A very curious report out of "Uncensored" today.
Obama-Ahmadinejad: too little, too late
Posted: 19 May 2011 10:00 AM PDT
Ahmadinejad returned to talks with Washington over the swapping of low-enriched Iranian uranium for the supply of rods for a research reactor. The deal, shelved a year ago, would give Iran a break from international pressure while allowing it time to hone its nuclear technologies. In return, Ahmadinejad reportedly asked for Obama’s support against Ayatollah Khamenei.
The talks appear to have borne fruit, as the EU has embarked on a new round of sanctions against Iran, clearly to create a pretext for Ahmadinejad to advance the swap deal.
But the new US half-policy won’t work: Khamenei is sufficiently strong to block the uranium swap, and the less-than-enthusiastic American support for Ahmadinejad cannot rally Iranian politicians and the Revolutionary Guard around him.
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