Bush ally breaks ranks

[dogday]

WASHINGTON: A top-ranking Republican senator yesterday called for direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program.

Senate foreign relations committee chairman Richard Lugar said direct US contact with Iran would be useful.

President George W. Bush's insists on a multilateral approach through the UN Security Council which has the power to impose sanctions against Tehran.

Mr Lugar said it was too soon to press hard for sanctions aimed at halting Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program even as the Bush administration prepares to do so at a meeting in Moscow today.

http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,18842745-5001027,00.html

[endarkenment]

1. Dick Lugar appears to rise up out of the mude every now and then

and act like a statesman. He then rapidly sinks back into the slime of Republican Fascism.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

2. Shrub multilateral approach includes saber rattling, disinformation,

and propaganda.

[Supersedeas]

3. Calling for Condi to do her job -- Ya mean, job description does count