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| Iran says its compelling logic scares enemy |
| 2010-01-25 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] A senior Iranian official said Sunday that the reason behind the animosity toward the country is its "soft power and compelling logic." Deputy Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Baqeri told reporters in Croatia that animosity has forced the West to politicize Iran's nuclear energy program. "Iran's nuclear stance is the full implementation of the articles of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) by all countries," Baqeri added. Iran says its nuclear program is aimed at the civilian applications of the technology. However, the West accuses Tehran of seeking nuclear weaponry. Baqeri said as a signatory to the NPT, Iran respects and fulfills its obligation under the treaty. He said "certain powers," including the United States, which have produced and used nuclear weapons, continue to test new generations of the weapon. He also called upon the international community to hold responsible the governments that have provided Israel with "atomic bombs." Israel, which has refused to sign the NPT, maintains a policy of deliberate ambiguity on whether it has nuclear weapons or not. However, in May 2008, former US President Jimmy Carter admitted that Tel Aviv is in possession of at least 150 atomic weapons. "The US has more than 12,000 nuclear weapons; the Soviet Union has about the same; Great Britain and France have several hundred, and Israel has 150 or more," President Carter told a press conference at the annual literary Hay Festival in Wales. Iran, on many occasions, has called on nuclear-armed powers to rid themselves of weapons of mass destruction. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Possibly, "bounce the rubble"? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-01-25 13:12 |
| #6 11? More like "pulverize the casbah", Steve. |
| Posted by: Spot 2010-01-25 08:10 |
| #5 Id rather say its compelling insanity |
| Posted by: Oscar 2010-01-25 06:49 |
| #4 the reason behind the animosity toward the country is its "soft power and compelling logic." I am going to assume that this is one of those things that sounds a lot better in Farsi. |
| Posted by: Free Radical 2010-01-25 06:18 |
| #3 Halliburton Plate Dislocation Division... do ya hear? ;-) Just power up da damn standing wave scalar generators, it's overdue! |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2010-01-25 04:27 |
| #2 Oh yeah!!! At least an 11. Rock the casbah! |
| Posted by: Steve 2010-01-25 00:47 |
| #1 Nothing here a good earthquake can't fix. And let's turn it up to 11 this time, shall we? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2010-01-25 00:17 |