Breaking CNN: Letter from Iran to U.S.
Five pages.
Appeal to Americans to "go around" Bush.
"Aggrieved by ever-worsening pain of Palestinians."
"Persistent aggression of the 'Zionists' at fault in Mideast"
"Since the commencement of the U.S. military presence in Iraq, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have been killed. The presence of the U.S. has done nothing to rebuild the ruins or restore the infrastructure or alleviate poverty. The U.S. government used the pretext of the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq but it later became clear that this was a lie and a deception.
The pain of the Iraqi people persists and has been aggravated even though Saddam Hussein was overthrown."
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Wed Nov 29, 11:12 AM ET
TEHRAN (AFP) - Hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called on American forces to leave Iraq as Iraqi President Jalal Talabani wrapped up a three-day visit to neighbouring Iran.
"I advise you to leave Iraq to save whatever reputation you have left. Leave the responsibilities to Iraqi officials according to a timetable as the Iraqi government wants," Ahmadinejad said Wednesday, echoing calls earlier by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Talabani described his trip as "100 percent successful", and vowed the Iraqi people would "soon see results from this visit" following the comments by his "old friend" Ahmadinejad.
Khamenei told Talabani on Tuesday that the first step towards ending the violence should be the withdrawal from Iraq of US-led occupation forces.
He also blamed US-backed regional "agents" for the violence in Iraq, and pledged Iranian help to restore security if Baghdad asks for it.
"If the Iraqi government asks, Iran will not refrain from any action to establish stability and security in this country," the all-powerful leader said.
On his arrival in Tehran on Monday, Talabani said he sought Tehran's help in curbing bloodshed which is increasingly being perceived as civil war >>>cont
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AMMAN, Jordan (CNN) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki arrived in Jordan on Wednesday and met with Jordan's King Abdullah. However, he skipped a dinner with President Bush and Abdullah, and is to meet with the president on Thursday, said Counselor to the President Dan Bartlett.
Because that bilateral meeting was held, it was decided that a three-way meeting was not required, Bartlett said.
It had been reported that Bush-al-Maliki meetings -- focusing on the out-of-control security situation across Iraq -- would start Wednesday. There have been reports that the start was put off to Thursday after a U.S. memo cast doubt on al-Maliki's ability to deal with the sectarian warfare in Iraq.
The political bloc of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced earlier Wednesday that it would suspend its activities in the Iraqi government because the meeting was being held. The group also threatened to eventually quit the government if certain demands weren't met.
But Bartlett said there was nothing odd about this arrangement and the leaked memo had no part in it. The schedule change will give Bush and Abdullah an opportunity to discuss other issues in the region, he said. (Posted 1:48 p.m.)
Appeal to Americans to "go around" Bush.
"Aggrieved by ever-worsening pain of Palestinians."
"Persistent aggression of the 'Zionists' at fault in Mideast"
"Since the commencement of the U.S. military presence in Iraq, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have been killed. The presence of the U.S. has done nothing to rebuild the ruins or restore the infrastructure or alleviate poverty. The U.S. government used the pretext of the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq but it later became clear that this was a lie and a deception.
The pain of the Iraqi people persists and has been aggravated even though Saddam Hussein was overthrown."
LinkHere
Iran tells US to get out of Iraq
by Farhad PouladiWed Nov 29, 11:12 AM ET
TEHRAN (AFP) - Hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called on American forces to leave Iraq as Iraqi President Jalal Talabani wrapped up a three-day visit to neighbouring Iran.
"I advise you to leave Iraq to save whatever reputation you have left. Leave the responsibilities to Iraqi officials according to a timetable as the Iraqi government wants," Ahmadinejad said Wednesday, echoing calls earlier by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Talabani described his trip as "100 percent successful", and vowed the Iraqi people would "soon see results from this visit" following the comments by his "old friend" Ahmadinejad.
Khamenei told Talabani on Tuesday that the first step towards ending the violence should be the withdrawal from Iraq of US-led occupation forces.
He also blamed US-backed regional "agents" for the violence in Iraq, and pledged Iranian help to restore security if Baghdad asks for it.
"If the Iraqi government asks, Iran will not refrain from any action to establish stability and security in this country," the all-powerful leader said.
On his arrival in Tehran on Monday, Talabani said he sought Tehran's help in curbing bloodshed which is increasingly being perceived as civil war >>>cont
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Al-Maliki skips dinner with Bush, Jordanian leader
AMMAN, Jordan (CNN) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki arrived in Jordan on Wednesday and met with Jordan's King Abdullah. However, he skipped a dinner with President Bush and Abdullah, and is to meet with the president on Thursday, said Counselor to the President Dan Bartlett.
Because that bilateral meeting was held, it was decided that a three-way meeting was not required, Bartlett said.
It had been reported that Bush-al-Maliki meetings -- focusing on the out-of-control security situation across Iraq -- would start Wednesday. There have been reports that the start was put off to Thursday after a U.S. memo cast doubt on al-Maliki's ability to deal with the sectarian warfare in Iraq.
The political bloc of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced earlier Wednesday that it would suspend its activities in the Iraqi government because the meeting was being held. The group also threatened to eventually quit the government if certain demands weren't met.
But Bartlett said there was nothing odd about this arrangement and the leaked memo had no part in it. The schedule change will give Bush and Abdullah an opportunity to discuss other issues in the region, he said. (Posted 1:48 p.m.)
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