Return-Path: <sentto-279987-3091-1003419011-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.1.0) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Thu, 18 Oct 2001 08:31:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 18429 invoked by uid 510); 18 Oct 2001 15:29:52 -0000 Received: from n11.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.61) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 18 Oct 2001 15:29:52 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-3091-1003419011-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.1.223] by n11.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 18 Oct 2001 15:30:11 -0000 X-Sender: fc@big.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_0_1); 18 Oct 2001 15:30:10 -0000 Received: (qmail 9282 invoked from network); 18 Oct 2001 15:30:10 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by 10.1.1.223 with QMQP; 18 Oct 2001 15:30:10 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO big.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta2 with SMTP; 18 Oct 2001 15:30:10 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by big.all.net (8.9.3/8.7.3) id IAA14263 for iwar@onelist.com; Thu, 18 Oct 2001 08:30:09 -0700 Message-Id: <200110181530.IAA14263@big.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> X-Yahoo-Profile: fcallnet Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 08:30:07 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] [fc:Iran.Vows.To.Rescue.U.S..Pilots.Who.Crash.On.Its.Soil] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Washington Post October 18, 2001 Iran Vows To Rescue U.S. Pilots Who Crash On Its Soil By John Ward Anderson, Washington Post Foreign Service ISTANBUL, Oct. 17 - Iran, long considered one of the United States' most intractable foes, has agreed to perform search-and-rescue missions for U.S. pilots who crash on its territory during the military campaign against Afghanistan, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said today. The agreement, which reportedly was negotiated with the help of Swiss intermediaries, could be an important confidence-building step in repairing relations between the United States and Iran, which have not had diplomatic ties since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. U.S. interests in Tehran are represented by the Swiss government. Iran shares a 560-mile border with Afghanistan. While Iran does not support the U.S. campaign against the radical Taliban Islamic movement that rules Afghanistan, it is important to the United States that Iran not actively oppose the military strikes. "Iran has always been hostile to the Taliban and as you know we have been in touch with them through various channels, and we are exchanging some ideas and information," Powell told reporters while en route from New Delhi to a meeting in China. While Iranian officials "have indicated to us that they would be willing to perform and [are] ready to perform search-and-rescue missions," Powell said, "I don't think that will be necessary because I can't envision us needing it in that part of the theater. But it was an interesting statement on their part." The New York Times reported this week that just hours after the United States began its first military strikes against Afghanistan on Oct. 7, Iran sent a back-channel message to the Bush administration that it would rescue any U.S. military personnel in distress in its territory. The message came in response to a letter sent the day before by the United States assuring Iran that U.S. forces would respect its territorial integrity, including its airspace, and asking that Iran help any Americans who might be forced to land in Iranian territory or who escaped into Iran, the Times reported. The messages seem to be part of a slow and cautious attempt by officials in both countries to find opportunities in the current crisis to inch closer together. Hopes for a more rapid thaw were dashed several weeks ago when Iran's top political and religious leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Iran would never cooperate in any U.S.-led coalition. At the same time, however, many Iranian officials say they support an international campaign against terrorism and would gladly take an active role if it were spearheaded by the United Nations. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Pinpoint the right security solution for your company- Learn how to add 128- bit encryption and to authenticate your web site with VeriSign's FREE guide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/yQix2C/33_CAA/yigFAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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