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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (189675)	6/19/2006 1:04:20 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

It is obvious now, isn't it? Very cute!! And how do you know if you never tried? Must be that omnisience that the almighty has bestowed to the neocons to go with their omnipotence. Yes.. because if were a serious offer backed by credible political power, Ahmadinejad would not be President right now. The reformist would have taken additional steps to isolate and marginalize the more militant factions in Iran and set up the conditions for further discussions. As it was, it seems fairly clear (with 20/20 hindsight) that the IRGC and "Supreme Guide" still retained FIRM CONTROL over the political process and that they would continue to use such "peace proposals" as a deception campaign to buy them some more time. Instead, they opted to show their true colors since they knew Bush was not buying into their charade. Point I: Non-Intervention in Iranian Affairs. And of course, Iran does not have the same obligation, right? And I don't know why you stopped at "Point 1" of the accords when you should have read further to "Point II and III" which says that Iran is supposed to maintain a minimum $500 Million balance in escrow to collateralize payments of any claims by US citizens/entities against the Iranian regime. They've failed to do this on numerous occasions, thus violating the treaty while claims are arbitrated. parstimes.com As of 1998, Clinton has notified Congress that Iran had failed to maintain the 1/2 Billion dollars escrowed security account. fas.org state.gov But the reality is that the majority of Iranian assets held by the US have ALREADY been released. findarticles.com And here is the current status of the Iran-US Claims Tribunal: iusct.org iusct.org Thus, from what I'm able to find, I'm only seeing references to $252 Million, presumably in the Security account placed in escrow to settle all claims. It cannot be unfrozen until all claims against Iran have been arbitrated. Do you see something different? Please document. Hawk