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LIKE the butterfly that flapped its wings in one continent and caused a tornado in another, America's offer of talks with Iran could herald the start of something big. What it might be, we don't know. After a staring match that has lasted 27 years, Bush was yesterday being held up as the president who blinked first. Yet you could argue that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad fluttered his eyelashes several weeks ago with his bizarre, 18-page, why-can't-we-all-be-friends, letter to the US president. It is possible that Bush, himself no stranger to incomprehensible mutterings, suddenly recognised a man with whom he could do garbled business.
What is stirring now is more of a courtship of convenience than a beautilificent friendship, as the US president might say. A superpower does not forget or forgive the holding of 52 of its citizens hostage for 444 days. It must, however, adapt to the times and these are not the best of days for the Bush administration.See the full content of this document
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Who Will Twitch First in the Ultimate Game of Poker?
Any one of a long list of factors could have prompted the Great Satan to reach out to one of the Axis of Evil triplets. Take your pick between the soaring oil price, Iraq, a president experienc...
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