Posted on 09/18/2005 9:16:26 PM PDT by Reborn
Islam Bars Iran From Having Nuclear Weapons
Islam bars Iran from having nuclear weapons, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in an interview published on Sunday. "Our religion prohibits us from having nuclear arms. Our religious leader has prohibited it from the point of view of religious law. It's a closed road. We don't even need it; we can guarantee our security in other ways," Ahmadinejad said in an intervew with the weekly Newsweek.
He added that at least 1,200 inspections had taken place in Iran to vet the country's nuclear programme and more than 1,030 documents had been handed to the UN's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
"All the IAEA cameras are fixed on our facilities, and the IAEA supervisors can control every action within our facilities. We have proven amply that we are conforming to regulations."
Western countries suspect that Iran's nuclear programme is a covert attempt to devise a nuclear bomb.
Iran says the programme is intended only to provide civilian energy and denies any military ambitions.
In Tehran Sunday, Ahmadinejad ruled out making further concessions to its critics, who have warned that Iran could be referred to the UN Security Council for verbal censure or possible sanctions.
Ahmadinejad said his offer to allow foreign participation in the Islamic republic's nuclear energy drive ought to be enough to dispel suspicions.
The Newsweek interview appears in the issue to be released Monday.
We've been worried for nothing. Iran can't make nukes cause it's against their religion. Feel better now? ;-)
Islam allows its followers to lie to infidels if it advances Islam.
No, not when it's also part of the religion to lie to infidels.
lies lies lies.
Ohh yeahhhhh ......... (here's where the kool-aid pitcher guy comes crashing through) I believe them.....
EMBRACE ISLAM......or else! Excellent pics, and so true. Thanks!
He said nuclear arms so they'll call them "Gifts from Allah" or something else. They hope stupid naive Westerners will swallow it whole. They make our used car salesmen and TV hucksters look like tyros.
no kidding!
Yeah, they've been telling us that one for quite a while.
I don't think they've convinced anyone yet.
and jailing dissidents?
Well, that settles it for me!
From what I've seen of islam, it must be very uncomfortable with any weapons technology more advanced than stones.
Oh boy, now I can come out from under my bed. :)
The Stupid naive moonbats on the left certainly do, and many on both sides of the political fence think it's a "religion of peace" that's just been hijacked by a small group of fundamentalist fanatics.
Yeah, I sure believe him
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