Obama advisors have been meeting with Iran, Syria since before the election

I guess Harvard Law School doesn't cover the Logan Act in their Constitutional Law classes!
Rees

From the website:
Mere Rhetoric
by Omri Ceren
PhD Candidate at USC

US President Barack Obama has already used experts within the last few months to hold high-level but discreet talks with both Iran and Syria, organizers of the meetings told AFP... However, even before winning the November 4 election, Obama unofficially used what experts call "track two" discussions to approach America's two foes in the region...
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