Ahhhh geeeeeezzz
Talks? Ain't but one thing to say: "Act right or die, camel jock."
Russia's weapons sales to Iran are purely for defensive purposes, a government spokesman said Saturday, in response to reports that Russia was selling $1 billion worth of weapons to Iran. The news reports said Russian was selling Iran advanced missiles and other systems, but the Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mikhail Kamynin, did not comment on specifics, saying in a statement only that they were "exclusively defensive weapons."
30 Tor-M1 missile systems to Iran over the next two years.
The Interfax news agency said the Tor-M1 system could identify up to 48 targets and fire at two targets simultaneously at a height of up to 20,000 feet.
Why, yes, we're more than happy to follow the British way in negotiating with the Iranian leadership. Relax, Britain, and have a lime.
New Iran missiles can reach London
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1227123/posts
[Israel] Air Force successfully tests Arrow Scud buster
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1532753/posts
Russia annoyed at Poland missile shield plan: paper
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1533462/posts
"President George W Bush has authorised his ambassador in Baghdad to talk to Iranian officials about the security crisis in Iraq in a move which suggests that America is adopting a less confrontational approach towards its old enemy."
This is essentially untrue. They are laying the grounds necessitated by International law, and the rules which exist between nations concerning illegal cross border traffiking in arms and explosives as well as Islamofascist insurgeants. Any nation has the right to use force in order to secure its borders. Secondly any nation , has the right of hot pursuit of criminals into the territory of its neigbor, if the neighbor harbors or abetts and aids the criminal activity.
The Iranians are now trying to solve the export of arms , explosives and Islamofascist personnel through diplomacy. This is a requirement of International law. If the traffik cannot be stopped through diplomatic means it will be necessary to use military fdorce , NOT JUST AT THE BORDER BUT INSIDE OF IRAN.
We are now seeing the beginning steps being taken in a run up to war between Iraq and Iran.The US will stand by the defence of Iraq. If the Iranians are intelligent about it, they will halt the export of military ordnance and terrorists to Iraq, or suffer UN sanctions and finally, military destruction if necessary.
This is hardly what one would call a "less confrontational approach." Just as Iraq was given every opportunity to
comply with its international obligations before the invasion, so will Iran have that opportunity. I would give them about a year or maybe less.