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September 26, 2009 - 2:26 pm - by Richard Fernandez
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2009-09-27 19:29:23

RE: definitions v dictionary. I think the words mean the same, but the context is different.

Where president Obama says he doesn’t want to win, just fix the “problem”, the word “problem” still means the same thing. It just is that what I consider the problem is not what Obama sees is the problem. That is problematical when playing word games will define and decide our future action and how many of our troops will live or die this year.

The smirk on Ahmadineajad’s face when told of the remarks of president Obama re the secret sites, was telling. The words Ahmadineajad used tell an even better story “Mr. Obama is ab out to say this? So is all the information Mr Obama receives of the same nature? If I were Mr. Obama advisor I would definitely advise against making this statement, because it is definitively a mistake. There is no secrecy. We work within the framework of the IAEA.”

Obviously nuclear weapons sites are not a problem for Ahmadinejad. So what is the problem? The notion of secrecy? Or the face lost by publicly disclosing all this now despite the (forced) letter to the IAEA. It seems the IAEA seeks lawyer-client privilege in its dealings with certain Nuclear bound nations. I don’t think that is especially wise. But who knows what the velvet revolutionaries in the streets of Tehran are disposed to believe about such privilege.