Cheney Spikes Iran Diplomacy

...according to intelligence officials. A Raw Story article begins with the tale of an Iran-Contra Iranian ex-pat acting as a go-between to get the US and Iran talking. But... These discussions, however, are now on hold for unspecified reasons. Sources close to the UN Security Council and a former high ranking intelligence official say that this latest failed attempt to bring Iran to the table is part of an ongoing attempt by Cheney and Rumsfeld to squash diplomatic activities. The preponderance of the evidence is so heavy there can no longer be any doubt that the administration was determined to invade Iraq, and the diplomatic angle was massaged for public consumption while the preparations were well underway. If the sources are right, now Cheney is showing he doesn't know when to leave bad enough alone. History is repeating itself, as the unaccountable and unremorseful Vice President embarks on a collision course towards more innocent civilian casualties, American war dead and Middle East instability.