What’s in it for Iran?

The New York Times broke a story on Saturday, saying that the White House may be engaging in US-Iran bilateral talks with Iran, discussing Iran’s developing nuclear program. Interestingly enough, it seems the Obama administration has outright denied that any talks will be taking place. Nevertheless, this is supposedly going to be the ‘October surprise’ we’ve all been waiting for, as several analysts still believe that the announcement for bilateral talks will be made before the election. The New York Times reports:

The United States and Iran have agreed in principle for the first time to one-on-one negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, according to Obama administration officials, setting the stage for what could be a last-ditch diplomatic effort to avert a military strike on Iran.

Now, if the talks aren’t going to take place, then the Obama administration maintains the status quo, concerning its foreign policy that seems to be unravelling. If the talks do take place, then this opens up a whole new can of worms for both candidates.

Four more years of Obama, that’s what.

The curious case of Golden, an incurious tale of the fall of Rod Blagojevich;

But at the press conference announcing Blagojevich’s “political corruption crime spree,” Fitzgerald expressed no desire to track down the source of the leak that had just compromised the biggest case of his career. This was a curious reaction by the prosecutor who had previously become a household name by jailing New York Times reporter Judith Miller for 85 days when she refused to reveal sources Fitzgerald already knew about in the Valerie Plame affair.

h/t Marina