Posted on 09/30/2015 1:33:09 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Lost in the media hype surrounding the addresses of Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin to the United Nations General Assembly on Monday was a bombshell claim by the president of Argentina.
President Christina Fernandez de Kirchener announced that her nation had been approached by an Obama administration official with a request that Argentina provide enriched nuclear fuel to the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2010.
The official in question was Gary Samore, former White House Coordinator for Arms Control and Weapons of Mass Destruction, who did not dispute the seemingly outrageous claim and has been open about his opposition to the nuclear agreement currently worked out between Obama and Iran.
Kirchener said that Samore wanted Argentina to provide nuclear fuel to Iran, ostensibly to counter Iran’s excuse that they needed nuclear fuel for their reactors, removing the impetus for them to continue their own uranium enrichment program.
Kirchener stated that the deal fell through when her government asked for the request in writing, to abide by proper protocol, at which point the issue was dropped and Kirchener never heard from Samore again about it.
For his part, Samore released a statement admitting that he had in fact traveled to Argentina in 2010 and made the request, though he insinuated the incident was no big deal.
In fact, Samore went on to explain how after Argentina balked at the deal, he subsequently approached France and Russia with a similar proposal in which Iran would send their low-enriched uranium to Russia, which would further enrich it before sending it along to France.
France would in turn finish converting the enriched uranium into nuclear reactor fuel, sending it back to Iran for its own use, ostensibly preventing the Islamic republic from weaponizing its uranium stockpiles.
This deal fell through as well, according to Samore, leading to the 2010 U.N. resolution that increased economic sanctions on Iran, ultimately bringing them to the bargaining table for the horrible deal Obama eventually worked out with them this year.
The White House did not immediately respond to the potentially treasonous allegations.
OH keep going my dear Lady!!!!
Let the whole world hear what you have to say, and let’s make sure it gets out to everyone!!!
Wanna bet the media and talking heads won’t touch this????
Every GOP member of Congress is complicit with this
Treason. Every one of the scheming, stinking liars
who promised to remove the YOKE of ObamaCARE, but
kept both it, and themselves: EXEMPT.
OH NHOOOOOOOOEZ
I would take this with a grain of salt. When an Argentine leader does something like this they either have their panties in a wad over the IMF or are looking to deflect political heat by pointing a finger at the Yankee Imperialists again.
That is clearly treason in my book.
I thought the United Nations loved Obama???
Ping.
You are correct.
It looks to have been a feeler to see if Argentina could be used to fuel Iranian reactors to knock the stilts out from under Iran’s needs for enrichment capabilities. Just a guess.
He could personally hand them a nuclear weapon with 10 beheaded kittens tided to it and the media would turn the head.
Recall two weeks ago Iran saying they had “found” a bunch of Uranium...
Related..?
President Christina Fernandez de Kirchener announced that her nation had been approached by an Obama administration official with a request that Argentina provide enriched nuclear fuel - to the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2010.
Ping!
Maybe I’m missing something?
I don’t see the big deal here? Russia freely offered to supply the Iranians with Nuclear Fuel when they were claiming they only wanted Nuclear power. That was well known.
I don’t think it’s outrageous that we would attempt to control a similar offer to make sure the fuel was for reactor use using someone OTHER than Russia to supply them with reactor fuel OR to have them on record as turning the offer down.
That much is certainly true, but when you have an American hating traitor in the White House - acts of 'treason' are probably a normal day's work for the fellow.
And why would this come as a surprise? Obama will have to declare martial law NOW if he wants to remain as king!
ping
This is NOT AT ALL treasonous, although it might not be wise, if only LOW-enriched uranium suitable for reactor use was provided. (4% or less) Iran has 20-25% enriched NOW.
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