Posted on 03/29/2006 5:43:04 PM PST by DoctorZIn
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A weaker UN Security Council draft statement on Iran being considered.
- The New York Times reported that European and American diplomats circulated a new and weaker draft statement to the Security Council but requires the director of the nuclear agency to report back on Iran's compliance with the Security Council statement in 30 days.
The Western confusion that led to the weakened draft.
- U.S. Department of State reported that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice traveled to Germany, France and the United Kingdom to consult with trans-Atlantic partners on the Iranian nuclear program.
- Reuters reported that Germany said the EU could consider letting Iran pursue limited nuclear enrichment if the U.N. Security Council agreed.
- Xinhua reported that Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Iran should give a clear answer to Russia's offer to set up a uranium enrichment joint venture on Russian territory.
- FOX News reported that Iran has proposed setting up a nuclear fuel production facility within its borders with international help.
- Reuters reported that Iran's ambassador to the IAEA said the Islamic Republic's research on atomic enrichment was proceeding well and was on track to be expanded.
Iranian experts warn the Western powers, again.
- Amir Taheri, The New York Post warned that the indecision and slow pace of action by the Western powers towards Iran amounts to a clear encouragement of the most radical factions in Tehran.
- Michael Ledeen, National Review Online reminded the US government is ignoring the fact that Iran is at war with the US and they are convincing the world that they have already won in Iraq. He also reported massive troop movements inside Iran designed to battle the under-reported ethnic unrest there.
US/Iran talks on hold.
- The Guardian reported that the promised talks between the US and Iran on the situation in Iraq have been put on hold.
- Mehran Riazaty reported that the Badr Organization in Iraq urged expulsion of US ambassador to Iraq, Zelmai Khalilzad.
"Israel and the US must be completely destroyed."
- Haaretz reported that in a meeting with former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei explained why Iran must declare war on Israel and the United States until they are completely destroyed.
Britain still exporting military and security equipment to Iran.
- Middle East Newsline reported that Britain continues to approve the export of military and security equipment to the Islamic republic.
Iran's military on alert.
- Iran Focus reported that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces in western and south-western Iran close to the Iraqi border have been put on a heightened state of alert.
Time to break out the Turbanex..
"Are you an isolationist or in denial?"
no and no. I don't believe in spending the national treasure in nation building. If they don't get their government together in a few months, as Bush has said, let Iraq fall apart and let the Kurds have their land, let the shia in the south have theirs, and then let the sunni fend for themselves. this country was an aberration from the beginning.
as for iran, they way you "start over" is to removing their leadership (whatever way works) and destroy the terrorists. I have no desire to go their and occupy it. Do you? The islamic fundamentalists will destroy themselves economically. and if they export their will in an way, financially, militarily, or terroristically, we cut it off, and they start over. Got it?
You can't have it both ways.
You can't "leave them alone" (as you stated) and "remove the leadership whatever way works and destroy the terrorists".
No one has ever talked about "occupying" Iran, nor would it be necessary.
"No one has ever talked about "occupying" Iran, nor would it be necessary."
That's right. They are an autonomous people. They just need new mullahs to move in and lower the rhetoric. Occupantion would not be necessary, just respect for their created religion, as long as they don't export the hate that goes with it. However, Iraq has become the ultimate international "paint-ballers" arena with live bullets. The place is a fractured society that will have to play itself out. Old scores are being settled. This is not a catholic/protestant conflict in belfast with London playing the referee for future democracy. Look what happened to Yugoslavia. They never got used to living side by side once the communist yoke was lifted. Hate is hate, and death becomes the answer to the haters.
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