It is the day after the State of the Union. President Obama has gone to Idaho to make the case for his initiatives before heading off to India for India's Republic Day. It appears that India has truly laid out quite a welcome for him:
What was surprising was an invitation by the Speaker of the House to the Prime Minister of Israel to come before the Congress to address "radical Islam" and the Iran Nuclear Threat. The White House was understandbly irritated by this:
The President said that all options were on the table, but talking is better than shooting. Yet, it is so unfortuante that someone who has done so much to undermine the Peace Process is being asked to speak before Congress. This headline truly underscored the ironic nature of it all:
It is also quite unfortunate that the Republicans have elected to intervene in as overt a way as they have to support the Israeli Prime Minister's bid for re-election. It is also not surprising that the Israeli Prime Minister has accepted this because he also snubbed the French President as he said he would go to Paris after the French President told him not to--based on some very telling reporting from Haaretz. Iran, though, buried the General that was killed in the Israeli Drone strike inside Syria:
Whether this scandal engulfes Ahmadinjead, the former President is another matter. Although he may not spending a day in jail, the fact that this was headlined on IRNA, the Official Iranian Government News agency, is in and of itself huge. Is this part of the subtle openness Rouhani has been pushing despite profound odds--as exemplified by the demand by the head of the Basij for an "apology" from Foreign Minister Zarif remains to be seen.
Interesting times.....
The latest Re #POTUS Visit 2 #India; Plans for 'Special Moment' with PM #Modi: Sources http://t.co/5uHOEg1VzW
— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) January 21, 2015
What was surprising was an invitation by the Speaker of the House to the Prime Minister of Israel to come before the Congress to address "radical Islam" and the Iran Nuclear Threat. The White House was understandbly irritated by this:
Boehner invites Netanyahu to speak before Congress on Iran nuclear threat--a direct snub @ #POTUS...unfortunate: http://t.co/91UDkL06Jr
— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) January 21, 2015
The President said that all options were on the table, but talking is better than shooting. Yet, it is so unfortuante that someone who has done so much to undermine the Peace Process is being asked to speak before Congress. This headline truly underscored the ironic nature of it all:
That Atlantic's headline says it all - Now Speaking for the Republicans: Benjamin Netanyahu http://t.co/BWNOKNi0jG
— Chemi Shalev (@ChemiShalev) January 21, 2015
It is also quite unfortunate that the Republicans have elected to intervene in as overt a way as they have to support the Israeli Prime Minister's bid for re-election. It is also not surprising that the Israeli Prime Minister has accepted this because he also snubbed the French President as he said he would go to Paris after the French President told him not to--based on some very telling reporting from Haaretz. Iran, though, buried the General that was killed in the Israeli Drone strike inside Syria:
#Syria: The official word on the funeral of General Alah Dadi @ Kerman: پیکر سردار شهید الله دادی درکرمان تشییع شد http://t.co/SFHwGC3vNr
— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) January 21, 2015
As we finished "going to press" here on this latest developments, we saw this :
Huge...Former #Iran VP goes to jail...is his boss next? irna.ir - محکومیت معاون اول دولت دهم به پنج سال و91 روز حبس http://t.co/nqAza1KpGH
— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) January 21, 2015
Whether this scandal engulfes Ahmadinjead, the former President is another matter. Although he may not spending a day in jail, the fact that this was headlined on IRNA, the Official Iranian Government News agency, is in and of itself huge. Is this part of the subtle openness Rouhani has been pushing despite profound odds--as exemplified by the demand by the head of the Basij for an "apology" from Foreign Minister Zarif remains to be seen.
Interesting times.....
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