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| Hans Blix urges give and take on Iran (here were go again) |
| 2004-10-24 |
| BERLIN (Reuters) - Former United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix has urged Western nations to offer concessions to Iran if they want the government there to scrap uranium enrichment. Washington accuses Iran of trying to make highly enriched uranium which can be used in nuclear weapons. Iran says it only wants to make lower grade uranium for generating electricity. Iran has every right to conduct an enrichment programme, Blix said on Sunday in an interview with German broadcaster ARD. The European Union has offered to supply Iran with reactor fuel and help it build a light-water power reactor if Tehran agrees to scrap uranium enrichment. Iran rejected the offer, but said it still wanted talks on the matter. Blix said concessions to persuade Tehran to abandon enrichment might also include improved trade relations or a non-aggression pact, he added. If Western nations asked Iran to abandon enrichment, Blix said, "then you are asking them to give something up they have a right to be doing. Then you have to accept that they will make demands." ..."they have a right".. to construct nuclear weapons and nuke whomever they wish, yes Hans? Blix warned against air attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities and said no nuclear weapons were being developed at such sites. Saddam phase II Iran had probably moved any highly-enriched uranium, suitable for use in weapons, to other storage sites elsewhere in the country, he said. "I am not sure if we know the location of all the sites," he added. |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #8 "Ooohh noooo, it's Hans Brix! Step a little to the left Hans Brix." |
| Posted by: A Jackson 2004-10-24 11:06:20 PM |
| #7 Former United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix has urged Western nations to offer concessions to Iran if they want the government there to scrap uranium enrichment. The same tack was already tried out in North Korea...for all the good it did. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-10-24 10:24:47 PM |
| #6 The man is a living euphamism. "He stepped on his Blix!" |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2004-10-24 8:15:37 PM |
| #5 Sorry, Tony, I was thinking volcano -- he's making an ash of himself. |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-10-24 8:06:32 PM |
| #4 Is Blix staill a UN employee? I think he retired. He us useless and his ideas are a threat to us all. Such a loser. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-10-24 6:14:43 PM |
| #3 Figuring it is time to make up for the fact that he appears to be the only UN employee not on Sadam's payroll, Blix is pandering for a payoff from the Mullahs. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-10-24 5:39:26 PM |
| #2 Thanks for that Tom, I have a rather vivid mental picture that is going to require some form of alcoholic beverage to expunge - yuk! |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2004-10-24 5:29:46 PM |
| #1 I wonder if Mount Blix will still be spewing every couple of weeks after Bush is re-elected. |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-10-24 5:25:40 PM |