In America, where I currently am, I hear amplification of this analysis. The point missed by many is that, contrary to the view that Obambi represents an abrupt break with the warmongering Bush, the said warmonger effectively...
Wednesday, 12th November 2008
Deeper into the trap
12:30am
Within a few days of the American presidential election, Iran was already testing Obama with Ahmadinejad slyly offering him his congratulations. Obama gave a guarded, pro-forma reply that Iran had to stop supporting terror and that its development of nuclear weapons was unacceptable, without saying what he would do to bring ‘change’ to Iran. In response to that Ali Larijani, Speaker of Iran’s parliament, pointedly did not deny that Iran was developing nuclear weapons. The ball is now once again in Obama’s court, and the impression strengthens that Iran is looking forward to running ever bigger rings around America.
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
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