Iran, EU to continue nuclear talks

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Iran's top nuclear negotiator SaeedJalili and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana agreed in a telephone conversation on Monday to continue nuclear talks on Iran's disputable nuclear program, state TV reported.

Both sides expressed their satisfaction over the constructive process of Geneva talks and the following contacts, the report said.

Solana and Jalili stressed on the continuation of dialog between the two sides.

Their talk came after six major countries recently agreed to consider new sanctions against Iran in the wake of remarks by Western governments saying Iran failed to give a "clear positive response" to their latest offer of incentives.

On June 14, European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana handed the offer of incentives to the Iranian authorities on behalf of France, Britain, Russia, China, the United States and Germany during his visit to Tehran in a bid to persuade Iran to halt uranium enrichment.

During the visit, representatives of five of the six countries, except the U.S., also took part in talks with senior Iranian officials.

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Iran has also presented its own package of proposals, which is aimed to help resolve regional and international problems, including Iran's nuclear issue.

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1. I could swear I just posted this

but maybe it got deleted:

Ron Paul Affirms: Iran Attack Plan Has 'Green Light'
http://www.americanfreepress.net/html/iran_attack_plan_146.html

By Steve Watson

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) has warned millions of radio listeners that the United States is heading into an illegal attack on Iran, stating his amazement at members of Congress who have openly voiced support for a criminal nuclear strike.

"If we do (attack) it is going to be a disaster," the congressman told the Alex Jones radio show. "I was astounded to see on one of the networks the other day that the debate was not are we going to attack, but are we going to attack before or after the election?" Paul continued.

Paul recently voiced concern over House Congressional Resolution 362 which he has dubbed a "virtual Iran war resolution."

"If that comes up it is demanding that the president an absolute blockade of the entire country of Iran, and punish any country or any business group around the world if they trade with Iran," Paul told listeners.

Experts have predicted gas will rise to $6 per gallon if the resolution passes. Paul believes that may happen anyway, just by anticipation.

"The frightening thing is they say they are taking no options off the table, even nuclear first strike," Paul said. Paul believes from talking with his contacts in and around Congress that a strike on Iran has already been green-lighted.

"That is my sense because the Democratic leaders in the House are proposing no resistance whatsoever, Paul said. "We saw this when a supplemental bill came up and the president asked for $107 billion for the war, the Democrat leadership gave them $162 billion.

"It is still totally bewildering to me when I see men and women in the Congress that I know and like doing this just to get along. Most of them will say 'I agree with you on all you say but the Iranians are bad people and they might attack us some day. . . . I hear members of Congress saying if we could only nuke them.'"

Ron Paul also spoke in detail about his new Campaign For Liberty Group and his views on the upcoming election.

This interview first appeared on www.infowars.net. Listen to the full interview at www.infowars.net/articles/july2008/040708RonPaul2.htm.

(Issue # 33, August 18, 2008)