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Bahrain says Iran wants the bomb
AFP ^ | Nov 2 2007

Posted on 11/02/2007 10:00:13 AM PDT by camerakid400

LONDON (AFP) — Bahrain's crown prince has claimed that Iran is developing atomic weapons or the capability to do so, British press reports said on Friday, the first time an Arab state in the Gulf has openly accused Tehran of lying about its controversial nuclear drive.

In interviews with correspondents for British newspapers in the capital Manama, Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa also urged a diplomatic solution to the standoff between the West and Bahrain's close neighbour. "While they don't have the bomb yet, they are developing it, or the capability for it," the crown prince said, warning that "the whole region" would be drawn into any military conflict.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: bahrain; iran
He is the second Arab Leader to admit this.

The first was Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the Amir of Qatar [said it on charlie rose]

1 posted on 11/02/2007 10:00:13 AM PDT by camerakid400
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To: camerakid400

And in other news the Saudi King has been heard saying that the sun will “Most likely rise in the east tomorrow”...


2 posted on 11/02/2007 10:02:14 AM PDT by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: camerakid400

Personally I would just airmail him one free of charge, doorstep delivery from 30,000ft.


3 posted on 11/02/2007 10:02:55 AM PDT by Eye of Unk
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To: camerakid400

America’s MSM says....

-crickets-


4 posted on 11/02/2007 10:03:14 AM PDT by Slapshot68
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"the whole region" would be drawn into any military conflict.

Well. They have jets and tanks. Maybe this will scare them enough that they'll go over there and kick some a$$.

5 posted on 11/02/2007 10:07:05 AM PDT by Falcon4.0
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To: camerakid400

So, let’s make that wish come true..........


6 posted on 11/02/2007 10:18:46 AM PDT by tracer
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To: Abathar

That depends on his definition of “the sun”.....


7 posted on 11/02/2007 10:19:53 AM PDT by tracer
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To: camerakid400

Bahrain's crown prince has claimed that Iran is developing atomic weapons or the capability to do so



8 posted on 11/02/2007 10:42:12 AM PDT by G8 Diplomat (Pelosi--pissed off Turkey, supported SCHIP, really jerky, and full of sh|t)
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To: camerakid400

Pakistan has the bomb, they say
And India filled its own Bombay
So now we hear Iran wants the bomb
So they can bring out the 12th imam
Who’s next?

With apologies to Tom Lehrer


9 posted on 11/02/2007 10:50:17 AM PDT by SlowBoat407 (Free commerce is the only just way to redistribute wealth.)
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To: camerakid400

I’m shocked . . . . . SHOCKED, I tell ya!!!


10 posted on 11/02/2007 10:57:00 AM PDT by DustyMoment (FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
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To: camerakid400

in other words the Saudis want to rehire the coalition from Gulf war 1 as their paid mercenaries...


11 posted on 11/02/2007 11:06:44 AM PDT by MD_Willington_1976
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Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani

Do Arabs ever get jaw cramps from having to call people by such long names?

"Hello Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, how are you?" Sheesh!

12 posted on 11/02/2007 2:51:12 PM PDT by G8 Diplomat (Pelosi--pissed off Turkey, supported SCHIP, really jerky, and full of sh|t)
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BTTT


13 posted on 11/02/2007 2:52:44 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Who would the terrorists vote for?)
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To: MD_Willington_1976

>> in other words the Saudis want to rehire the coalition from Gulf war 1 as their paid mercenaries... <<

That’s my take on it as well. Saudis will once again let us to the heavy lifting...or dropping as the case may be.

Only wish we’d just do it this time instead of playing footsie w/ the UN this time.


14 posted on 11/02/2007 4:15:34 PM PDT by appalachian_dweller (Live each day as if it's your last.....it might be.)
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maybe they’ll cut us a deal on some oil... LOL


15 posted on 11/02/2007 4:29:16 PM PDT by MD_Willington_1976
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Only if it’s in their best interests. Their interests include the continued spread of the evil death cult known as islam and it's domination of the world and the fall of the west.

We’re fools to trust these vermin.

16 posted on 11/02/2007 4:44:11 PM PDT by appalachian_dweller (Live each day as if it's your last.....it might be.)
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