It doesn't look as grim as i thought.
Posted on 03/11/2006 5:34:24 PM PST by Esther Ruth
British FM: Israel and Iran Both Potential Threats 23:51 Mar 11, '06 / 11 Adar 5766 By Ezra HaLevi
England's Foreign Minister Jack Straw says that the world should worry about disabling Israel's nuclear capabilities as much as it is concerned with preventing Iran from going nuclear.
Straw said Thursday that Britain is seeking a "nuclear-free Middle East." He said that Iran and Israel were the only two countries left that posed "potential threats" now that Iraq and Libya's nuclear aspirations have been neutralized.
The foreign minister, who has made headlines in the past criticizing the Jewish state, conceded that removing the Iranian threat was indeed more urgent than the Israeli one. "If you want to see a nuclear-free Middle East, you've got to remove that threat from Iran, including the rhetorical threat to wipe Israel off the face of the map," Straw told British Channel 4 television. "Once you've done that, then we can get on to work in respect of Israel."
Former Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon faced criticism from defense officials in Israel over the weekend after he spoke at the Washington D.C. Hudson Institute, saying the military option against Iran's nuclear project was viable. He responded to the criticism on Israeli television Friday. "I spoke about the West's military option," he said. "Whether it is U.S. forces, NATO or the Israeli army that deal with the Iranian capability - there is a military capability that would set back the program for many years.”
Meanwhile, Iran threatened Saturday to use its oil as a weapon if the UN Security Council imposes sanctions over its nuclear program. "If they politicize our nuclear case, we will use any means. We are rich in energy resources. We have control over the biggest and the most sensitive energy route of the world," Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi said, according to the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency.
Iran is the second largest producer in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and has partial control over the narrow Strait of Hormuz, at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, through which crude oil is transported from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq to the world market.
Published: 23:30 March 11, 2006 Last Update: 23:51 March 11, 2006
So who on the GOP side in 08, as far as you know, would never ask or even be desirous of having Israel do that?
Frankly, I don't trust any of the lot of them. Except for Eisenhower and Reagan the national leaders have been and continue to be a scurvy band since 1947.
" You lookup 2005 census and compare it. Better sit down before you look at it though, it may come as a shock."
There was no 2005 census.
"The Arabs own London or at least half of it. London and the UK in general are full of Arabs. "
Because something is so in your imagination or fears, does not make it so in real life.
"Because something is so in your imagination or fears, does not make it so in real life."
And because you feel sensitive about the subject matter, it doesn't make you a psychologist. ;-)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2005/05/27/arabic_london_feature.shtml
http://century.guardian.co.uk/1970-1979/Story/0,6051,106930,00.html
It also seems religions avoid eachother like the plague.
Then again, so do any other shared interest groups, and im not happy about it. Mixing gives you fresh perspective, like how everyone else is not evil and does not deserve to die.
Thanks for the info.
Also, note that not all Arabs are "muslims". My understanding is that there is a very small Christian-Arab community in the UK.
Cheers for info, much appreciated.
If you live in Tower Hamlets, say, you could feel like you were living in a Muslim country -- but it's very localised. And as another poster here has pointed out, there is a small minority of non-Muslim Arabs as well.
"Also, note that not all Arabs are "muslims". My understanding is that there is a very small Christian-Arab community in the UK."
Also should be pointed out in this context that not all Muslims are Arabs. A large proportion of the people defined as Muslim in that survey would be non-Arab.
True. Thank you.
And from the London homeys -- sense-destroying bad teeth and stinky breath.
Complete and utter bollox and as for your second quote I would guess by your use of the word homeys you are some twenty something snot nosed kid.
Well mr snot nosed kid I would love you to come to London and repeat that remark.
Unless you are a Girl then well I usually let woman say what they want its easir that way.
Yep and in China town you would feel as if you were living in China.
And Finsbury Park in Greece or Turkey and in Golders Green in Israel and in Kilburn in Ireland.
LOL from a real life cockney.
Total population: 58.8 million
Muslim population: 1.6 million (2.8%)
Hell 2.8 we are being overrun again.
Biggest land owners in London Royal Family followed by the Church of England.
re London and the UK in general are full of Arabs.
No only Edgware road and parts of Mayfair
re : The Brits love the money. It's nothing new.
PMSL thats so rich coming from a yank.
Also lookup leasehold and freehold.
yall have a nice day now
"PMSL thats so rich coming from a yank."
LOL, I'm not a yank! Blimey!
Besides, nothing wrong with little Arab help to boost British economy!
Thanks for posting your corrections -- you beat me to it!
LOL
You're best just to ignore StAnDeliver, he's my personal FR stalker since I offended his moral sensibilities a while back. I think he's losing his drive a bit though, he seemed to be putting some enthusiasm into it at first, now he just randomly pops up every few weeks to reply to one of my posts with a hackneyed quip about British dentistry.
It's a shame, I had a witty retort ready to go about his screenname being one letter away from 'satan deliver' but he's not getting it until he puts a bit more effort in....
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