Obama has begun discreet talks with Iran, Syria

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Source: WASHINGTON (AFP) - -

US President Barack Obama has already used experts within the last few months to hold high-level but discreet talks with both Iran and Syria, organizers of the meetings told AFP.

Officially, Obama's overtures toward both Tehran and Damascus have remained limited.

In an interview broadcast Monday, Obama said the United States would offer arch-foe Iran an extended hand of diplomacy if the Islamic Republic's leaders "unclenched their fist."

Meanwhile, his secretary of state Hillary Clinton warned that the Israeli-Syrian track of the Middle East peace negotiations took a back seat to the Israeli-Palestinian track, especially because of the recent war in Gaza.

However, even before winning the November 4 election, Obama unofficially used what experts call "track two" discussions to approach America's two foes in the region.

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090201/twl-us-diplomacy-iran-syria-7e07afd.html

[Horse with no Name]

1. It's about fucking time someone talked to our "enemies"

without using human carnage as their "voice".

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2. Agreed; talking is a sign of maturity...it only means weakness in the minds of some.