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2003-12-31 Africa: North

U.S. Blocked Thousands of Centrifuge Parts Bound for Tripoli

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Posted by Steve 2003-12-31 3:36:52 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The shipment bound for Libya originated in a Persian Gulf port, but the officials declined to identify the country Wednesday. Nor would they say which country or countries may have supplied the centrifuge parts, citing ongoing investigations.

Ain't that many countries with Gulf ports.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-12-31 3:57:40 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2003-12-31 3:57:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Ain't that many countries with Gulf ports.

I dunno, let's see. Iraq, nope, we control those ports. Bahrain, Oman, UAE, Qatar, nope, nope, nope and nope, they don't have centrifuges. Saudi-controlled Arabia, hmmm, they couldn't be that stupid.

Iran. Iran, hmmmm, Gulf port, check, working on nukes, check, links to Libya, check, run by crazed mullahs, check, got Kaddafi's check, check.

I think I can guess who.

Posted by Steve White 2003-12-31 5:02:42 PM|| 2003-12-31 5:02:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 To be honest, though, my surprise meter would barely twitch if the centrifuges came from Soddy Land. The only reason for the twitch would be the surprise that they didn't just farm out the work (to Pakistan, or Libya, or, hell, even Iraq or Iran).

Any bets on the next Muslim nation to (shockingly!) turn out to have a nuclear weapon program? France doesn't count.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-12-31 6:13:41 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2003-12-31 6:13:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 BBC Chartering and Logistic GmbH?

and who said irony is dead?

Posted by Frank G 2003-12-31 8:45:17 PM|| 2003-12-31 8:45:17 PM|| Front Page Top

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