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Politics : The Iraq War And Beyond -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: James Calladine who wrote (7723)	1/24/2005 5:55:57 AM
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NOW... Straw flies to US for talks on Iran Ewen MacAskill, diplomatic editor Monday January 24, 2005 The Guardian The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, was due to fly to Washington last night for talks with Condoleezza Rice, who is due to be confirmed this week as secretary of state, on tackling Iran's alleged covert nuclear weapons programme. Ms Rice has indicated that she intends to take a much tougher line towards Iran than that pursued by Mr Straw and the rest of the EU. Britain, France and Germany are in negotiations with Iran aimed at securing its agreement not to pursue a uranium enrichment programme which would enable it to make a nuclear bomb. Iran consistently denies that it wants a bomb, but the US is sceptical about Iran's claims and the EU's diplomatic efforts. It would like to see Iran referred as quickly as possible to the UN security council with a view to imposing economic sanctions. Israel has raised the possibility of bombing Iran's nuclear plants. A Foreign Office source travelling with Mr Straw denied that the US privately supported the EU talks as a means of adding pressure on Tehran. Mr Straw's list of topics for discussion with Ms Rice is topped by developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the FO says. He also wants to discuss the Iraq elections and the EU plan to lift its arms embargo on China, which the US opposes. guardian.co.uk ...AND THEN: Chamberlain flies to Germany for talks on Czechoslovakia In September 1938, Neville Chamberlain, the British prime minister, met Adolf Hitler at his home in Berchtesgaden. Hitler threatened to invade Czechoslovakia unless Britain supported Germany's plans to takeover the Sudetenland. After discussing the issue with the Edouard Daladier (France) and Eduard Benes (Czechoslovakia), Chamberlain informed Hitler that his proposals were unacceptable. Adolf Hitler was in a difficult situation but he also knew that Britain and France were unwilling to go to war. He also thought it unlikely that these two countries would be keen to join up with the Soviet Union, whose totalitarian system the western democracies hated more that Hitler's fascist dictatorship. [...] In March, 1939, the German Army seized the rest of Czechoslovakia. In taking this action Adolf Hitler had broken the Munich Agreement. The British prime minister, Neville Chamberlain, now realized that Hitler could not be trusted and his appeasement policy now came to an end. spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk Likewise, in March, 2005, the Israeli Air Force bombed Iran. In allowing this action George W. Bush had broken the Washington Agreement. The British foreign minister, Jack Straw, now realized that Bush could not be trusted and his appeasement policy now came to an end.