The west is decadent and divided. They will not risk our atomic reprisals!!!
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| The West cannot stop us: Iran |
| 2006-04-13 |
| TEHRAN: Iran has vowed to expand its nuclear program dramatically despite international condemnation that followed its claim of being able to enrich uranium fuel. As the head of the UN nuclear watchdog arrived in Tehran in a desperate bid to defuse the crisis, Iran's armed forces chief of staff was in no mood to back down. "When a people master nuclear technology and nuclear fuel, nothing can be done against them," said General Hassan Firouzabadi. "The West can do nothing and is obliged to extend to us the hand of friendship." World powers are scrambling to find consensus on how to contain Iran's nuclear activities, which the US and others fears could result in an atomic bomb. Iran is basking in national pride after regime scientists successfully enriched uranium to make nuclear fuel – a milestone in its atomic drive – and officials pledged to move rapidly to industrial-scale work. The international community united in condemning the move although differences remain over what should happen next, with Washington demanding "strong steps" from the UN Security Council and Russia warning against the use of force. Representatives of the five permanent members of the Council plus Germany are to meet in Moscow next Tuesday to discuss the crisis, China's UN envoy said. Iran's announcement is also a blow to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director Mohamed ElBaradei, who arrived in Tehran overnight for talks with the regime's top nuclear negotiator. "We hope to convince Iran to take confidence-building measures including suspension of uranium enrichment activities until outstanding issues are clarified," ElBaradei told journalists at the airport. "I would like to see Iran has come to terms with the request of the international community." ElBaradei hopes the nuclear crisis still could be resolved through political dialogue. He must give a report at the end of April on Iran's nuclear activities to the UN Security Council and the 35 states of the IAEA's governing council. The US accuses Iran of seeking to secretly build nuclear weapons, charges denied by OPEC's number two oil exporter which insists the drive is aimed purely at electricity generation. The Security Council has set April 28 as a deadline for Tehran to halt the ultra-sensitive uranium enrichment, a process which can be extended to make the fissile core of a bomb. |
| Posted by:Oztralian |
| #18 "Shock And Awe" initiating operation Iraqi Freedom saw the use of 800 Cruise missiles and 6,000 smart J-DAMS!! Information has it that the production facilities contributing to the massive output of such components and parts doubled their continuing output! And this without MOABs and tactical nuke bunker busters comin a callin! |
| Posted by: smn 2006-04-13 21:42 |
| #17 Sure we can we just have to try a little harder. |
| Posted by: Ol Dirty American 2006-04-13 17:13 |
| #16 I am Islam, hear me roarI am Islam, hear me roar In numbers too big to ignore And I know nothing but Koran 'cause it's all I've heard before Five times I been down on the floor No one's ever gonna keep me down again |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-04-13 16:46 |
| #15 The guy's got a point: as far as I know we don't have any ballistic missile submarines named The West. But any one of these ends the party pretty quick. |
| Posted by: Matt 2006-04-13 16:35 |
| #14 "The West cannot stop us: Iran" Oh, yes we can. Whether we do or not, and just how thoroughly and permanently we stop you, is only a matter of will-- and of how much guilt we're willing to bequeath our grandchildren. But we can stop you. Make book on it. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2006-04-13 14:39 |
| #13 "Western Civilization: The very last thing in the world you want is our complete and undivided fucking attention." |
| Posted by: mojo 2006-04-13 14:07 |
| #12 after he licks every muslim one. |
| Posted by: anon 2006-04-13 12:39 |
| #11 And El Barahdei will give 'em a clean bill of health. Nope no weapons here, just peaceful islamist nuclear power (heh, heh). And the UN will now tell the world to back off and leave the peaceful Iranians alone. It's just electricity, and he'll bet every non muslim ass on it. |
| Posted by: Shuns Uleating3851 2006-04-13 12:30 |
| #10 Just once let the leash off the military for this guy please please. |
| Posted by: djohn66 2006-04-13 12:14 |
| #9 I believe I just heard the gauntlet hitting the field. Note to self; Must buy popcorn futures. We haven't seen this level of saber rattling since the Cuban missle crisis. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-04-13 10:57 |
| #8 Yooou can't touch me! Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah. Ouch. |
| Posted by: 2b 2006-04-13 10:29 |
| #7 "This jerkwater little theocracy is now the supreme power in the galaxy! I suggest we use it." |
| Posted by: BH 2006-04-13 10:24 |
| #6 Sounds like they're all in on a pair of sixes. They better pray they don't get called. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-04-13 10:19 |
| #5 A villain right out of the comic books. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-04-13 10:14 |
| #4 The west can't stop anything. It didn't keep us from getting all that gold out of the Sierras and it sure as he|| didn't stop the cowboys or cavalry from kicking @ss and taking names. Now as to a whole sh!tload of JDAMs, Cruise Missiles, Fertilizer and FA ordnance, you just gotta know that's gonna leave a mark. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-04-13 10:07 |
| #3 Wanna bet, kemosabe? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-04-13 09:55 |
| #2 It may be a good time to top off your heating oil tank if you haven't done so recently. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2006-04-13 09:35 |
| #1 The west is decadent and divided. They will not risk our atomic reprisals!!! |
| Posted by: MoneyPenny 2006-04-13 08:43 |