Perle was asked to leave... was this due to outside pressure on the WH? If Wurmser echoes Perle's sentiments, then what is the difference?
Inside Iran, a nation conflicted
MSNBC
Why is Tehran sending contradictory messages
to the West?
TEHRAN, Iran is caught between opposing forces — both inside and outside its territory. Nothing has made that clearer than recent statements by its defense minister, Ali Shamkhani. First came a warning that Iran would “confront” any U.S. planes that violate Iranian air space in the course of pursuing its war on terror. But later he admitted what was already known in military intelligence circles: Iran has bankrolled militias fighting the Taliban inside Afghanistan for years. One statement threatened the United States; the other served U.S. interests. It sounds like a contradiction, but in fact, it’s consistent: Iran’s response to President Bush’s challenge, “You’re either with us or you’re with the terrorists,” is: “We are neither with you, nor with them.”
http://www.msnbc.com/news/636871.asp?cp1=1