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"The extraordinary effort that the Iranian leaders have put into the summit is intended to showcase Iran's global role and offer concrete evidence that the US policy of isolating Iran has failed.""A case is being made that it is not the "global community' that has problems with the Islamic republic, as repeatedly asserted by U.S. officials, but merely a U.S.-led-and-pressured coalition of countries."
"And ironically the Obama administration is conceding the point by trying to pressure various leaders from attending the meeting."
Reacting to Ban and Egyptian President Morsi's announced attendance, Netanyahu's spokesman Mark Regev conceded:
"If (they're) going there, if you're paying homage to the leaders of Iran, what kind of diplomatic isolation is that?"Washington's National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said:
"We think that Iran is going to try to use the event for propaganda purposes and to try to cover up the extreme isolation Iran is feeling politically and economically."
"That said, if people choose to participate, we believe they should take the opportunity of any meetings that they have with Iran's leaders to press them to comply with their international obligations without further delay."
Like the Times, the Washington Post represents wealth and power issues. Doing so betrays its readers. On August 14, it headlined "UN chief should boycott Tehran conference," saying:
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