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Russia Vows to Cooperate With Killer Mullahs Despite U.S. House Resolution!
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| May 7, 2004
| AFP
Posted on 05/07/2004 6:02:27 PM PDT by faludeh_shirazi
Russia Vows to Cooperate With Killer Mullahs Despite U.S. House Resolution!
Well what did you expect from the Russians? or for that matter the British, French, Germans, Japanese, Chinese, etc....? Perhaps it's time the United States Rethink The Alliance!
MOSCOW (AFP) -- Russia's atomic energy agency Friday rejected a call by the U.S. House of Representatives for it to interrupt its nuclear ties with Iran.
"We see no reason why we should end our nuclear energy cooperation with Iran," ITAR-TASS quoted top atomic energy agency spokesman Nikolai Shingrayov as saying.
"Moscow will fulfill its obligations to Tehran to the end," he said, adding that a top Iranian delegation will visit Moscow to discuss the ongoing project Wednesday.
U.S. lawmakers Thursday accused Iran of "deception" and of hiding its nuclear program, calling on the European Union and Russia to drop their ties with a nation once labeled as part of an "axis of evil" by U.S. President George W. Bush.
Russia has faced intense pressure over its construction of the Bushehr reactor -- the Islamic state's first nuclear reactor.
Iran in December signed up to an agreement with the IAEA providing for surprise UN inspections of its nuclear sites to fend off U.S. accusations that it is preparing a nuclear weapons program.
The following link will take you to the full text of the House Resolution passed on May 6, 2004 - VERY VERY GOOD RESOLUTION, please read and spread!
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Russia
KEYWORDS: iaea; iran
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To: knighthawk; McGavin999; SJackson; tet68; Eala; Stultis; river rat; risk; F14 Pilot; DoctorZIn; ...
PINGERPINGPING!!!!
To: faludeh_shirazi
Maybe we have not apologized to Russia yet...got to put that on "to do" list.
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posted on
05/07/2004 6:05:16 PM PDT
by
whadizit
To: faludeh_shirazi
"Moscow will fulfill its obligations to Tehran to the end," That has the potential for being a very ironic statement...
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posted on
05/07/2004 6:10:35 PM PDT
by
Eala
(Sacrificing tagline fame for... TRAD ANGLICAN RESOURCE PAGE: http://eala.freeservers.com/anglican)
To: Eala
Damn russians - anyhow, the resolution was very strong.. have you read it in it's entirity?????
To: faludeh_shirazi
Russia exists to be a burr in our saddle. They have been enabling Iran for decades. We shut down Iraq supplies. Next stop Iran.
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posted on
05/07/2004 6:16:49 PM PDT
by
MN_Mike
(In Pelosi, Kerry and the Blow Fish (Kennedy) We Mis-Trust)
To: faludeh_shirazi
As far a terrorism goes, they are almost at a bigger risk of attack than we are.
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posted on
05/07/2004 6:19:14 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(Proud member of the right wing extremist Neanderthals.)
To: faludeh_shirazi
The Russians will say and do what they want, and we'll do what we must -- which is to bomb Iran's nuclear capabilities to smithereens if and when necessary. ....And what are the Russians going to do about is besides throw a childlike fit, as is their habit?
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posted on
05/07/2004 6:25:10 PM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: faludeh_shirazi
>>Perhaps it's time the United States Rethink The Alliance!<<
If America rethinks the alliance, it will be alone. Do you think that America is capable of defeating terrorism on its own?
To: faludeh_shirazi
I wonder whether something can't be done about this. Russia and the United States have a common interest in opposing Islamic terrorism. Russia had a long-standing arrangement with Iraq, but I don't see why their national interest should persuade them to put friendship with the Iranian Mullahs ahead of the U.S. Especially since the Mullahs' hold on power is rather fragile and they risk offending their possible successors.
So what they get out of this is a moderate amount of money. That doesn't really seem worth the potential bad consequences. Bush should put it strongly to Putin that he doesn't appreciate this.
10
posted on
05/07/2004 6:27:51 PM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: faludeh_shirazi
Yes, right down to the erroneous translation of "(8)" into "(
". Nice words, but it doesn't seem to really demand specific actions, other than "calling for" them. (OTOH, I'm not much familiar with "binding" vs. "non-binding" resolutions).
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posted on
05/07/2004 6:28:18 PM PDT
by
Eala
(Sacrificing tagline fame for... TRAD ANGLICAN RESOURCE PAGE: http://eala.freeservers.com/anglican)
To: Mr. Mojo
>>we'll do what we must -- which is to bomb Iran's nuclear capabilities to smithereens if and when necessary. ....And what are the Russians going to do about is besides throw a childlike fit, as is their habit?<<
In case you do not realize it, Iran now has America by the
b@lls. The Iranians, if they so choose, can hurt US troops in Iraq.
If the US was to attack their nuke facilities, they will send their jihadists over the border, to stir up the Shia in Iraq in a general uprising.
To: faludeh_shirazi
Of course, the Left has weakened this President and Country so much that we can't diplomatically force the Russians not to.
To: ComtedeMaistre
You're completely out of your mind. Right now (in case you didn't realize it) we're "fighting" with both hands tied behind out back for fear of losing Arab "hearts and minds." If our troops were seriously threatened we'd unleash the big dogs and the whole of the Iran military would be destroyed within days. Take it to the bank, frog.
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posted on
05/07/2004 6:32:23 PM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: ComtedeMaistre
I serious doubt Iran wants to go there. The government of Iran is walking a tight rope between religious fundlementalists and the vast majority of the population that wants to open their nation to the west; they want cell phones, DVD players, MTV.
To: Eala
"Moscow will fulfill its obligations to Tehran to the end," All that means is that Russia knows that the earth will be destroyed by a comet in a couple of weeks anyway so it doesn't really make sense to worry about it.
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posted on
05/07/2004 6:35:17 PM PDT
by
TBall
To: TBall
And if the comet misses, there are always the Chechens...
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posted on
05/07/2004 6:37:58 PM PDT
by
Eala
(Sacrificing tagline fame for... TRAD ANGLICAN RESOURCE PAGE: http://eala.freeservers.com/anglican)
To: CWOJackson
The government of Iran is walking a tight rope between religious fundlementalists and the vast majority of the population that wants to open their nation to the west; they want cell phones, DVD players, MTV. And freedom.
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posted on
05/07/2004 6:39:31 PM PDT
by
Eala
(Sacrificing tagline fame for... TRAD ANGLICAN RESOURCE PAGE: http://eala.freeservers.com/anglican)
To: faludeh_shirazi
No big surprise from the Russians.
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posted on
05/07/2004 6:39:41 PM PDT
by
nuconvert
("America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins." ...( Azadi baraye Iran)
To: Eala
I stand corrected; thank you. Most of all, freedom.
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