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2007-05-17 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by ryuge 2007-05-17 09:45|| || Front Page|| [17 views ] Top

#1 Whether he is bluffing or not--take him seriously as if he is not bluffing. Stakes are too high not to.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-05-17 12:18|| 2007-05-17 12:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Here's the math: International inspectors reportedly found that Iran has about 1,300 centrifuges running. If the Iranians can sustain that progress, their next milestone comes when they've got 3,000 running. At that point, nuclear experts said, Iran would be able to produce enough highly enriched uranium for a bomb within nine months or so.

The only silver lining here is, as with Islam's usual overreaching of itself, Ahmadinejad simply could not delay startup of the other thousand plus centrifuges until after our next presidential election. Instead he has ramped up production at maximum speed and given Bush the perfect rationale for bombing the crap out of Iran as a farewell gesture when he leaves office.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-17 18:18|| 2007-05-17 18:18|| Front Page Top

#3 TOPIX.NET > IRAN NEWS > Dubya has reportedly warned that the USA + Brit will, via the UNO, proceed to the next step and impose harsh sanctions on Iran iff Iran fails to rein in its nuc progs. After Dubya spoke, an Iranian spokeman in response said Iran will proceed wid its 3000 centrifuges installation. PROBLEM > the Iranian spokeman indic that Iran will install its planned 3000 centrifuges while NOT making it clear whether its 1600 [not 1300?]centrifuges already in operation are PART OF THE 3000, OR SEPARATE/EXCLUSIVE FROM THE 3000 i.e. 4,300-4,600 total???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-05-17 22:04|| 2007-05-17 22:04|| Front Page Top

#4 9-11/WOT > WAR FOR ANTI-US OWG-SWO = WAR AGX AMERICA, etc. It doesn't matter to anti-US agendists whether MOUD was "bluffing" or not, as THE BURDEN IS ON THE USA, AND ONLY THE USA, TO PROVE MOUD WAS "BLUFFING" vz TELLING THE TRUTH. WOT > the USA DESERVES TO BE DESTROYED = the USA WANTS/DESIRES TO BE DESTROYED.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-05-17 22:10|| 2007-05-17 22:10|| Front Page Top

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