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| Netanyahu to U.S.: Time is now for action on Iran nukes |
| 2009-09-27 |
| Now is the time to act to halt the Iranian nuclear program, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Senators and Congress members over the weekend. The prime minister's message, which he made in telephone conversations, came a day after evidence of a clandestine Iranian nuclear facility was presented by U.S. President Barack Obama and the leaders of Britain and France at the G-20 economic summit in Pittsburgh. "If not now, then when?" Netanyahu reportedly asked in the conversations with American officials. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Saturday that the newly exposed nuclear facility in Iran was built for military purposes and was proof that the Islamic Republic is seeking atomic weapons. "I spoke this weekend with experts from the East and West," Lieberman told Israel Radio. "No one has any doubt, according to the technical data that was published, it's a military core. The disagreement has been done away with." Israeli leaders have repeatedly expressed alarm over Iran's nuclear ambitions and refused to rule out pre-emptive military action to stop Iran developing an atomic weapon. Tehran insists its nuclear plans are peaceful and has resisted U.S.-led diplomatic pressure to curb its uranium enrichment, which can be used to generate electricity or make bombs. On Friday, U.S. President Barack Obama demanded that Iran come clean about its nuclear program or risk "sanctions that bite," after the disclosure that a new plant was under construction southwest of Tehran. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the facility was legal and open for inspection by the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Saturday that the newly exposed nuclear facility in Iran was built for military purposes and was proof that the Islamic Republic is seeking atomic weapons. "I spoke this weekend with experts from the East and West," Lieberman told Israel Radio. "No one has any doubt, according to the technical data that was published, it's a military core. The disagreement has been done away with." Israeli leaders have repeatedly expressed alarm over Iran's nuclear ambitions and refused to rule out pre-emptive military action to stop Iran developing an atomic weapon. Tehran insists its nuclear plans are peaceful and has resisted U.S.-led diplomatic pressure to curb its uranium enrichment, which can be used to generate electricity or make bombs. On Friday, U.S. President Barack Obama demanded that Iran come clean about its nuclear program or risk "sanctions that bite," after the disclosure that a new plant was under construction southwest of Tehran. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Bibi's admirable - his margin of error does not allow naive dreaming and misplaced hope in "dialogue". I expected him to tell Obama to "shove it" when Teh One™ suggested a path of Joooo suicide |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-09-27 15:26 |
| #4 Saw an interview with Netanyahu on ABC. He comes across as a hard headed, serious and determined individual who sees the world as it is and tells it like it is. Too bad our leaders are not of the same caliber. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2009-09-27 15:10 |
| #3 I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear. quote - Barack Obama |
| Posted by: Goffer Broke8230 2009-09-27 08:38 |
| #2 |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-09-27 03:26 |
| #1 Words wasted on Pelosi and cadre. |
| Posted by: Besoeker in Duitsland 2009-09-27 02:42 |