Seymour Hersh is at it again. With lots of discussion about possible US military options against Iraq (read Joe Cirincione in Foreign Policy and the Washington Post today), Hersh has found a way to stand out. Suggest the US will nuke Iran: One of the military’s initial option plans, as presented to the White House …
Iran-US Talks
by | 2006-04-07 | 6 Comments
One claim I have frequently heard from opponents/skeptics of US engagement with Iran is that Tehran has frequently rejected Washington’s past overtures. So I’d be interested to know if there is any truth to this afternoon’s FT article: Iran has prepared a high-level delegation to hold wide-ranging talks with the US, but the Bush administration …
DPRK FM Speaks
by | 2006-04-07 | No Comments
I just recalled that I found this ITAR-TASS interview with DPRK Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sung last month. My impression is that Paek doesn’t give too many of these, at least that are available in English. This portion well summarizes Pyongyang’s take on its diplomacy with Washington and Tokyo, at least as it stood in …
Happy Birthday, Dave Abshire
by | 2006-04-07 | No Comments
This week was David M. Abshire’s 80th Birthday. Lynne Duke recently had a long article in the Washington Post on DMA, founder of CSIS, and the civility project he is running at the Center for the Study of the Presidency. His footprint in Washington has been large for years, as has his reputation for getting …
