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scribe their actions not as concessions to the West but as "confidence-building" measures, aimed at demonstrating the seriousness of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's public pledge in February not to commit the "grave sin" of building a nuclear weapon. And the West would describe its easing of sanctions not as
hat killed bin Laden, and U.S. officials boast of eliminating two more of Al Qaeda's top operatives in Pakistan in recent months. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has called drones "the only game in town," and President Obama recently dismissed concerns about civilian casualties, insisting that he is not orde
m Israel would induce the Iranian government to "gallop ahead" towards the bomb without any concern. The biggest reason why Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, has agreed to talks during the last few years is not the EFTA_R1_02029843 EFTA02690076 14 fear of a military attack by Israel. The biggest reas
spring, when Obama announced a $400 billion reduction in defense spending, Gates got just 24 hours' notice. Gates, who'll be succeeded by CIA chief Leon Panetta, wins bipartisan accolades for restoring morale at the Pentagon and, more important, repairing relations with Congress, which had grown distrustfu
from Israel would induce the Iranian government to "gallop ahead" towards the bomb without any concern. The biggest reason why Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, has agreed to talks during the last few years is not the HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032183 --- PAGE BREAK --- 14 fear of a military attack by Israel. The big
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032184 →s spring, when Obama announced a $400 billion reduction in defense spending, Gates got just 24 hours' notice. Gates, who'll be succeeded by CIA chief Leon Panetta, wins bipartisan accolades for restoring morale at the Pentagon and, more important, repairing relations with Congress, which had grown distrustful o
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032189 →Entities connected to both Ali Khamenei and Leon Panetta

Barack Obama
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Bashar al-Assad
PERSON
Tehran
LOCATION
United States
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George W. Bush
PERSON
Bill Clinton
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Lebanon
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Hosni Mubarak
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Saddam Hussein
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Middle East
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Jerusalem
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Terje Rod-Larsen
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Damascus
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Hillary Clinton
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Marc Rich
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Tunisia
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Yemen
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Fatah
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the Persian Gulf
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