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    Obama appeals to Iranian people in Internet video

    WASHINGTON (AP) - In a fresh appeal directly to the Iranian people, President Barack Obama says in an online video that the United States wants more educational and cultural exchanges for their students and better access to the Internet to give them a more hopeful future.
    In the video, the second of his presidency directed at Iran, Obama said that the United States' offer of diplomatic dialogue still stands but that the Iranian government has chosen isolation. He said the U.S. believes in the dignity of every human being.

    The White House released the video late Friday, timing it, as it did last year, to coincide with Nowruz, a 12-day holiday celebrating the arrival of spring and the beginning of the new year on the Persian calendar. The video comes as the United States has hit a rough patch in its relationships in the region, particularly with Israel.

    "The United States believes in the dignity of every human being and an international order that bends the arc of history in the direction of justice—a future where Iranians can exercise their rights, to participate fully in the global economy and enrich the world through educational and cultural exchanges beyond Iran's borders," Obama said in the video, which had Farsi subtitles.

    Even though the United States and Iran continue to have differences, Obama said, "we will sustain our commitment to a more hopeful future for the Iranian people—for instance, by increasing opportunities for educational exchanges so that Iranian students can come to our colleges and universities and through our efforts to ensure that Iranians can have access to the software and Internet technology that will enable them to communicate with each other and with the world without fear of censorship."

    Obama has signaled a willingness to speak directly with Iran about its nuclear program and hostility toward Israel, a key U.S. ally. At his inauguration last year, the president said his administration would reach out to rival states, declaring "we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist."

    It's been a rough road for Obama, and there have been few signs Tehran is loosening its grip after bloody elections marred with allegations of fraud. And efforts to impose new sanctions have been slow to find unified support from U.S. allies.

    "Our offer of comprehensive diplomatic contacts and dialogue stands," Obama said in the video. "Indeed, over the course of the last year, it is the Iranian government that has chosen to isolate itself and to choose a self-defeating focus on the past over a commitment to build a better future." The United States has not had formal diplomatic relations with Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

    Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has criticized Obama as merely a continuation of President George W. Bush's policies toward Israel. Khamenei has called Israel a "cancerous tumor" that is on the verge of collapse and has called for its destruction.

    Last year, Obama's message to the Iranians warned that better relations "will not be advanced by threats. We seek instead engagement that is honest and grounded in mutual respect."

    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said then that Iran would welcome talks with the U.S.—but only if there was mutual respect.

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    Obama said, "we will sustain our commitment to a more hopeful future for the Iranian people—for instance, by increasing opportunities for educational exchanges so that Iranian students can come to our colleges and universities and through our efforts to ensure that Iranians can have access to the software and Internet technology that will enable them to communicate with each other and with the world without fear of censorship."
    OH YEAH JUST LET THEM COME AND BLOW US UP, THAT WAY OBAMA CAN SAVE ON HEALTH CARE AND REDUCE THE DEFICIT, SORRY BUT OBAMA IS A FN IDIOT STUPID MOTHER %%&&ER THAT HAS WASTED A YEAR AND A HALF OF OUR LIFE, WE COULD HAVE HAD ALL AMREICANS BACK TO WORK BY NOW. THE TOP 4 IDIOTS IN OFFICE RIGHT NOW MAKE ME FN SICK TO EVEN LOOK AT THEM , THERE I FEEL A TAD BIT BETTER BUT NOT MUCH !! THOSE SON OF A

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    Interesting that the committee on Bioethics that was convened by Bush about 8 yrs ago was dismantled by Obama this last year. That group couldn't agree on what constituted human dignity, but used it as a "stop gap" wording until they could come up with a better word or meaningful definition. Now O uses "human dignity" as a meaningless platitude to reach out to a hostile people who don't officially recognize "human" beyond their ethical egoism, nor dignity outside of religious hate-driven jihad. What a huge disconnect to offer our educational opportunities and scholarships to people who hate us. This is beyond deconstructionism, best I can tell.

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    when you get a shill with no soul to lead a great nation, what you get is an idiot who can't even read a telepromper well. great orator my tush! so we should expect more from him? he had nothing to start with except exaggerated status by manipulators and idiots.

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    Dito that Poppy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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