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| Iran says nuclear program not negotiable |
| 2006-03-17 |
| TEHERAN - Iran reiterated Friday that its nuclear program is not up for negotiation, despite possible calls by the UN Security Council for it to accede to demands by the UN nuclear watchdog and immediately halt all nuclear enrichment activities. “We have said it many times, our nuclear program is a peaceful one. The right of the Iranian people of having it is not negotiable,” Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told Tehran worshippers in speech before the sermon. “The right of the Iranian nation is stated in the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and the right was not bestowed to us by other countries,” he said, as worshippers chanted “nuclear energy is our undeniable right.” The International Atomic Energy Agency’s “reporting Iran’s nuclear case to the United Nations Security Council is a politicized move,” Mottaki added. Meanwhile, the head of Iran’s body Guardian Council vetting body, Ayatollah Ali Janati said: “They have taken us to the Security Council; they can do what ever they want to do.” However, he added “we will resist and we are ready to pay the price.” Leading the Friday prayer sermon, Janati said “we have to stand firm since the glory of Islam and Muslims depends on things like this.” The full council is set to meet Friday to consider a Franco-British statement calling on Iran to accede to all demands made by the IAEA and immediately halt all nuclear enrichment activities. The text urges Iran to resume implementation of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty’s Additional Protocol, which allows for wider inspections of a country’s nuclear facilities. It also requests IAEA head Mohamed ElBaradei to report on Iranian compliance within 14 days. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #8 Zenster - I loved that movie. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2006-03-17 18:19 |
| #7 We should "leak" the current US negotiations on Iran - which targets to hit, with what kind of weapon. The "leak" doesn't have to have a word of truth to it, just get it out there. Make the MMs sweat blood and run around like headless chickens. Also "leak" that we're going to give Kurdistan its independence, transfer the Shiite areas to Iraq, the Baluchi areas to an independent Baluchistan, and "divide the rest in four quarters, one for the Jews, one for the Catholics, one for the Protestants, and the rest for the Hindus". The State department has absolutely no immagination and little understanding of psychological warfare. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-03-17 17:50 |
| #6 “we have to stand firm since the glory of Islam and Muslims depends on things like this.” Sounds alot more like a death to jews speech than a desire for upgraded infrastructure. |
| Posted by: Ebbens Chomogum3136 2006-03-17 16:04 |
| #5 Condi says the negotiations have ended. Didn't Irantians get the message? |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-03-17 15:39 |
| #4 Korben Dallas: Anybody else want to negotiate? |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-03-17 15:25 |
| #3 Negotiations? We don't need no steenkin' negotiations! |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-03-17 15:19 |
| #2 Iran says nuclear program not negotiable And they're right! No part of Iran having the least access to nuclear technology right down to a friggin' broken Geiger counter should be negotiable until the genocidal mullahs are all taking the dirt nap together. I really wish that Bush would stop sipping at the Kool-Aid of moral relativism and get over the notion of Iran, in its current configuration, having even peaceful nuclear technology. There needs to be a general concensus that any nation which talks about wiping another country off of the map really, really shouldn't have nuclear access of any sort. Iran has repeatedly threatened the United States with dire harm. Isn't it about time we take them seriously? Conceding the least shred of this issue to Iran sends the entirely wrong message to each and every other rogue state and North Korean wannabe standing in line behind Iran to take its place on our dance card. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-03-17 11:38 |
| #1 "Who's negotiating?" John Bolton |
| Posted by: FOTSGreg 2006-03-17 09:53 |