From: John Cuccia 

On Thu, 10 May 2007 11:11:23 -0400, "Mark"
 wrote:

>http://www.nypost.com/seven/05102007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/duty_to_the_fu
ture_opedcolumnists_rupert_murdoch.htm
>"TODAY, I am announcing our intention to be carbon-neutral, across all our
>businesses, by 2010. "
>
>I give up .


Maybe this will cheer you up.  I certainly find it encouraging.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/13/AR2007051300304
.html?hpid=topnews
The White House today confirmed that U.S. and Iranian officials would meet
in the next few weeks in Baghdad to discuss security in Iraq and urge Iran
into playing "a productive role in Iraq."

and

McBride spoke after Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said that Tehran has
agreed to a formal request from the U.S. to talk about security in Iraq
during meetings in Baghdad, the country's official news agency reported.

The report said Iran had received the request through the Swiss Embassy in
Tehran, which often acts as an intermediary for the United States in the
country.

"Iran has agreed to this [negotiation] after consultation with Iraqi
officials, in order to lessen the pain of the Iraqi people, support the
Iraqi government and establish security and peace in Iraq," the
Iranian agency quoted Mohammad Ali Hosseini, spokesman of Iran's foreign
ministry, as saying, according to the Associated Press.

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