Hay Adams @ 6:30 Tonight …
I am meeting some friends for drinks tonight (Thursday) at Off The Record, the hotel bar in the Hay-Adams (One Lafayette Square, 16th & H NW) around 6:30. Blog readers are welcome. I promise to minimize the cock jokes.
Jeffrey Lewis
Writing on ACW 2004–2026 · 2,079 posts
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Iran Offer at Informal Steering Committee Meeting
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North Korean Nuclear Test Preparations
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Iranian EMP "Threat"
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Informal EU3-Iran Steering Committee Meets in London
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