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| Iran Agrees to Suspend Uranium Enrichment |
| 2004-11-14 |
| Iran has given the United Nations a written promise to fully suspend uranium enrichment, diplomats said on Sunday, in an apparent bid to dispel suspicions that Tehran wants to build a nuclear bomb. The move also would appear to blunt an American drive to take Iran before the United Nations for the imposition of sanctions. By issuing the written commitment to the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency — the International Atomic Energy Agency — Iran dropped demands for modification of a tentative deal worked out on Nov. 7 with European negotiators, agreeing instead to continue a freeze on enrichment and to suspend related activities, diplomats told The Associated Press. "Basically it's a full suspension," said one of the diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity. "It's what the Europeans were looking for." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #23 The MMs gave a promise that they will stop concentrating UF6. However, I see no verification on the part of the IAEA or other clown entity. This is turning into the same shell game as Iraq played. Disperse the assets, move things around. Beg for time. Get cooperative, then beligerant, rinse, repeat. The MMs are stalling for time to accomplish their WMD goals. It would be veddy interesting to see progressive aerial recon images on the hot sites. We won't see that stuff until after BDA. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-11-14 11:47:49 PM |
| #22 Hmmm, good point Zenster. I was kind of inferring that since the Iranians have already copped to having missiles that can reach almost all of Europe that they (the Euroweenies) might be in danger of growing a clue. Perhaps not. |
| Posted by: AzCat 2004-11-14 10:24:19 PM |
| #21 Maybe, they certainly seem to be playing a short-term game of feint & retreat that even the Euroweenies won't tolerate forever ... Who says? Caffeine. For you - bad. Drano, good. Did the words, "doesn't play well with others" |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-11-14 10:06:00 PM |
| #20 Most likely, they already have enough enriched uranium for their first set of bombs. Maybe, they certainly seem to be playing a short-term game of feint & retreat that even the Euroweenies won't tolerate forever and that would seem to indicate that they're either: a) serious about negotiating, or b) close to achieving a short-term goal. Likely as not they're simply dispersing their centrifuges and stocks of UF6 around the country to guarantee their survivability. From what we've read here recently it seems that they've not yet learned to cascade the centrifuges so they'll be stuck doing a lot of manual process / reprocess cycles with individual pieces of hardware. No reason at all that couldn't be dispersed to hundreds / thousands of caves / basements / 3-bedroom jobs in the 'burbs, etc. Amazing what you can do without an EPA to bitch every time you fire up a new shop. |
| Posted by: AzCat 2004-11-14 9:39:08 PM |
| #19 I think we need a thread where Joseph and Aris can exchange ideas. Each has a lot to say and minimizes use of their paragraph divisions and their Prozac. |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-11-14 9:35:50 PM |
| #18 wow - I didn't know typing could convey eye-rolling.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-11-14 9:12:27 PM |
| #17 Joe, You started out so well. Then you his the CapsLock key and it all went down hill. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-11-14 8:54:15 PM |
| #16 Deep breaths. There's much more, but start with a few deep breaths. Caffeine. For you - bad. Drano, good. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-11-14 8:52:09 PM |
| #15 TO TURN THE EUROS AGS AMERICA - hmmmm, so FRANCE, whose Leftist-SOcialist movement was, and remains, historically the most-pro-SOVIET/RUSSIAN of all the non-American EuroLefts or Western Lefts, will be like Communist-controlled/dominated FASCIST-RIGHTIST RUSSIA and stand next to America's side with bayonets drawn ags CHINA, while also being ready to stab America in the back with those same alleged anti-Chicom, alleged anti-Commie bayonets. IOW, the French Left is like the US Left in naively believing that Sino-Russian Asian Communism will NOT make any forced effort to usurp or purge the anti-US Euro-/Western Lefts, and despite knowing that the history of both Russia's and China's Communist Parties is to the contrary. IOW again, the Franco-Left is wilfuly helping to destroy and suborn America knowing Russia-China will later kill them as well - you know, pro-FRENCH ANTI-FRENCHIES, aka ANTI-FRENCH FRENCH, like the Clintons are anti-American Americans, anti-Unitarian Unitarians, pro-Centrism anti-Centrists, and anti-Far Right Far Rightists,................. ..........@, anti-Communism/Socialism Communists-Socialists! NOT EXACTLY "THE OLD RELIABLES", THIS EURO "THIRD WAY", IS IT!? FRENCH-CENTRIC, MORE LEFTY WAFFLING -So I guess American PATRIOTS have to add their breakfast WAFFLES to the ever-growing list of foods Americans can't enjoy again until after the CIVIL WAR 2, POTUS HILLARY-CHELSEA, and OWG, where BLAME AMERICA = SAVING AMERICA = DESTROYING AMERICA, PC/DENIABLY OF COURSE!? At this rate, it will be PANCAKES/HOTCAKES and HASH BROWNS by the end of the week - ET TU, FOLGER'S COFFEE!? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2004-11-14 8:49:33 PM |
| #14 Will this end up like North Korea and the Pyongyang Protocols - the Norkies don't care because they lied only to Bill Clinton, whom by definition is a traitor, criminal and liar anyway; and besides, as a Commie Bill covertly wants NorKor and anti-American nations to have nukes to begin with, to pre-9-11 "justify" American Socialism/Communism post 9-11. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2004-11-14 8:23:47 PM |
| #13 Don't be stupid, this is just their move to set the Euros on their side against us (the real threat). |
| Posted by: someone 2004-11-14 6:02:30 PM |
| #12 Most likely, they already have enough enriched uranium for their first set of bombs. |
| Posted by: beer_me 2004-11-14 6:00:47 PM |
| #11 Why does this remind me of "Yasser Arafat is dead/alive/dead/alive/dead..."? |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-11-14 5:39:01 PM |
| #10 I think the Fallujah lesson is starting to be learned. The Iranians will backslide on this, repeatedly, but are now faced with the fact that the guy who DOESN'T need to say "Mother may I?" to the U.N got re-elected. There hasn't been much international hue & cry over the swamp draining in Fallujah. Some folks kept quiet because they are smart enough to know this needed doing. But the rest of the yammerheads are starting to wake up to the fact that WE DON'T GIVE A SHIT WHAT THEY THINK OR SAY! Nor should we! And in addition to whole "we want a nuke for Christmas" thing, the Iranians have been running a Holiday Inn for Al Queada for years! Time's almost up morons. |
| Posted by: Justrand 2004-11-14 5:13:21 PM |
| #9 The Iranian negotiator also stated: The check is in the mail I'll respect you in the morning. I'm from your government, and I am here to help you. You get this one, I'll pay next time. Trust me, I'll take care of everything. Of course I love you. I am getting a divorce. Drinking? Why, no, Officer. I never inhaled. It's not the money, it's the principle of the thing. I never watch television except for PBS. ...but we can still be good friends. Don't worry, I can go another 20 miles when the gauge is on "empty." I gave at the office. Don't worry, he's never bitten anyone. I've never done anything like this before It's supposed to make that noise. |
| Posted by: reality check 2004-11-14 4:04:29 PM |
| #8 ... with a priceless statement like the one the foreign minister gave when the EUros protested that Iran did not come clean about all its enrichment activities: "We have many programs in development now, including some that we are not going to tell you about." |
| Posted by: lex 2004-11-14 3:48:52 PM |
| #7 ZF, You are certainly correct about Mr. Cause and Mr. Effect. But I can see myself awakening tomorrow to news that the Majlis cannot support the move or some other such nonsense. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-11-14 3:26:20 PM |
| #6 Iran Agrees to Suspend Uranium Enrichment I'll park this one right next to their deep and abiding respect for international soil. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-11-14 3:23:08 PM |
| #5 MD: Isn't there some 24 hour rule about posting stories like this? Agreeing to do something and actually carrying it out are two different things. But even agreeing is a sign that the Iranians are intimidated. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-11-14 3:04:21 PM |
| #4 Isn't there some 24 hour rule about posting stories like this? |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-11-14 3:01:58 PM |
| #3 ..And as long as we're dreaming, I'd like a pony. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2004-11-14 3:01:06 PM |
| #2 Did the pacification of Fallujah and the deaths of 1200 guerrillas convince Iran that the US was not too bogged down in Iraq to destroy Iranian nuclear facilities while preventing an Iranian spoiling attack? I wonder... |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-11-14 2:52:09 PM |
| #1 I totally belive them to! NOT! |
| Posted by: Leigh 2004-11-14 2:45:35 PM |