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Good Article on the "impending war with Iran"
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| HotDogWater |
http://www.esquire.com/features/iranbriefing1107
Makes me sad :(
Some highlights:
| quote: | | Scanning [the offer made by Iran], Mann was startled by one dramatic concession after another -- "decisive action" against all terrorists in Iran, an end of support for Hamas and the Islamic Jihad, a promise to cease its nuclear program, and also an agreement to recognize Israel. |
| quote: | | ...the diplomat told her that Iran was ready to cooperate unconditionally, a phrase that had seismic diplomatic implications. Unconditional talks are what the U.S. had been demanding as a precondition to any official diplomatic contact between the U.S. and Iran. And it would be the first chance since the Islamic revolution for any kind of rapprochement. |
| quote: | | Suddenly countries like Syria and Libya and Sudan and Iran were coming forward with offers of help, which raised a vital question -- should they stay on the same enemies list as North Korea and Iraq, or could there be a new slot for "friendly" sponsors of terror? |
| quote: | | Calling for "full normalization" in exchange for "full withdrawal" from the occupied territories, Abdullah promised to rally all the Arab nations to a final settlement with Israel… At the Arab League meeting, Abdullah got every Arab state to sign his proposal in a unanimous vote. |
| quote: | | "We talked to the Iranians quietly up until 2003. The president chose not to continue that channel." |
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| gerard6975 |
Bjorn, check your title ;)
impede
One entry found.
Main Entry:
im·pede Listen to the pronunciation of impede
Pronunciation:
\im-ˈpēd\
Function:
transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
im·ped·ed; im·ped·ing
Etymology:
Latin impedire, from in- + ped-, pes foot — more at foot
Date:
circa 1595
: to interfere with or slow the progress of
impend
One entry found.
Main Entry:
im·pend Listen to the pronunciation of impend
Pronunciation:
\im-ˈpend\
Function:
intransitive verb
Etymology:
Latin impendēre, from in- + pendēre to hang — more at pendant
Date:
1585
1 a: to hover threateningly : menace b: to be about to occur 2archaic : to hang suspended |
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| HotDogWater |
| i don't see anything wrong with my seplling :D |
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