The US occupation said there is no role for Iranian mediators

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US: No Iranian mediation with al-Sadr


Saturday 17 April 2004, 0:19 Makka Time, 21:19 GMT


Iranian delegation's mediating role is unwelcome, says US


The US occupation administration has said there is no role for Iranian mediators to end the standoff between American forces and Muqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi army.



Iranian officials, however, were adamant that they would play a mediating role on Friday.

Spokesman Dan Senor said a representative had met members of an Iranian delegation at their request and informed them that their mediation was unwelcome.

"We had a firm message for them across the board with regard to their role in Iraq, which is to be constructive, not destructive," he told reporters.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/29E9781A-7E04-4954-B81F-96D4757FF267.htm

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[John_H]

1. That's why they assasinated one of them

CNN reported "unidentified, masked gunmen" killed an Iranian diplomat yesterday.

[daleo]

3. The timing of the two events does make you wonder

There were also mixed signals sent to Syria lately. Maybe there is a bit of a power struggle going on in the ranks of the neo-cons (likely more based on tactics and leadership than ultimate strategy).

[wtmusic]

2. Do we really have to pee on

every Muslim country in the world before we offer them liberation? How about a good will gesture instead of a boot on their heads, for a change?

[Eye and Monkey]

4. I think Mr. Senor is peeing on his own loafers.

Mercenaries, not mediators?

This is the sort of thing that may well come back to take a chunk out of BushCo's ass.