Man, I could go for some football right now. Instead, I’ve been checking out these stories.<\/p>\n
Media Zinger o’ the Day<\/strong><\/p>\n Landing like a solid right cross<\/a> hidden behind a good left jab [emphasis added].<\/p>\n Witnessing former Vice President Gore’s speech today in which he basically accused President Bush of criminality for warrant-less eavesdropping on Americans was fascinating in part because it demonstrated just how spicy a Washington speech can be when the person giving it has nothing left to lose<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Where Have I Heard This Tune Before?<\/strong><\/p>\n Filed under Iran-Playing-the-World-Like-a-Fiddle<\/a>.<\/p>\n A POTENTIAL breakthrough in the nuclear stand-off with Iran came last night when the Iranian ambassador in Moscow praised a proposal to move Tehran’s uranium enrichment programme to Russia.<\/p>\n As Britain, the United States, Russia, France and China met in London yesterday to discuss how to handle Iran’s illegal nuclear development, the country was facing the growing certainty that it would be referred to the UN Security Council.<\/p>\n While China remained resolutely silent on the possibility of sanctions – a move which it has the power to veto – Russia made significant moves towards the western stance on Iran’s nuclear programme.<\/p>\n Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, said last night that his position is “very close” to that of the United States and Britain. And it appeared that he could hold the key to a resolution when Iran’s ambassador to Russia, Gholamreza Ansari, welcomed an offer to move the Iranian uranium enrichment programme to Russia.<\/p>\n Such a move would mean Iran, which is developing a missile which could reach Israel, could not acquire enough material for a bomb.<\/p>\n “As far as Russia’s proposal is concerned, we consider it constructive and are carefully studying it. This is a good initiative to resolve the situation. We believe that Iran and Russia should find a way out of this jointly,” said Mr Ansari. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n