Article

2012-01-11 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Russia says regrets Iran uranium enrichment decision

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Steve White 2012-01-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Russian diplomatic statements are always efforts to be enigmatic, that fail. Such a statement could mean anything from "Aha, our secret plan is working", to "We will be invading Iran shortly."

Posted by Anonymoose 2012-01-11 09:10|| 2012-01-11 09:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Russians have a penchant for planning stuff quite well before they proceed with anything. That's why they value chess above may other mental exercises. I believe this is also the case here and they knew quite well what the Iranians would subsequently do with the Russian equipment.

I can imagine that this Ministry official found it difficult to keep a straight face during his or her statements.

Hushed snickering was heard elsewhere.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2012-01-11 11:25|| 2012-01-11 11:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Regret?
There's really a good chance that Russian leadership over the past century never took their cues from that particular emotion.

Today?
Russia is just as much of a "basket-case" as We are, because the entire Globe is spinning out of control for us all.

Posted by Slomp Oppressor of the Faeries1490 2012-01-11 21:22|| 2012-01-11 21:22|| Front Page Top

00:28 Slomp Oppressor of the Faeries1490
23:37 badanov
23:32 Thurong Forkbeard5561
23:32 Slomp Oppressor of the Faeries1490
23:26 Iblis
23:25 Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo)
23:21 Slomp Oppressor of the Faeries1490
23:16 Thurong Forkbeard5561
23:08 Canuckistan sniper
23:04 European Conservative
23:01 JosephMendiola
22:49 JosephMendiola
22:46 Dale
22:43 JosephMendiola
22:37 Zhang Fei
22:37 JosephMendiola
22:27 Abu Uluque
22:26 SteveS
22:24 SteveS
22:22 Pappy
22:20 Pappy
22:16 Pappy
22:15 gorb
22:00 European Conservative