Dennis Ross, who most recently served as a special State Department envoy to Iran, will abruptly be relieved of his duties, sources in Washington told Haaretz. An official announcement is expected in the coming days.
The Obama administration will announce that Ross has been reassigned to another position in the White House. In his new post, the former Mideast peace envoy under President Bill Clinton will deal primarily with regional issues related to the peace process.
Washington insiders speculate that a number of reasons moved the administration to reassign Ross. One possibility is Iran's persistent refusal to accept Ross as a U.S. emissary given the diplomat's Jewish background as well as his purported pro-Israel leanings. Ross is known to maintain contacts with numerous senior officials in Israel's defense establishment and the Israeli government.
Diplomatic sources in Jerusalem surmised that another possibility for Ross' ouster is his just-released book, "Myths, Illusions, and Peace - Finding a New Direction for America in the Middle East."
Ross, who co-wrote the book with David Makovsky, a former journalist who is a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, argued against a linkage between the Palestinian issue and the West's policy against Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Ross and Mokovsky also raised the possibility of military action against Iran.
with most of their influential people getting old and dying away, world will be a much better place. Lets hope that this theory is correct.
thanks.
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Why Did Jaleho change his name to wgm1919 ? ;0)
by Darius Kadivar on Mon Jul 06, 2009 01:30 PM PDTAll these Bacheh Mullahs never even write under their real Identity and Avatar.
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QY1T-2f_KM
Not Surprised ... Too Stinky to be True !
LOL
islamo- Nazi lose their influence in Iran
by know who you are (not verified) on Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:41 PM PDTwith most of their influential people such as Khamenei and ahmaghynejad getting out numbered world will be a much better place.