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2005-09-19 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran offers nuclear tech to companies willing to help it

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-09-19 02:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Can you say proliferation? I knew you could.

This is a slap at the UN and a sop to the EU as Iran is whoring to it's commercial interests as France and Germany both will fight to sell what ever they can.

Folks get us the hell out of NATO and the UN. It's totally adverse to our national interests to remain entangled in what will become an even greater CF than we already have.

Hugho Chavez is putting the down payment on his first nuclear weapon as we speak.

Posted by Sock Puppet OÂ´ Doom 2005-09-19 02:18|| 2005-09-19 02:18|| Front Page Top

#2 That should be "companies," not countries.

Sorry ...

Posted by Dan Darling">Dan Darling 2005-09-19 02:24|| http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com]">[http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com] 2005-09-19 02:24|| Front Page Top

#3 SPoD-
Actually, that would be our out - Iran sells a nuke to Hugo, we go Monroe Doctrine on the bunch of them.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2005-09-19 07:13|| 2005-09-19 07:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Yeah, what Mike said. Don't make us go Monroe.

Posted by Shipman 2005-09-19 09:30|| 2005-09-19 09:30|| Front Page Top

#5 The debate over nuclear weapons took a further twist last week when senior diplomats told The Observer that the failure of last week's UN summit to deliver an agreement on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons was jeopardised by the US.

Does this have anything to do with not wanting any international obstructions to developing our own tactical neutron bombs or even new sources of energy research, would it? We certainly don't need to be hamstrung by the UN!

Posted by Danielle 2005-09-19 11:00|| 2005-09-19 11:00|| Front Page Top

#6 Sneaky, by getting other nation's citizens inside their plants they've got a ready made, close at hand hostage pool.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2005-09-19 11:39|| 2005-09-19 11:39|| Front Page Top

#7 Hours earlier...Condoleezza Rice had warned Iran to abandon 'forever' its nuclear weapons ambitions.

I take that as definitive US threat of force. So at least a bluff is in play. I think the Iranians are going to call the bluff unless they see much stronger bets on the table. Does the administration have plans to raise the ante or will they blink? A nice raise would be some armored brigades on the Iranian border or a couple of carriers in position. Its getting time to pick a fight.

Posted by Zpaz 2005-09-19 13:28|| 2005-09-19 13:28|| Front Page Top

#8 I don't think Bush, Rice and Rummy are bluffing. They will however play the talking game for as long as they humanly can. We are talking about action that puts the fear into G d fearing if carried to conclusion.

Posted by Sock Puppet OÂ´ Doom 2005-09-19 13:52|| 2005-09-19 13:52|| Front Page Top

#9 Hmmm... d'you suppose I should ask Mr. Wife to give me a shiny, new Iranian nuke for our next anniversary?

Posted by trailing wife 2005-09-19 19:22|| 2005-09-19 19:22|| Front Page Top

#10 d'you suppose I should ask Mr. Wife to give me a shiny, new Iranian nuke for our next anniversary?

I'd feel better if I knew you had control of it rather than, say .com.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-09-19 19:26|| 2005-09-19 19:26|| Front Page Top

#11 Heh - go ahead, make fun, s'alright...

I'm watching eBay. I'll get one soon enough. And I'll return it, activated, to whomever mfg'd the damned thing, lol. So you can expect a boom or two, sooner or later, in Puttyputz's back yard. ;-)

Posted by .com 2005-09-19 19:29|| 2005-09-19 19:29|| Front Page Top

#12 Why, thank you Mrs. D -- that's awf'ly sweet of you to say!

.com, so long as you buy your own, I'm fine with it. But understand that if Mr. Wife gives you the nuke, I am not going to be happy.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-09-19 22:42|| 2005-09-19 22:42|| Front Page Top

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