goals are to defeat the Military Generals in Turkey first; then you will see him how moderate he is.
We are saying for over one year now; what the Islamic movement wants and what the Islamic party in Turkey wants. His plan to go to EU is this. He want to show the military that the west does not like Turkey; and then he want to eliminate the military Generals powers in Turkey so he can control the military first. After that he wants to revive the Turkish holly wars of “Jihad” against the west, Israel and Russia. And declare himself Islamic “Khalifa” for life and then his son can take over after his death. They are the Islamic dictators no more no less. The Islamic movements are against technology, freedom of religions, and freedom of any thing. They do love the power to abuse the people.
The PM of Turkey and his latest acting against Israel in that meeting are just part of his goal. The Islamic movement does not have any good thing for Muslim people. They are even much worse than the Communist dictatorships. One is using religions to rule by force and the other is using labors to rule by force. But the outcomes are the same for the ruled people.
Sincerely,
Jaff Sassani
From the SKDC
jaff.skdc@googlemail.com
Comment posted January 30, 2009 @ 9:08 pm
Mr. President Obama: We are going to guarantee you and your gurus of think tanks in America. That you are not going to be successful in your negotiations with the Islamic movement in The “Muslim world”.
We hope that we are wrong about what we know and understand their ideology and their ambitions. From peaceful one like PM of Turkey to Osama bin Laden want to defeat your country in the Middle East and Asia.
We are calling your politicians foe over one year now to adopt different policy and do some thing for the people in “Muslim World”. When you treat our people like you treated the Europeans’ people after World War II then you can help our people and defeat the revengeful Islamic dictatorship instead of negotiating with them.
America needs to understand the Islamic movement from PM of Turkey to Osama bin Laden first. Then you are going to believe what we are informing you about them.
PM of Turkey or Iran or other part of Muslim world and Israel needs genuine solutions not artificial one.
PM of Turkey is not different from Ayatollah Khomeini and Osama bin Laden. He is sharing the same ideological ambitions but he is trying to achieve the same result deferentially than them. They are the people who want to defeat seculars and western democratic systems in the “Muslim World”. They are working to establish the Islamic dictatorship similar to the Communist dictatorships. The PM of Turkey wants to be the Islamic “Khalifa” so is Osama bin Laden.
Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran did achieve the title of “Imam” in Shia’ism which is equivalent to the Islamic “Khalifa” in Islamic Sunni branch.
We are suffering from the Islamic unjust dictatorship in Iran now. Ayatollah Khomeini now is the residence of Hell for his crime against the Muslim people in Iran and Iraq.
The Islamic movements are sharing the common goals. The only different is PM of Turkey wants to take different method for reaching the same gals; when the times are right he will fight the USA, Israel, EU and Russian. He is trying to fool the western countries until he reaches his goals of eliminating the Turkish General’s power first in home.
PM of Turkey never want to join the EU. His goals are to defeat the Military Generals in Turkey first; then you will see him how moderate he is.
We are saying for over one year now; what the Islamic movement wants and what the Islamic party in Turkey wants. His plan to go to EU is this. He want to show the military that the west does not like Turkey; and then he want to eliminate the military Generals powers in Turkey so he can control the military first. After that he wants to revive the Turkish holly wars of “Jihad” against the west, Israel and Russia. And declare himself Islamic “Khalifa” for life and then his son can take over after his death. They are the Islamic dictators no more no less. The Islamic movements are against technology, freedom of religions, and freedom of any thing. They do love the power to abuse the people.
The PM of Turkey and his latest acting against Israel in that meeting are just part of his goal. The Islamic movement does not have any good thing for Muslim people. They are even much worse than the Communist dictatorships. One is using religions to rule by force and the other is using labors to rule by force. But the outcomes are the same for the ruled people.
Sincerely,
Jaff Sassani
From the SKDC
jaff.skdc@googlemail.com
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