Message in a (Diplomatic) Bottle

This week, Iran's President announced that he has sent a letter to President Bush, via the Swiss Embassy, proposing "new solutions" to the problems between the US and Iran. As of last week, Iran threatened to pull out of the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty if it was sanctioned by the United Nations. Reached for comment, White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, noted, "Obviously we take the letter quite seriously. The US values the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty except when we are violating it by selling enriched uranium to India. The President will give the contents of the letter serious consideration when Vice President Cheney reads it to him."