IRAQ'S FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS US TO STOP ACCUSING AND START TALKING TO IRAN

Iraq asks U.S., Iran to stop accusing and start talking
By Leila Fadel McClatchy Newspapers
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/iraq/

BAGHDAD — After months of stalled talks between the United States and Iran, the Iraqi government said it was time for the two nations to stop trading accusations and come to the table.Iraq's foreign minister, Hoshyar Zebari, said that his government had proposed four dates to the United States and Iran for tri-lateral talks, but has stopped making suggestions and doesn't expect the talks to resume anytime soon.

The United States has accused Iran of supplying weapons that are being used to attack U.S. troops and civilians, while Iran has charged the United States with unnecessarily bombing the Shiite population in Baghdad. » read more