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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran could reverse nuclear policy, says Khatami

2005-02-10

Of course, nobody ever listens to Khatami anymore...

President Mohammad Khatami warned European countries on Wednesday that Tehran could reverse commitments made on its nuclear programme, saying Iran was faced with "psychological warfare".

"If you feel that we are not respecting your engagements then we will adopt a different policy and the heavy consequences of this policy will burden those who have not respected their engagements," he said in a speech to foreign diplomats, state television reported.

Did that make any sense? Anyone? Bueller?

His comments came as the European Union pressed on with talks in Geneva to persuade Iran to give guarantees it is not developing nuclear weapons. Iran has suspended its controversial uranium enrichment work while the talks continue."Those who have being thumping the drums of war and have launched psychological warfare against Iran must know that the Iranian people will not allow the aggressors to put one foot on Iranian soil," he said in a reference to the United States. "But if this ever arrives the aggressors will be burned in the hell of the storm of the people's anger," Khatami added.

I can feel my stomach roasting in hell right now... (I gotta stop eating chili.)

Posted by:Fred

#7 Simple summary - If the US comes in militarily, I, Khatami, will be trusted by no one, either the mullahs on the one hand, or the dissidents on the other. I might as well write my will now.The best I can hope for is that the current situation keeps muddling by, unlikely though that is. Therefore I will call for compromise of some kind, though in increasingly incoherent terms.

Posted by: Liberalhawk 2005-02-10 3:40:31 PM

#6 Sobiesky, are you perchance associating with the wrong women? Like maybe its a Canadian thing ;-)

Posted by: trailing wife 2005-02-10 3:37:04 PM

#5 Rustam is spining in his grave.

Posted by: gromgorru 2005-02-10 2:26:59 PM

#4 Aris, either you are trying to weasel out of it, or you never had a girlfriend! :-)

Posted by: Sobiesky 2005-02-10 1:57:52 PM

#3 Not a personal experience, thankfully.

Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2005-02-10 1:56:04 PM

#2 Darn, Aris, that must have sucked! I feel with you, man! :-)

I can supply plethora of similar experiences, based on lesser sins than cheating (which is not in my behavioral patterns at all). I am not sure why wymon have this windictive streak, cuz I don't.

Posted by: Sobiesky 2005-02-10 1:30:16 PM

#1 âIf you feel that we are not respecting your engagements then we will adopt a different policy and the heavy consequences of this policy will burden those who have not respected their engagements,â Did that make any sense? Anyone?

If we translate "not respecting your engagement" as "cheating on your fiance", then this is a quite wise warning that if you cheat on your girlfriend she may then "adopt a different policy" where you will return to your apartment to find your cd collection missing and your computer soaking in the bathtub. In the best of scenarios.

But that's probably not what he meant.

Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2005-02-10 1:31:40 AM

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