Iran's Moderates are on the rise, again. The sanctions are working and the EU needs to keep its focus along with Russia !

Iran's nuclear containment has been the one point Russia and the EU have agreed. It is important 'the powers that be' find a way to maintain their focus in the face of escalating tensions with Georgia and Poland.

Bush/Cheney created 'a wedge issue' with the Missile Defense Shield that would cause a destabilizing effect between Europe and Russia. With a new Russian President and the 'idea' that Georgie is 'trigger happy' and possibly followed by another Neocon, Russia has gotten nervous.

Besides, the people of South Ossetia are filing charges of Genocide against the Georgian President. That can't be dismissed. Bush/Cheney and now the ranting of McCain is causing instability in what has been progressive relations with The East for decades. Europe cannot sacrifice its relations with The East because the USA Republican politics demands it.


Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri (right) talking to a member of parliament after his re-election (click here).

Iranian conservative attacks president on economy (click here)
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI – 1 day ago
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A top conservative cleric close to Iran's supreme leader criticized the economic policies of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, saying they threaten to keep Iran from its goal of becoming a regional superpower by 2025.
The remarks by Ali Akbar Nateq Nouri, published Sunday, came just a week after supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei strongly backed Ahmadinejad, praising him for "standing up" to the West and urging him to plan for a second four-year term.
But Nateq Nouri, a confidant of Khamenei, said the strong support didn't mean the president was immune from criticism. And, according to his comments at a banking conference, Iran's economy is faltering....