Italy premier: Iran must not get weapons_(what no letters or negotiations boy is he in trouble)

ap ^ | 7/9/07 | ap

[Flavius]

JERUSALEM - Italian Premier Romano Prodi said Monday that Iran must be prevented from acquiring nuclear weapons and called on Gaza's Hamas rulers to release a captured Israeli soldier.

Prodi was on a three-day trip to Israel and the West Bank to discuss ways to promote Mideast peacemaking. At a news conference, he joined Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in speaking of the need to block Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

[Flavius]

[Gay State Conservative]

Well,it looks like there are more stern letters of protest from Italy in store for Iran.

[pierrem15]

Heh. Don't tell me that's actually Prodi, who I thought was an old commie?

This is still interesting because of the lack of diplomatic niceties-- What do the Italians know? The comments regarding Hama are even more striking, since few of Europe's left have demonized the Israeli's as much as the Italian left. OK, the Greeks are worse, but, heck, the Greeks are always worse.

[elhombrelibre]

Actually, his comments seem like a step forward to me even if they’re not followed up with an explanation of how we stop Iran.