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Condi: Too Irresistible for Talks? …

 

 

Al Anbat, Jordan

Standing Between Iran and the U.S. are ... Condi Rice's Legs?

 

"So long as there is a U.S. Secretary of State who wears miniskirts … and who shows her legs and her bust to those sitting near her … this would result in unequal negotiations, because Iran's Foreign Minister would be at a loss as his eyes wandered from her mind to her legs!!"

 

By Riyad Al-Harub

                                 

 

Translated By Jenny Oliver

 

May 6, 2007

 

Jordan - Al-Anbat - Original Article (Arabic)

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki fled before sitting down next to American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The reason given for his departure was the red see-through dress worn by a violinist who performed at dinner. The dress apparently offended the dignity of Mottaki, who is said to be a deeply religious politician. According to the media at Sharm al-Sheikh, this was the reason that there was no rapprochement or meeting between Mottaki and Rice.

 

We are not necessarily convinced by this explanation. We have followed carefully the mutually destructive war that has been raging between Washington and Tehran, and it must be said that if we were to accept this theory, one would have to conclude that mutual understanding between the United States and Iran will be impossible so long as there is an American Secretary of State who wears miniskirts … and who shows her legs and her bust to those sitting near her. Naturally, this would result in unequal negotiations between Rice and Mottaki because the Minister would be at a loss as his eyes wandered from her mind to her legs!!

 

In negotiations like this, it will not be easy for Mottaki to succeed, and thus he will lose twice: first, when he fails to convince Secretary Rice of Iran’s honest intention to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes; and second, when he loses his devoutness for violating his religious principles by sitting with an immodest woman who doesn't follow the teachings of Islam.

 

Some people might ask, “Why can’t Rice and Mottaki negotiate through a screen or a veil?,” forgetting that such a dialogue would lose its credibility because, according to the Arab point of view, “the eyes would do the talking.” And it wouldn't be possible for either side to grow red in the face in front of the other or raise their clenched fists in a show of strength, which is the overriding feature of the current “dialogue of the deaf” between the two sides.

 

Even if the Egyptian Foreign Minister in his capacity as host had reluctantly asked the violinist to stop her performance because of her sexy dress, the politicians would still not have listened attentively to one another over dinner. Any dialogue between the two politicians would have been difficult regardless of the violinist; it's not as though they would have suddenly transformed into good listeners - even if Mottaki sat shoulder to shoulder with the Secretary of State!!

 

There was one question that Mottaki has yet to candidly answer: Was it really the violinist’s red dress, or was there a directive from Tehran prohibiting him from crossing the red line with Rice?

 

Arabic Version Below

 

 

 

خطورة الفستان الأحمر

 

من الآخر
بقلم د. رياض الحروب
هروب وزير الخارجية الايراني منو شهر متكي من الجلوس بقرب وزيرة الخارجية الأمريكية، كان بسبب فستان «العازفة» الأحمر الشفاف الذي لا يتناسب مع وقار رجل سياسي متدين، هذا هو التفسير الذي نقلته وسائل الإعلام من شرم الشيخ عن عدم نجاح التقارب أو الاقتراب بين متكي ورايس.

ليس بالضرورة ان نقتنع بهذا التفسير ونحن نتابع الحرب الضروس المحتدمة بين واشنطن وطهران، لأننا لو سلمنا جدلا بصحة هذه النظرية، فإنه يصبح من المستحيل التفاهم بين الحكومة الأمريكية والإيرانية في ظل وجود وزيرة للخارجية الأمريكية ترتدي الفستان القصير، الذي يظهر سيقانها وصدرها للجالس أمامها ويصبح من الطبيعي أن تكون المفاوضات غير متكافئة بين متكي ورايس لأن الوزير سوف يصبح تائها ونظره زائغاً بين سيقان رايس وعقلها!! ولن يكون من السهل عليه الوصول لنتائج مرضية في مفاوضاته وبذلك يخسر مرتين: المرأة الأولى عندما لا ينجح في اقناع الوزيرة الامريكية بصدق نوايا ايران في استعمال الطاقة النووية لأغراض سلمية، والمرة الثانية عندما يخسر دينيا لانه خالف عقيدته وجلس مع سيدة غير محتشمة لا تتبع تعاليم الاسلام.

قد يقول البعض ولماذا لا يتم الحوار بينهما من خلال حجاب، متناسين ان هذا الحوار سوف يفقد أهميته «لأن العيون هي مغاريف الحكي» على رأي العرب، ولن يكون من السهل أن يُحمر أي طرف عيونه في وجه الآخر، أو يرفع قبضته مهددا كنوع من استعراض القوة وهي السمة الطاغية على حوار الطرشان القائم حاليا بين الطرفين.

لو كنت مكان وزير الخارجية المصري بصفته المضيف في شرم الشيخ، لطلبت من العازفة ان تتوقف عن العزف لأن الوصف الذي وصلنا عن هذه السيدة ولباسها المغري لن يجعل الساهرين في ذلك العشاء مستمعين جيدين لانهم سوف يتحولون الى مشاهدين ملتزمين، وأظن أن الحوار بين السياسيين في ظل هذه الظروف سيكون صعبا، حتى لو جلس متكي كتفا لكتف مع وزيرة الخارجية الامريكية!!

بقي السؤال الذي لم نسمع الإجابة الصريحة عليه من الوزير متكي وهو هل الحكاية لها علاقة بالفستان الأحمر أو أن الرجل محكوم بتعليمات الخط الأحمر!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













































Condi: Would her 'immodest' appearance leave distracted Iranian negotiators at a loss? ...

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