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2005-09-15 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-09-15 01:19|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "A failure by the board to make such a report would considerably weaken the agency and the global non-proliferation regime. It would reveal that the world is unwilling to hold rule-breakers to account, inviting proliferation by other countries," wrote Goldschmidt, who retired this summer.

Time's almost up.

Posted by Glong Sheng9325 2005-09-15 01:44|| 2005-09-15 01:44|| Front Page Top

#2 France threatened Iran with referral to the United Nations

I wonder if the Iranians laughed as hard as I did when I read this. Probably brought tears to their eyes.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2005-09-15 07:03|| 2005-09-15 07:03|| Front Page Top

#3 A failure by the board to make such a report would considerably weaken the agency and the global non-proliferation regime.

How can something with out strength be weakened?

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-09-15 07:35|| 2005-09-15 07:35|| Front Page Top

#4 This is what I mean.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-09-15 07:39|| 2005-09-15 07:39|| Front Page Top

#5 *Yawn* Wake me when something happens.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2005-09-15 08:42|| 2005-09-15 08:42|| Front Page Top

#6 "I wonder if the Iranians laughed as hard as I did when I read this. Probably brought tears to their eyes."

Theyve been lobbying as hard as they can at the IAEA against UNSC referral, so I suspect they take it seriously.

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-09-15 09:36|| 2005-09-15 09:36|| Front Page Top

#7 Have they taunted them a second time yet?

Posted by tu3031 2005-09-15 09:39|| 2005-09-15 09:39|| Front Page Top

#8 Chirac daren't upset the mullahs as France has become almost entirely dependent on Persian silk for all its white flags.

Posted by Jake-the-Peg 2005-09-15 10:18|| 2005-09-15 10:18|| Front Page Top

#9 I mistakenly ate a pizza just before bed last night and woke up screaming at 3 am. I dreamt that I had just been REFERRED TO THE UN!!!

Somebody hold me.

Posted by dushan 2005-09-15 10:22|| 2005-09-15 10:22|| Front Page Top

#10 Theyve been lobbying as hard as they can at the IAEA against UNSC referral, so I suspect they take it seriously.

Uh huh.

Sure.

You keep thinking that, why dontcha. The rest of us will live in the real world.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-09-15 10:33|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-09-15 10:33|| Front Page Top

#11 "oh no, Br'er Fox! Not the United Nations!"

Posted by DoDo 2005-09-15 11:46|| 2005-09-15 11:46|| Front Page Top

#12 "Theyve been lobbying as hard as they can at the IAEA against UNSC referral, so I suspect they take it seriously."

You're kidding, right?

Posted by Ahab 2005-09-15 12:00|| 2005-09-15 12:00|| Front Page Top

#13 Theyve been lobbying as hard as they can at the IAEA against UNSC referral, so I suspect they take it seriously.

It is the nature of diplomats to take what other diplomats do and say very seriously. Ultimately, however, Iran's diplomats answer to the Black Turbans, who only respect power and, to a much lesser extend, money (which buys power). They are more than happy to have their people call your people, if it means that everybody else sits around and talks while they actually get things done.

Like make nuclear weapons.

Posted by Secret Master 2005-09-15 12:25|| 2005-09-15 12:25|| Front Page Top

#14 "If a state fails in its obligations under the (Nuclear)Non-proliferation Treaty, it is legitimate, once dialogue has been exhausted, to refer it to the Security Council."

Yep, just keep talking and NO REFFERAL!! What a hollow threat.

Posted by TomAnon 2005-09-15 15:45|| 2005-09-15 15:45|| Front Page Top

#15 well RC (and others), if you're right, then you should be criticizing the Bushadmin, since it seems that pushing for referral to the UNSC is at the core of their policy on Iran.

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-09-15 16:20|| 2005-09-15 16:20|| Front Page Top

#16 That's a pretty legitimate point. I sincerely hope that the administrationâs policy changes and soon, however.

Posted by Secret Master 2005-09-15 17:34|| 2005-09-15 17:34|| Front Page Top

#17 Bush is going through the same routine as last time, I hope. Once the UNSC has ruled anything Iran has done as out of bounds, he'll take that as justification for action.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-09-15 22:24|| 2005-09-15 22:24|| Front Page Top

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