Ahmadinejad, who says Iran will never bow to outside pressure on the nuclear issue, faces a challenge in the election from moderates seeking better ties with the West.

“We said we will have no talks before the election. They were insisting to hold negotiations before the election,” Ahmadinejad told a news conference for Iranian media broadcast live and translated by Iran’s English-language Press TV.

“They called several times … and Mr. Obama finally accepted and said ‘Ok, let’s do it after the election’,” he said.

Wow, actual negotiation.

The Obama administration signaled Friday a willingness to reopen a channel with Cuba that was closed under President George W. Bush by proposing high-level meetings on migration between the countries.

The gesture comes as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is trying to fend off pressure from her Latin American counterparts to make an even bolder break from past policies by endorsing a proposal that would reintegrate Cuba into the Organization of American States.

At least we’re making progress somewhere, even if our economy is still fucked, it means there is hope out there to be found.

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This entry was posted on Saturday, May 23rd, 2009 at 09:23.