Opinion : Former US Congressman Makes Historic Visit to Iran

Payvand Iran News ^ | February 12, 2015 | Barbara Slavin

[piasa]

The anti-American slogans Iranians are obliged to chant on political holidays - like today's anniversary of the 1979 revolution - have little to do with how most Iranians feel. “One of the great problems we have to overcome [in the United States] is ignorance” of Iran,” Slattery said.

You aren't negotiating with "most Iranians," you jackass. You're negotiating with a regime that executes people for their faith.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Slattery said he discovered other areas in common with top Iranian officials. On his first evening in Tehran, he had dinner with Iran’s deputy nuclear negotiator, Majid Ravanchi, and found out that Ravanchi attended the University of Kansas at the same time that Slattery represented that district in Congress. Arriving in Tehran, he was “blown away,” he said when the young man who took his passport told him, “ ‘I hope you guys can get this nuclear thing worked out so we can meet some American women.’”

Another nice surprise was the fondness of the top Iranian officials for American rock and roll music. A favorite is a big hit from the late '50s .. give a listen

. . .
♩♪♫
♫♩♪♫
tah-KEE-yuh
♩♪♫
♫♩♪♫
. . . .

[piasa]

Now a partner in a Washington law firm, Slattery said he had not “made a dime” representing clients with interests in Iran and that his advocacy of rapprochement with Iran reflected his view that this was in the best interest of “my kids and my grandkids.”

Sure, you do everything pro bono and live entirely on a glass jar for donations that you keep outside the cardboard box you live in.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

They totally ignored the ‘green revolution’. Bastards.

[piasa]

This is interesting...

Slatter, of Wiley Rein LLP, represented the former prime minister of Ukraine, Tymoshenko, the one who is serving 7 years for corruption.

[allendale]

Simply a useful idiot. New era, old species.

[ifinnegan]

There is evil afoot.

[lacrew]

He must have mssed the construction cranes that serve as mobile gallows.

[Olog-hai]

Shattering taboos and violating them are not the same thing.

Slattery is a traitor.

[piasa]

Wiley Rein acquired the lobbying firm McBee Strategic.

[piasa]

McBee

http://greencorruption.blogspot.com/2013/09/top-dc-lobbyist-mcbee-strategic.html#.VN2IdzM5DIU

[WilliamofCarmichael]

RE: Slatter, of Wiley Rein LLP, represented the former prime minister of Ukraine, Tymoshenko

You mean Yulia? Who wouldn't?

Yulia Tymoshenko former Prime Minister of Ukraine recently failed to get elected. She can run here in 2016. She has an Hawaiian birth certificate and she has a social security number. (Assuming the package I sent her got to her.)

[DemforBush]

Dear Jim,

Stay there.

[piasa]

And she’s better looking that Obama... maybe she should run.

[piasa]

McBee cleaned up on green projects and no down payment bi loans, looks like the next trough with slop and earmarks in it is in the area of cybersecurity and drone issues.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

” ‘I hope you guys can get this nuclear thing worked out so we can meet some American women.’ ””

Send them the Fonda witch!

[piasa]

He makes at least $550,000 from the law firm annually - apparently this is chump change to him.

“I never took on a client or a cause that I did not believe in,” ——— Slattery

[Patriot Babe]

ROFL