Lost opportunity in 2003

See NIAC's conference in February 2007 titled "US-Iran relations: collision, stand-off, or convergence?" in Capitol Hill featuring speakers including Francis Fukuyama, Colonel Larry Wilkerson (Colin Powell's Chief of Staff), Bruno Pellaud (former deputy chief of the IAEA), Daniel Levy (former advisor to Ehud Barak).

Full conference transcript (very interesting, especially see the morning two sessions which gives details on how the process initiated from the Iranian side and lost at the American side; and how IAEA sees Iran nuclear program).

2003 Memo Says Iranian Leaders Backed Talks, Washington Post, Feb. 14, 2007.
The roadmap document
Blown Chance, Newsweek, Feb. 8, 2007.

Would we be still in the current mess if they had gone public about it? Oops! I forgot! Talking to American was such a taboo back then... The failure of this initiative served the right wings of both countries...

John Stewart's Iranian Hostage Crisis

Don't miss out on last Thursday's show of Daily Show on Iranian Hostage Crisis, The Next Generation. This is another laugh or cry story!
"Hey Iran, do you know how hard we're working to keep President Bombs-A-Lot from throwing down on you?"



http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/index.jhtml?ml_video=84520