U.S. in Switzerland Saturday to Listen to Iran, Not Negotiate

Is the U.S. gearing up for another war (with Iran now) or is the envoy meeting with Iranians in Switzerland for nuclear talks to stop uranium enrichment by Iran going to be successful? There will be no negotiations between the U.S. and Iran at this time. It is strictly to listen.

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Onto the terror watch list (no fly list, terrorist watch list), did you know it is over one million names? The ACLU says this about it:

The American Civil Liberties Union says the list is an impediment for millions of travellers." America's new million-record watch list is a perfect symbol for what's wrong with this administration's approach to security: it's unfair, out-of-control, a waste of resources (and) treats the rights of the innocent as an afterthought," ACLU technology director Barry Steinhardt said in a release.

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Matter of Time

Iran tests a missile and oil prices climb. That is what happened yesterday. Like we can afford to have them climb any further!?! I will refrain from swearing right now.

While oil prices have me itching to yell quite loudly (not that anybody would listen to me), this just increases the tensions on the U.S. and Israel fronts. A U.S. official was quoted as saying it was "provocative" while the Israeli Minister was quoted as saying "Israel should prepare itself to do what is needed to do." Apparently, Iran is claiming they don't plan to attack Israel and that any attack by the U.S. or Israel would be a joke.

Obviously, the United Nations sanctions against Tehran for enriching uranium does squat. What good does the United Nations do anyway anymore? They sure don't seem to have a lot of clout when it comes to anything like this. Maybe slowed them down is all. It's only a matter of time before the you know what hits the fan.

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