Hmmm. Compare and contrast-who's more truthful?

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http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/news/world/17292039.htm

First U.S.-Iranian talks in 27 years barely break the ice
By Scott Canon and Leila Fadel
McClatchy Newspapers

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. and Iranian diplomats largely echoed the growing acrimony between Washington and Tehran in their first round of talks on Iraqi security on Monday.

After four hours of face-to-face closed-door talks, they appeared to have agreed on just one thing: Like their Green Zone host, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki, both sides want stability in Iraq under the current government.

The problem is, Washington thinks the best way to achieve that is to get Iran out of the Iraqi picture and Tehran thinks Washington should go.


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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-irantalks29may29,0,6473473.story?coll=la-home-center

U.S., Iran meeting 'businesslike,' positive
All sides declared their support for the principle of a peaceful, stable and democratic Iraq which presents no threat to its neighbors.
By Alexandra Zavis, Times Staff Writers
4:15 PM PDT, May 28, 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- There were no major breakthroughs Monday as U.S. and Iranian diplomats held their first formal direct talks in more than a quarter of a century to discuss security in Iraq. But no one had expected any.

At best, the envoys and their Iraqi hosts had hoped the encounter would get two longtime foes talking. On that there was some progress: Iran proposed that a "trilateral mechanism" be established to handle discussions about ways to ease the conflict in Iraq.

Iraqi officials welcomed the suggestion, but with an emphasis that any discussions had to include them, said government spokesman Ali Dubbagh, who was part of the Iraqi delegation headed by national security adviser Mowaffak Rubaie.

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