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Iran's long march to nuclear weapons
World Tribune ^ | 6 October 2004 | Christopher Holton

Posted on 10/06/2004 8:01:53 AM PDT by LSUfan

No one should be surprised that Iran is poised to become a nuclear power.

Despite the seemingly rosy news of an agreement last fall between the European Union and Iran to allow inspections of its supposedly "peaceful" nuclear power program and the subsequent failure of the IAEA to hold Iran truly accountable for egregious violations of international treaties and agreements, there are years of historical evidence that Iran's nuclear program is in fact not an energy program, but a weapons program (IAEA denials notwithstanding).

The Iranians, of course, deny this. They insist that they are enriching uranium strictly for "peaceful" purposes and President (Ayatollah) Khatami now overtly claims that they have rejected nuclear weapons.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iran; irannukes; nuclear; proliferation; weapons

1 posted on 10/06/2004 8:01:53 AM PDT by LSUfan
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To: LSUfan

November will be a turning point for Israel & the US...


2 posted on 10/06/2004 8:43:02 AM PDT by Edgerunner (Might doesn't make right, RIGHT MAKES MIGHT)
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To: LSUfan

Don't worry, Kerry plans to hold a summit.


3 posted on 10/06/2004 8:56:05 AM PDT by jpl (John Kerry is the 2-7 offsuit in the great Presidential poker game.)
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To: LSUfan

Forget the politics.
Ask just ONE question and answer it HONESTLY.

Based solely on their past, who do you want between you and a nuclear Iran?

Bush or Kerry?


4 posted on 10/06/2004 9:30:17 AM PDT by A Real Dan Fan... NOT (Kerry/Edwards..2 pigs trying to screw a football. Lots of gruntin & groanin, nothing getting done.)
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