http://www.salon.com/wire/ap/archive.html?wire=D8LMT1E01.htmlIraq, Iran Reach Agreement on Security
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By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press Writer
November 29,2006 | TEHRAN, Iran -- Iraq's president said Wednesday he had reached a security agreement with Iran, which the United States accuses of fueling the chaos in the war-torn country. Iran's president called on countries to stop backing "terrorists" in Iraq and for the Americans to withdraw.
Tehran is believed to back some of the Shiite militias blamed in the vicious sectarian killings that have thrown the country into chaos. The United States has said the Iraqi government should press Iran to stop interfering in its affairs in a bid to calm the violence.
Presidents Jalal Talabani of Iraq and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran held talks Wednesday hours before U.S. President George W. Bush was due to meet with the Iraqi prime minister in Jordan in talks aimed at finding a solution to Iraq's spiraling bloodshed.
Talabani gave no details on the security agreement with Iran, and Ahmadinejad made no mention of any deal at a joint press conference in Tehran.
"We discussed in the fields of security, economy, oil and industry. Our agreement was complete," Talabani told reporters. "This visit was 100 percent successful. Its result will appear soon."
http://www.nysun.com/article/44197Bush Edges Closer to Iran Talks
By ELI LAKE
Staff Reporter of the Sun
November 28, 2006
President Bush will discuss Iraq- Iran relations tomorrow when he meets in Amman with Prime Minister Maliki. Iraq's president, Jalal Talabani, arrived in Tehran yesterday for two days of talks with the Iranians. Mr. Talabani told reporters in Tehran that his discussions would address a wide range of issues, but added, "We need Iran's comprehensive help to fight terrorism, restore security and stabilize Iraq."
The National Security Adviser, Stephen Hadley, yesterday said that he expects Mr. Maliki will raise the issue of Iraq's recent talks with Iran and Syria with President Bush on Wednesday when the two leaders meet in Jordan.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/244076/1/.htmlIran tells Talabani that US-led forces must leave Iraq
Posted: 28 November 2006 2325 hrs
TEHRAN : Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei told visiting Iraqi President Jalal Talabani that US-led forces had to leave Iraq if security was to be restored in the violence-riven country.
"The first step to solve the security issue in Iraq is the exit of the occupiers from this country and leaving the security issues to the people-based Iraqi government," Khamenei was quoted as saying by state television.
"Americans will absolutely not succeed in Iraq and the continuation of Iraq's occupation is not a mouthful that Americans can swallow," Khamenei said Tuesday during a meeting with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani
http://www.topix.net/content/trb/1098127449182660153624736693870160943158Old enemies embrace in Tehran
Chicago Tribune
By Christine Spolar
November 30, 2006
When Saddam was toppled everyone was happy.
Iran reached out to Iraq and the American public in separate gestures Wednesday, giving the Baghdad government a $1 billion line of credit while Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent a personal letter to 'noble Americans' calling for a military withdrawal from Iraq.
The financial arrangements were revealed on the third and final day of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's meetings here with Iran's political elite. Ahmadinejad also made clear for the first time that Iran would support Iraq's government in setting a timetable for U.S. troops to leave the country.
In an interview with the Tribune in Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that in addition to the line of credit, Ahmadinejad and Talabani had signed 'hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of no-bid contracts and trade pacts for Iraqi reconstruction. Under the agreements, Iran will help rebuild schools, hospitals, pipelines and power plants.
Iran's gestures underscored its deep religious bond with its Shiite-majority neighbor but also what some believe is its desire to displace the U.S. as a powerbroker in Iraq. They were announced as possible tensions surfaced in the U.S.-Iraq relationship when a summit between Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and President Bush in Amman was postponed by a day
For God's sake, Iran had very comprehensive meetings with Iraq the day before Al-Maliki shared an Egg McMuffin with Bush for about an hour after blowing off the dinner meeting. This Iran/Iraq alliance is not being discussed in any way that I can see by the MSM, including the NYT, the WP, the network news, MSNBC, you name it. WHY NOT?!!!
THIS IS THE NEWS OF THE DAY. If people are going to interview Condi, why in the world wouldn't they ask about this meeting? When it is asked about by anyone, it is in oblique terms so that unless you knew what was going on, you would never know what they are referring to. Why is this not being reported to the American people?