Posted on 09/13/2009 6:08:12 AM PDT by Flavius
Iran will not negotiate about its nuclear "rights," President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday, after the United States said it would focus on the Islamic state's atomic activities in upcoming talks with Tehran.
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Although not often explicitly expressed, there is a belief out there that the institution of war, even if not actual wars, are vital to modern economies. According to this position, industrial economies are intimately connected with the production of military technology and military capacity. Because of this, the elimination of war would prove economically devastating as large sectors of society, both in technology and manufacturing, would be wiped out.
http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/phil/blphil_eth_wardef_econ.htm
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Peace sells but who's buying.
Will someone with some cognicent skills from the administration remind us why they will be talking to them in the first place?
Did they say something about discussions on AGW? What a bunch of idgits!
http://www.nonstick.com/sounds/Yosemite_Sam/ltys_060.mp3
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