Arab world still looking for "change"

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Reba said:
Do you know anything about Ahmadinejad? From the statements you've been posting it seems that you do not.

Either that, or you support his positions, which I sure hope isn't true.
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Huh? I prefer to have both sides, not bias side.

I do feel that you ignored the link, I provided. Accord Ahmadinejad: "I offer Mr. Bush to take part in a televised debate with me without any censorship so that we put forward our views on ways to come out of the current international crises,"

We people have the right to know the uncensorship TV debate between Iran and US presidents instead of listen media's "make up" stories... Bush choose to refuse it. What is this?
 
Liebling:-))) said:
At first I thought the picture, you posted is a hoax until I saw TV document about him few weeks ago... It's not hoax... It's exact, they filmed him... :shock:
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yep... well it was not a live broadcast or whatsoever but the camera was still on during the break. Bush was just fooling around. He didn't mean it. I thought it was funny. C'mon... I'm sure we've done something like that :lol:
 
Liebling:-))) said:
Iran demands change in US policy

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has demanded concrete policy changes from the US as the price for new relations between the two states.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he had seen no change in America's attitude or policy, singling out US support for Israel and sanctions against Iran.

But he also said that if President Barack Obama altered the US position, Iran was prepared to follow suit.

President Obama on Thursday offered "a new beginning" in relations with Iran.

He made the offer in a video message to Iran's leaders and people seen as a dramatic break with the approach of George W Bush's administration.

Relations between Iran and the US have been strained over Tehran's nuclear activities.

BBC Iranian affairs analyst Sadeq Saba says that a minimum requirement for Iran would be a move by Washington to ease US sanctions.

'Words not enough'

Speaking to a large crowd in the holy city of Mashhad, Ayatollah Khamenei said Iran had "no experience with the new American government and the new American president". One gesture the US administration could make would be to ease some sanctions on passenger aeroplanes and spare parts Cyrus, Tehran

"We will observe them and we will judge," he said.

"If you change your attitude, we will change our attitude."

In the speech, which was carried live by Iranian television, he said Iran was yet to see such a change.

"What is the change in your policy?" he asked.

"Did you remove the sanctions? Did you stop supporting the Zionist regime? Tell us what you have changed. Change only in words is not enough."

Sadeq Saba analyses Iranian response'

The BBC's Sadeq Saba says the Iranian supreme leader may be acting to prevent any internal division between moderates and hardliners over how to react to President Obama's offer.

The demand for the US to withdraw support for Israel is clearly unrealistic, he says.

But any easing of bilateral sanctions or a freeze on Iranian assets could signal to Iran that the US is serious, he adds.

'Mutual respect'

Mr Obama's offer came in a direct video address to mark the Iranian New Year.

In the message, Mr Obama said he was seeking engagement with Iran that was "honest and based on mutual respect".

Obama reaches out to Iran

"My administration is now committed to diplomacy that addresses the full range of issues before us," he said.

The address was distributed to news outlets in Iran with subtitles in Farsi, and posted on the White House website.

Mr Obama's approach - prefigured in his inauguration speech - was seen as a clear departure from the approach of the Bush administration, which described Iran as part of the "axis of evil".

In another possible move towards engagement, the state department is said to be considering an overture in the form of a letter to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei before the Iranian elections this summer.

Even so, a week ago Mr Obama extended sanctions against Iran for one year, saying it continued to pose a threat to US national security.

The US fears Iran's uranium enrichment programme is a cover to build atomic weapons, a charge Iranian officials deny.

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iran demands change in US policy
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hmmm... that's funny.. Iran's demanding a change in OUR policy? Well how about this - A message to Iran... change your policy first and then we will talk to you. :cool2:

I'm hoping Obama maintains the hardliner stance
 
Ditto on what Liebling said

to Iran:

Look in that mirror and do some changing!!
 
I prefers the experts who can speak/write Arabic over "experts" who read tanslation of Arabic news into English.
 
Jiro said:
hmmm... that's funny.. Iran's demanding a change in OUR policy? Well how about this - A message to Iran... change your policy first and then we will talk to you. :cool2:

I'm hoping Obama maintains the hardliner stance
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Iran need stop to make nuclear weapon and I don't find any reason that they want make nuclear weapon, except for stupid reason and we are feel like Israel is still in threat because Iran want possession of nuclear weapon against Israel.

I would rather to see US to make improve the relation to our neighboring island, Cuba and remove the sanction and allows many companies to doing business with Cuba and allows Americans to visit here.

Make improve the relation in Cuba is more important than Iran, also we could make improve the relation with Venezuela as well, otherwise, we are still alot of business with Venezuela since government is in sour relation.
 
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