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2007-03-16 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Fred 2007-03-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 WAFF.com > FORWARD.com article >ex-IRGC member - Present IRGC more like Mafia than Guardians of the 1979 Iranian revolution. Claims IRGC involved in over 100 black/mafia-type activities.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-03-16 01:27|| 2007-03-16 01:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Nuts.

Posted by twobyfour 2007-03-16 01:49|| 2007-03-16 01:49|| Front Page Top

#3 "Iran's President Mahmud Ahmadinejad says any sanctions against the country would result in the strengthening of the Iranian economy."

He is either totally delusional or a laughably baldfaced liar. Either way, the above statement reinforces in my mind that there is no way in hell that this regime should be permitted a nuclear weapons development program.

Posted by Jegum the Great3985 2007-03-16 03:04|| 2007-03-16 03:04|| Front Page Top

#4 "Iran's President Mahmud Ahmadinejad says any sanctions against the country would result in the strengthening of the Iranian economy"

Is that a Muslim thing? because Economics 101 says sanctions aren't helpful at all. By most estimates you ain't doing to good there already

Posted by Flolumble Elmuling1667 2007-03-16 03:42|| 2007-03-16 03:42|| Front Page Top

#5 You all forget, what Nutjob is knowingly talking about are "sanctions" approved by unanimous consent from a committe of the EU, UN, China, Russia, and France. The thing that may hurt them the most would be to ban imports of walnuts or some such $hit.

Posted by gorb 2007-03-16 05:18|| 2007-03-16 05:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Ahmadinejad says any sanctions against the country would result in the strengthening of the Iranian economy

As a person with a pasion for the Persian people, I want to know what he hasn't imposed santions himself, to improve the Persian economy. Think any Persians will wonder the same?

Posted by Bobby 2007-03-16 06:28|| 2007-03-16 06:28|| Front Page Top

#7 They threaten us with economic sanctions. You imposed sanctions against us for 27 years and we became a nuclear power." He said imposing economic sanctions would only help Iran to reach higher peaks.

Actually Pakistan gave it to then via Khan, I would keep on with the UN sactions and a whole lot more.

Posted by Clinesing Bucket8193 2007-03-16 06:40|| 2007-03-16 06:40|| Front Page Top

#8 And yet, behind the scenes, it is becoming clear that all is not well inside Iran, even in the middle of an oil price boom. At 3.9 million barrels a day, oil production remains stubbornly below its level at the time of the 1979 revolution.

A complete failure to invest in refining and the hostility to the use of Western technology has ensured that Iran imports much of its refined oil from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Rather bizarrely, petrol has recently been rationed in some instances and is subject to strict government control - a whopping 86 per cent price increase has been proposed. On current trends, Iran would cease to be a net oil exporter altogether in 2015.

This seems to be extraordinary economic mismanagement. Despite a 20 per cent increase in the national budget last year, Mr Ahmadinejad had to go back to Iran's parliament, the Majlis, six times to ask for more money. Government expenditure is extremely high and rising - a pledge to reduce budgetary dependence on oil supplements by 10 per cent each year has been thrown aside as the government has resorted to using the Oil Reserve Fund as its piggy bank. Commentators speculate that Iran has inadequate foreign currency reserves to negotiate the demands of the coming year.

In fact, the extent of government borrowing from Iranian banks is jeopardising the solidity of the Iranian banking system. The borrowing increased by nearly 50 per cent last year and this swollen government sector carries significant knock-on inflationary implications. The official target for inflation is 9.9 per cent but the current rate is thought to be at least 20 per cent, and rising. In certain foods it is closer to 40 per cent and some fresh vegetables are disappearing in Tehran.

Yeah, Mahmoud. I'm sure somebody believes you...

Posted by tu3031 2007-03-16 09:02|| 2007-03-16 09:02|| Front Page Top

#9 President Ahmadinjacket... highly recommend you visit North Korea or Cuba to learn more about sanctions.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-03-16 09:06|| 2007-03-16 09:06|| Front Page Top

#10 "Iran's President Mahmud Ahmadinejad says any sanctions against the country would result in the strengthening of the Iranian economy"

Sure enough, Ahmadinejad, just like War is peace, Freedom is slavery and Ignorance is strength. Oops, I left out one particularly appropriate bit of totalitarian blather, Arbeit macht frei.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-03-16 17:44|| 2007-03-16 17:44|| Front Page Top

#11 I doubt sanctions will harm Iran more than Islam has already.

Spit.

Posted by Icerigger 2007-03-16 20:26|| 2007-03-16 20:26|| Front Page Top

#12 I doubt sanctions will harm Iran more than Islam has already.

No harm in trying. Hungry troops never fight as well.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-03-16 22:19|| 2007-03-16 22:19|| Front Page Top

#13 "Iran's President Mahmud Ahmadinejad says any sanctions against the country would result in the strengthening of the Iranian economy"

Such Nietzschean logic: "Whatever doesn't kill me makes me stronger." Of course Nietzsche wound up nuts, much like Unmedicatednutjob.

Posted by WTF 2007-03-16 22:42|| 2007-03-16 22:42|| Front Page Top

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