Posted on 02/01/2006 3:11:56 AM PST by spkpls4
There is a striking difference between the foreign policies of Norway and Denmark, two Scandinavian neighbours. Whilst the appeasing Quisling government in Oslo grovels at the feet of extremists, Denmark valiantly defends the freedom of the West. The same striking difference in attitudes can be seen between two other close neighbours, Belgium and the Netherlands. Whilst the Dutch political elite has finally come to its senses, after the assassinations of Pim Fortuyn and Theo van Gogh, the Belgians are continuing their tradition of being utterly unreliable allies. [pdf]
It was revealed today that on November 3, 2004 a Belgian company exported a machine to Iran which will help Teheran to build (nuclear) missiles. The machine, a hot isostatic press, was exported by the Belgian company EPSI (Engineered Pressures Systems International) despite frequent and urgent requests by the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) not to do so. From July 17, 2004 onwards CIA officers had been warning their colleagues at the Belgian state security service, the Sûreté de l’État (SdÉ), that Iran Aircraft Industries was trying to buy an isostatic press in Belgium.
Anne-Marie Lizin, the speaker of the Belgian Senate, said today that the Americans “asked the Belgian government with insistence not to contribute, not even inadvertently, to the Iranian missile program.”
more at: http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/738
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Belgium = France. am i really supposed to be surprised that either helped iran build a nuclear weapon? well, im not surprised at all, how about you?
Me neither.
Don't forget this gem from the Brits.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1555476/posts
Belgium has a huge Muslim population.
yep, i almost forget that one, thanks for reminding me.
livius, thanks to some kind of globalism related to immigration, can you tell me one country that doesnt seem to have a HUGE muslim population anymore? ps. antartica doesnt count, ok?
Vatican City...things do change though
Belgium is not a part of France.
Hot flash. Isostatic presses are a technology of very wide application used for lots of things other than nuclear missiles. This is the "aluminum tubes" crap all over again.
st peters would make one hell of a mosque, you have to admit. kinda like st. sophias in turkey.
prove it, ahahahah
Ah, we Brits have a long history of supplying dubious goods to dubious sorts. The difference is we’ll happily march in and blow it up once the cheque’s cleared.
[Yes, I'm being flippant]
What are some of the other things? Remember, after oil, Iran's only industry is making carpets...
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS
"supplying dubious goods to dubious sorts"
Heh..Does that include Newcastle and McEwen’s Pale Ale?
It just acts like it is.
oil and refinery are a damn good reason to have tubes ...
2004 was another year
Belgium is not the problem - it's not even a part of a small part of the problem. These bearded guys are - and they are with or without aluminium tubes.
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