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| Rafsanjani sez Iran soon to join the nuclear club |
| 2004-12-03 |
| A top Iranian cleric said Iran will soon join the international nuclear club, saying the suspension of uranium enrichment will last for four months only. Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, chairman of the powerful Expediency Council, said at Friday sermon Iran "will be member of the club grouping countries that possess nuclear industry very soon," the Iranian News Agency, IRNA, reported. "Iran will not give up its legal and international right to possess peaceful nuclear technology," he said, stressing Iran agreed to suspend uranium enrichment for "only a period of four months to assure the International Atomic Energy Agency of its peaceful nuclear activities." "After that period is passed, Iran will discuss seriously the implementation of its uranium enrichment program and the use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes," he said. "Tehran does not want to produce nuclear arms but will not give up its right." |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #7 Is there a secret handshake? |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-12-03 10:47:50 PM |
| #6 Isn't Japan in some sort of Nuclear Club? Would the Iranians like to join that one too? Looks like Iran's probably gonna get a gift membership. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-12-03 10:15:14 PM |
| #5 I confess to being very worried about this whole thing, but I do love the name "Expediency Council." At least they're open about it. |
| Posted by: jackal 2004-12-03 9:36:37 PM |
| #4 Isn't Japan in some sort of Nuclear Club? Would the Iranians like to join that one too? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-12-03 4:37:31 PM |
| #3 Time for Rafsanjani to catch "The Russian Cold". |
| Posted by: Dishman 2004-12-03 4:23:27 PM |
| #2 Just a random thought here. The following scenrio... US invades Iran after Iran declares self nuke power. Iran pops 2-3 in effort to stop US forces. Higher US casualties (500-2000) than Iraq. End result is the same. US wins with conventional forces only, then captures, tries and executes all involved with nuke use decision. Now picture the scene in Moscow/beijing... Uh oh, the nukes didnot stop the Americans, Now what? (And they executed the leaders afterwards! they never did that before. eep.) In norkland...Uh oh, it seems the nukes did not stop the Americans. now what? Rest of Planet... Uh oh, etc. Discuss |
| Posted by: N Guard 2004-12-03 3:54:58 PM |
| #1 Rafsanjani has been around since the very first days of Khomeini (Jan-1979) He & the brutal mullah's time is past. |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-12-03 11:46:47 AM |