http://diplomacy.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for diplomacy en Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:19:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2041445 unknown@Netscape.com "I believe our efforts should be diplomatic in nature," Reid said, citing the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group and others to hold a regional conference to resolve security issues in the Middle East. Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:19:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2041445ReidwarirandiplomacyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2038731 unknown@Netscape.com The damage the president has done to our country's reputation can be rebuilt -- by those who uphold our Founding Fathers' ideals. Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:07:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2038731americabushforeignpolicydiplomacyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1615632 unknown@Netscape.com The summit this week between President Bush and Japan's new prime minister, Shinzo Abe, will be a much more sedate affair - for good reasons on both sides of the Pacific. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 06:28:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1615632japanShinzoAbebushdiplomacyUnitedstatessummitNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1397901 unknown@Netscape.com House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Tom Lantos, D-San Mateo, just back from a trip to Syria that brought sharp criticism from Republicans and the Bush administration, suggested Tuesday that the two may be interested in taking another diplomatic trip -- to open a dialogue with Iran. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:31:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1397901pelosibushforeignpolicyirandiplomacyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1316050 unknown@Netscape.com Through the capture of and subsequent announcement that it would release 15 British sailors and marines, the Islamic Republic of Iran sent its adversaries a pointed message: Just as Iran will meet confrontation with confrontation, it will respond to what it perceives as flexibility with pragmatism. Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:00:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1316050iranU.K.diplomacylessonsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1176478 unknown@Netscape.com Israeli and Palestinian leaders have agreed to meet every two weeks to discuss day-to-day issues, but also a "political horizon," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced Tuesday after shuttling between the two sides for three days. Rice also said her envoy will try to set benchmarks for implementing a cease-fire. Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:19:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1176478IsraelpalestinemiddleeastcondoleezzaricediplomacyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1102569 unknown@Netscape.com From the article: "An Iraqi militia leader once branded a major security threat has appeared in public alongside Iraq's prime minister after being freed from US custody. Ahmed Shibani is a senior aide to radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr, whose political movement plays a key role in Iraq's power-sharing coalition. Mr Shibani met Nouri Maliki hours after Iraqi government officials said they were talking with insurgent groups." Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:15:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1102569moqtadasadriraqAhmedShibaniNouriMalikidiplomacyshiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1103176 unknown@Netscape.com From the article: "Talks on North Korea's nuclear program ground to a halt in Beijing on Thursday, with the North Korean and Russian envoys both leaving for the airport after four days of negotiations went nowhere. North Korea had avoided discussing a February deal to shut its main nuclear reactor by mid-April since the talks began on Monday, demanding that $25 million frozen in a Macau bank first be transferred to a bank in Beijing." Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:40:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1103176NorthKoreaNuclearSixnationtalksdiplomacyjapanUnitedstatesrussiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/971456 unknown@Netscape.com From the article: "The prime ministers of Japan and Australia have signed a security pact designed to enhance military co-operation between the two nations.Japan's PM Shinzo Abe said the pact would help to stabilise the region. The defence deal - Japan's first with a country other than the US - includes co-operation on border security, counter-terrorism and disaster relief." Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:51:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/971456AustraliajapanSecuritydiplomacyasiaShinzoAbeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/885122 unknown@Netscape.com From the article: "Bilateral talks between North Korea and Japan aimed at normalizing diplomatic relations - a key part of Pyongyang's agreement to shut down its nuclear program - have been canceled, the North Korean Embassy said Wednesday.The embassy did not provide a reason for the abrupt move, which came hours after the start of the talks." Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:34:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/885122japanNorthKoreatalksdiplomacyasiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/710534 unknown@Netscape.com IRAN has once again defied the United Nations by proceeding with enrichment activities, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported yesterday. And yet, simultaneously, Iranian officials have been sending a very different message - one that has gone largely unremarked but merits close attention. Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:46:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/710534iranpreemptiondiplomacyNuclearcycleusNews http://web2announcer.com/go/582415 unknown@Netscape.com Calling Congress an "enemy of the state," the Bush Administration made it clear that it is not only severing ties to the lawmakers, but also to anyone who offers them aid, comfort, or votes. Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:07:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/582415bushcongressdiplomacyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/450215 unknown@Netscape.com TEHRAN - The Iranian news agency, 'Ras el-Humiq' confirmed today that former U.S. Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, has accepted the post of Defense Minister for that Middle East country. Mon, 05 Feb 2007 07:09:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/450215satireFinallysomediplomacyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/5681 unknown@Netscape.com Iran says it wants nuclear energy to fuel its economy. The US says it wants to build an 'Islamic bomb'. But what do Iranians think about the deepening crisis? Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:09:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/5681PoliticsiranNuclearmiddle-eastUSAdiplomacyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/4537 unknown@Netscape.com Despite vehement official assertions to the contrary, indications are increasing every day that the Bush Administration has already decided that conventional diplomacy will fail as a way to manage its confrontation with Iran, and that military action against the Teheran regime has therefore already reached the point of final countdown. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:52:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/4537PoliticswarbushiranopiniondiplomacyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2535 unknown@Netscape.com Does President Bush understand his own foreign policy? Wed, 09 Aug 2006 05:13:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2535Politicsbushforeign policydiplomacypress conferencesNews