U.S. secretly negotiating with Iran

[StandWatie]

THE THREE OPERATIVES are among the most wanted members of al-Qaida:
Abu Mussab al Zarqawi, an alleged poison expert who got medical treatment in Iraq.
Sa’ad Bin Laden, Osama bin Laden’s third-oldest son who is believed to be planning new al-Qaida operations.
Suleiman Abu Ghaith, the al-Qaida spokesman famous for introducing bin Laden in a widely seen videotape after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
Many U.S. officials believe that Iran is willing to turn them and other key al-Qaida operatives over to the United States or their home countries for a price: in exchange for members of an Iranian opposition group called the Mujahadeen al-Khalq, or MEK.
The MEK has been attacking Iran’s Islamic government from Iraq and is now in Iraq under U.S. military control.

http://www.msnbc.com/news/946772.asp?0cv=CA01&cp1=1#BODY

[Qutzupalotl]

1. Not secret no mo!

Hawkish Republicans say under no circumstances should the United States negotiate with Iran while it’s pursuing nuclear weapons. “We shouldn’t do anything that makes it look as if we’re recognizing, legitimizing, and favoring the regime in Iran,” says foreign policy expert Michael Ledine of the American Enterprise Institute.

Despite what may be going on behind the scenes, the Bush administration’s public policy is Iran should hand over al-Qaida terrorists and expect nothing in return.

Hmm...they say one thing in public yet do the exact opposite in private. Why am I not surprised?

[Dhalgren]

2. It also points up what the Bushites are really after.

If they were really after the Al Quaeda boys because of 9/11 they would work with anyone willing to help out. But if they are after empire, then Iran is just too "evil" and who cares about Al Qaeda, anyway, I mean, it's so...well, 9/11. Old news, move on, we're past that now.

[davidinalameda]

3. where were these Hawkish Republicans while Ollie North was

selling Iran arms to finance his little war in Central America?

what hypocrites!

[tomp]

4. Iran should hand over al-Qaida terrorists and expect nothing in return.

yeah, after all we've done for iran, we should expect favors.

[zbdent]

5. According to this misAdministration, Iran was one of the three in the Axis

of evil.

Enemy of the state.

Ergo, if this misAdministration is fraternizing with the enemy, then they are committing treason, eh?

[umcwb]

6. Locking - Dupe

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UMCWB
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