DIPLOMATIC AND SOCIAL NEWS – AT 11:05 A.M. ET:  Reader Joseph J. Gallick alerts us to news of a new get-together in the Mideast.  I know you'll want to put it on your calendar:

Iran announced Sunday that it will host an international nuclear disarmament conference later this month.

That's like Bill Clinton hosting a virgins convention.

The country's top nuclear negotiator said China will participate in the talks aimed at promoting nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

The two-day conference is set to begin April 17, four days after the conclusion of an international nuclear security summit being held in Washington.

Chinese President Hu Jintao is expected to attend the U.S. conference.

Wait.  Now wait a second.  Didn't Hillary Rodham Clinton just inform us that China was cooperating with us on santions.  What a way to cooperate – for the president of China to hang with the mullahs in Tehran.

China has resisted efforts to impose new sanctions on Iran over suspicions about its nuclear program.

The U.S. and its allies accuse Iran of working to enrich uranium to develop nuclear weapons, which the Islamic Republic denies.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a televised speech Saturday that he rejected U.S. diplomatic efforts regarding his country's nuclear program. Mr. Ahmadinejad said that additional sanctions will only make Tehran more determined.

COMMENT:  Iran also disclosed today that it will have a new nuclear announcement on April 9th, this Friday.  And the administration continues to hand us the line that all is well.  Obama himself said he expects new sanctions on Iran in a matter of weeks.  Isn't that just before the Titanic arrives in New York?

April 4, 2010