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2005-05-03 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-05-03 12:03:27 AM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 ''the international community should respond by taking away Tehranâs right to nuclear energy technology''

Right? What right? WaPo. They suggest it in the very first sentence to plant the seed that we are taking something away that is, by right, theirs. TFBS. WaPo.

''Other world leaders attending a nuclear conference seemed to dismiss the U.S. call for punitive measures.''
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''its speech highlighted the differences between the United States and its allies''

We're all alone is the message. *sniff* Everyone disagrees with us - so we must be wrong. It's not that those who want to pursue negotiations to cut a sweet deal for Iran have no alternative, or are sympathetic to the Muzzy Bomb, or playing anti-US triangulation games, or are just foolish appeasers, no no no, of course not. It's cuz they're so sophisticated and right, and we're so dull and brutish and wrong. Force is bad, y'know. That's been peddled in the US since the end of Vietnam, at least - prolly well before that. It's called the Wussification of America. Anyone who uses force is obviously wrong and bad. It's flip side is that there are no ''bad'' or ''evil'' people in the world, except the US, of course. Right - everyone give Khomeini a big group hug. He'll change his tune and flowers will bloom. These notions are the ultimate Tranzi meme.

There is one single quote by a US official, used merely to officially state the US position, one quote from the Iranians which does nothing to further the story or inform the reader, and five quotes from four of the appeaseniks who have no effective alternative to being appeaseniks - except for agreeing with or allying with the US, which is unthinkable. ElBaradei, arguably the guy most culpable for the rise of nuke programs in Nork and Iran, gets two quotes. Must be cuz he's so credible with his Int'l Law degree and zero technical expertise.

The big finish is, basically, that the Iranians should be paid off, for some reason, and that they feel threatened - by the bad US, of course.

That they developed a secret program, lied to the IAEA about it, broke the Non-Proliferation Treaty in several substantive ways, dealt under the table with Little Kimmie and Khan, and have ''bargained'' in bad faith with the E3 tools is obviously small stuff, to the WaPo tools. The flimsy lie that they need nukes when sitting on an ocean of oil and gas, and their conduct since the Mad Mullahs began this search for Muslim Viagra, demonstrates clearly to anyone who is not in league with them that the entire process is a sham. They want weapons. If they get them, they'll use them.

The ONLY issue is this: will the US / Israel have to act alone to stop it? Everything else is wanking off. WaPo ~~ranks~~ wanks at the top of the scale.

Posted by .com 2005-05-03 02:01|| 2005-05-03 02:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Great rant, .com! May be the Rant of the Day (tm)! Here's what summed it up for me:

Over the next four weeks delegates will discuss suggestions to limit the spread of nuclear weapons and technology. There is little agreement on most issues, including the conference agenda.

More talking and 4-star hotels/meetings. When they can't even f'ing agree on the AGENDA of the meeting, something's terribly wrong. I got to completely inform my wife (she wants nothing to do w/ this stuff) this weekend about the U.N. after she and I watched The Interpreter and Hotel Rwanda. Her eyes have been opened as to why 80-90% of the world's issues lie at the feet of the U.N. now!

Posted by BA">BA 2005-05-03 11:41|| 2005-05-03 11:41|| Front Page Top

#3 This is a fart gesture into a stiff wind.

Posted by Captain America 2005-05-03 20:15|| 2005-05-03 20:15|| Front Page Top

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