In case you somehow managed to miss the background here;
Brazil and Turkey reached a deal with Iran on a nuclear swap, declared victory, only to have the
US criticize both the deal and the effort. Then followed a barrage of articles from
supposed experts saying how
Lula has tarnished his legacy and is
coddling dictators. So, understandably pissed,
Brazil leaked excerpts of a letter Obama had sent to Lula weeks before the deal that suggested all the major accomplishments of the Brazil/Turkey deal (
widely ignored in the US press). But what was really in this mysterious letter? Well, here it is, click it to get a larger view, or click
here to view original. Bottom line: Brazil wins and the US needs a towel to get the egg out their eyes.



(h/t to Toma Rosa Bueno who
posted a link to a facsimile copy of the original letter in the comments section of
Robert Naiman's Huff Post smackdown of Friedman that
maladjusted linked to yesterday)
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