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2003-12-31 Iran

Khatami denies Bam disaster caused by nuclear test

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Posted by Steve 2003-12-31 11:01:40 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Iran sits on a major suture zone where two crustal plates are smashing together. They have had, and will continue to have, large earthquakes for millions of years. Why they haven't managed to realize this and build accordingly is a mystery to me.

Posted by Spot 2003-12-31 11:25:34 AM|| 2003-12-31 11:25:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 It's a tricky cost-benefit trade-off Spot. Consider the "world largest mud structure" which collapsed due to the quake. It seems stupid to build something like that in a fault zone... but then again it was cheap and how old was it?

Posted by Shipman 2003-12-31 1:02:20 PM|| 2003-12-31 1:02:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I can understand the old buildings being destroyed (how they mangaged to say up for so long is the mystery), but new building such as the hospitals were destroyed too. No excuse!

Posted by Spot 2003-12-31 1:17:10 PM|| 2003-12-31 1:17:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Wonder what they're building their nuke plants out of? And are those building inspectors on the take?
Don't worry, boys. Allah's got you covered.

Posted by tu3031 2003-12-31 1:28:32 PM|| 2003-12-31 1:28:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 And are those building inspectors on the take?

I'm sure those german engineers they hired will make sure the plants are earthquake proof.

Posted by 4thInfVet 2003-12-31 2:19:52 PM|| 2003-12-31 2:19:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Inspectors? What inspectors? The inspectors belong to the wrong tribe, so letting them on the work sites would be an insult to the honor of the tribe that won the building contract.

Besides, why spend money on things like rebar and sane engineering when you can blow it on the Hajj and temporary marriages? Oh, and let's not forget the bribes -- never forget the bribes.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-12-31 3:47:12 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2003-12-31 3:47:12 PM|| Front Page Top

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