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2010-03-22 Europe

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Posted by tipper 2010-03-22 06:58|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 But it is not yet clear exactly what action the EU will take.
Yes it is: the same one they're taking now, that is, none.

Posted by Spot 2010-03-22 08:00|| 2010-03-22 08:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Boycott Siemens, and to a lesser extent Nokia.
Seimens continues to trade with Iran on several levels. They are even proud of it. They must be taught a lesson.
Siemens has their finger in many different electronic and data related businesses, so look carefully before you buy.

Posted by Mike Hunt 2010-03-22 09:55|| 2010-03-22 09:55|| Front Page Top

#3 a side note on Siemens...
I have had several friends work for them over the years... one was a 2 generation (german extraction) who spoke flawless German and was brilliant...
All of them said the Glass Ceiling in Siemens was very low for non-German Citizens and they suggested never working for that firm as they detested Americans.

Posted by 3dc 2010-03-22 10:47|| 2010-03-22 10:47|| Front Page Top

#4 The Iranians may not be able to tap any addition cell phone calls, but the Germans will always be helpful in providing tunnel boring machines, WMD production materials and refineries. After all, the Germans have a well deserved reputation to uphold.

Posted by ed 2010-03-22 10:51|| 2010-03-22 10:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Don't forget the laboratory equipment Ed. We saw tones of it in Iraq in the 1990's. All from our German and Swiss colleagues.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-03-22 11:03|| 2010-03-22 11:03|| Front Page Top

#6 But B, that's unfair. It's goes so much further beyond mere lab equipment.

One example:
The European Union has engaged with Iran for more than a decade, doubling bilateral trade. Iran's hardliners have used their access to bolster Tehran's weapons of mass destruction programs. The Islamic Republic has incorporated components purchased from Swiss, German, Italian and Spanish firms into its biological weapons program. In March 2000, the Islamic Republic contracted with the German company Salzgitter Anlagenbau to build a 1,450 kilogram-per-hour phosgene generator. When weaponized, phosgene causes fatal lung damage.

Iran's nuclear program has also benefited. Michael Eisenstadt, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, wrote in his 1998 study, "Iranian Military Power: Capabilities and Intentions," that, in addition to overt Russian assistance, Iranian government front companies purchased centrifuges and calutrons from Switzerland and Germany.

Posted by ed 2010-03-22 11:15|| 2010-03-22 11:15|| Front Page Top

#7 But, but, but Ed you are mistaken. There were no WMD labs, none! "W" was wrong I tell you, wrong! All of this equipment and the massive, (hundreds of hectores) remote scientific research sites, decontaminatin sites, thousands of caged primates, open-air crematoriums, etc. were for the legitimate study of the dreaded tomato blight. Dr. Taha told us that specifically! Why can you not believe?

Posted by Besoeker 2010-03-22 11:33|| 2010-03-22 11:33|| Front Page Top

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