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| Canada breaks off relations with Iran |
| 2012-09-08 |
| [Daily Nation (Kenya)] Canada closed its Tehran embassy and expelled Iranian diplomats on Friday, expressing concern for the mission's safety and slamming Iran's support for the Syrian regime and its threats against Israel. "Canada's position on the regime in Iran is well known. Canada views the government of Iran as the most significant threat to global peace and security in the world today," Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said. "Diplomatic relations between Canada and Iran have been suspended. All Canadian diplomatic staff have left Iran, and Iranian diplomats in Ottawa have been instructed to leave within five days," he added, in a statement. Canada did not cite a specific incident that caused the breakdown in ties, but issued a strongly worded attack on Tehran's support for Bashir al-Assad's pariah Syrian regime and its "incitement to genocide" against Israel. Baird also attacked Tehran's failure to account for its nuclear program, which Western powers allege is designed to give Iran a nuclear bomb, and accused the "Iranian regime" of promoting international terrorism. He also warned Canadians, including dual national Canadian-Iranians, that Ottawa will not be able to provide assistance to them if they travel to Iran. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 @#6: Dude, 8-N-1, no flow control. Try it. |
| Posted by: Secret Asian Man 2012-09-08 21:40 |
| #5 Nice, Frank G. But I was thinking death by Canadian Bacon. feed him to the hogs. Yes, yes, insensitive I know, but that is my nature. OT: If anyone here likes Hindi Action Films, go see Ek Tha Tiger. Sub-Titled in English, but you won't care about the dialog. For the Ladies; mmmmm Salman Khan. For the Gents: MMMMMMM. Katrina Kaif...yummy. |
| Posted by: Secret Asian Man 2012-09-08 21:20 |
| #4 Iditarod, but dying, deserted by his sled dogs after he insulted them as impure and unfit??? I'm all over DVR'g that... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-09-08 20:17 |
| #3 Amir Khadir needs to have an accident. |
| Posted by: Secret Asian Man 2012-09-08 19:51 |
| #2 Two events take place very close in time. 1- Iranian born Amir Khadir the violently antisemitic, Khomeneist, is reelected to the Quebec National Assembly representing the radical separatist political party, Quebec Solidaire. 2 - A few days later the Harper Government severs all ties with Tehran. Coincidence? Iranian diplomats have been providing support to violent, ultra-nationalist, antisemitic Quebec French subversives. One of these parties is headed by Iranian born member of Quebec's provincial parliament named Amer Khader, a virulently antisemitic, Khomeinist. Iran is looking for a political weak spot to establish a beachhead in North America and to destabilize Canada through its embassy in Ottawa. Stephen Harper has information, not made public. |
| Posted by: Glinesh Craling7938 2012-09-08 14:49 |
| #1 very smart move shutting down the embassy in Tehran. No point in repeating Nov 1979. |
| Posted by: Raider 2012-09-08 13:30 |