[Iran Press TV Latest] Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has defended US President Barack Obama's attempts to engage in direct talks with Iran.
"The Iranian government should not be able to claim that we have refused the opportunity for constructive dialogue," Blair said in an address to a forum on religion and politics in Chicago.
"The stature and importance of such an ancient and extraordinary civilization means that as a nation, Iran should command respect and be accorded its proper place in the world's affairs," The Sunday Times quoted Blair as saying on Thursday.
He said that the purpose of talks with Tehran should be halting Iran's nuclear program. "It is to put a stop to the Iranian regime's policy of destabilization and support of terrorism."
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This POS will say anything to burnish his public image in prep for his EU-Presidency run.
Wonder what Dubya (I miss him more every day) is thinking about his buddy now....
[Beirut Daily Star: Region] Iranian President Mahmoud AhmadinejadŽs speech at a UN conference on racism had widespread Arab support even if it stirred a Western walkout over his anti-Israeli stand, Syria said on Wednesday. ŽŽA large proportion of public opinion in the Arab world supports the words of the Iranian president,ŽŽ Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem said.
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A large proportion of public opinion in the Arab world supports racism the words of the Iranian president
A Lebanese prosecutor on Thursday charged a former general and three other people with spying for Israel and referred them to the military court.
Adeeb al-Alam, a retired brigadier general of the prominent General Security directorate, his wife and nephew were arrested this month by the Lebanese police on suspicion of espionage. A fourth person linked to the cell is still at large, judicial sources said. The arrests had been described by the local media as a major achievement for the Lebanese security services and a blow to Israel's spying networks monitoring the anti-Israeli guerrilla and political group Hezbollah.
Judge Sakr Sakr charged the four with establishing contact with Israel's Mossad spy agency "and supplying it with information about military and civilian Lebanese and Syrian centers with the aim of facilitating its aggressive acts". Sakr also accused Alam of possession of weapons and of him and his wife, Hayat Saloumi, of visiting "the enemy country" without permission. If indicted and later convicted by the military court, the four face the death penalty.
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"Spying for Israel" seems to be the way the Lebanese are using to get rid of anyone not "acceptable" to Hezbollah. I doubt if one in 500 is actually a spy for Israel.
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[Iran Press TV Latest] Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has defended US President Barack Obama's attempts to engage in direct talks with Iran. 
[Beirut Daily Star: Region] Iranian President Mahmoud AhmadinejadŽs speech at a UN conference on racism had widespread Arab support even if it stirred a Western walkout over his anti-Israeli stand, Syria said on Wednesday. ŽŽA large proportion of public opinion in the Arab world supports the words of the Iranian president,ŽŽ Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem said.
A Lebanese prosecutor on Thursday charged a former general and three other people with spying for Israel and referred them to the military court. 
