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2003-08-28 Middle East

IAEA conference to discuss Israeli nukes for first time

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Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-08-28 2:21:07 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Arab league, huh? My kids used to watch cartoon characters in superman's Justice League...they both had the same reality and relevance

Posted by Frank G 2003-8-28 2:30:41 PM|| 2003-8-28 2:30:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Smokescreen to buy more time for and/or avoid doing anything to Iran.

Posted by Daniel King 2003-8-28 2:42:12 PM|| 2003-8-28 2:42:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Right on, Daniel King. Blame Israel for their shortcomings. The arabs and Iranians think that the only way that they will get respectability is owning a Nuke. Producing or creating something of real use and value for everyone is a concept that is totally beyond them.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-8-28 2:45:57 PM|| 2003-8-28 2:45:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 nothing wrong with the arab league discussing this - DIRECTLY WITH ISRAEL. Just sit down and talk. Im sure the Israelis would be ok. Better yet have Crown Prince Abdullah fly to Tel Aviv and meet with Sharon to express his concerns.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-8-28 3:55:42 PM|| 2003-8-28 3:55:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Hey Alaska Paul, you must have missed the news on the latest "technological advances" made to the Islamic Prayer Rug.

If everything goes according to plan, soon the whole world will have one!

Does anybody know the stock symbol?

Posted by Daniel King 2003-8-28 4:09:38 PM|| 2003-8-28 4:09:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 yeah JDAM

Posted by Frank G 2003-8-28 4:17:31 PM|| 2003-8-28 4:17:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 MOFO?

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-8-28 4:36:14 PM|| 2003-8-28 4:36:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 LH---In a rational world, face to face would be the way to go. However, If Crown Prince Abdullah flew to Tel Aviv for frank and useful discussions, he would become buzzard bait the moment he landed back in Saudi.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-8-28 4:39:05 PM|| 2003-8-28 4:39:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 that was kinda my point AP - you want to make a stink about Israeli nukes, you gotta have diplomatic relations with them first. How are they gonna negotiate arms reduction with you when you wont step into the same room with them?

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-8-28 4:56:38 PM|| 2003-8-28 4:56:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 It might also help not wanting to wipe out the country you want to negotiate with.

Posted by True German Ally 2003-8-28 8:07:42 PM|| 2003-8-28 8:07:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 LH---The problem is that any Saudi even wanting to meet with Israeli reps will be killed by his own countrymen. Hell, look what happened to Anwar Sadat. Rational negotiation requires compromise, but to many people over there, compromise is viewed as weakness.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-8-28 8:26:00 PM|| 2003-8-28 8:26:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Read an article in one of the Foreign Relations Quarterlies oh, ten years ago or longer, about the prospect of Israeli nukes. The consensus then was that Israel had five-six nukes in the 100Kt range, and the capability of manufacturing one to three a year after that. While the lefties have been in power in between that time, I doubt that Israel has stopped making or maintaining nukes. Do the Arabs really, really want to know for sure that Israel has nukes? I think that, if Israel acknowledged a nuclear arsenal and the means of delivering that arsenal to the capital of every Arab nation within 500-600 miles, there would be some serious puckering going on. I doubt that the "Arab Street" really wants to know their life can end in a flash and a bang any time Israel feels sufficiently threatened. At the same time, it might be just what's needed to get Arafart kicked out of Palestine. Personally, I'd like him to try his tricks down in the Congo, where they still eat people they don't like... Of course, at the same time, I'd like about 10,000 shares of stock in Pepto Bismol, and the exclusive rights to the Congo market.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-8-28 8:33:27 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-8-28 8:33:27 PM|| Front Page Top

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