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| Ass Boil |
I would love to hear from the crowd who believe Iran has no say in Iraq's affairs about now...
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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/26/w...agewanted=print
Iraqi Minister Backs Iran on Nuclear Research
By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. and JOHN O'NEIL
BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 26 — Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari of Iraq today endorsed the right of Iran to pursue the "technological and scientific capabilities" needed to create nuclear power for peaceful purposes, in the first high-level meeting between officials from the new Iraqi government and its eastern neighbor.
But Mr. Zebari's statement, made at a news conference after a meeting with the Iranian foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, appeared deliberately ambiguous and reflected the complex position of Iraq between the United States, which wants Iran to abandon efforts to enrich uranium, and Iran, which says it needs enrichment to create fuel for nuclear reactors.
The meetings in Baghdad were the first opportunity for the new government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki of Iraq to tackle what is sure to be one of the most divisive issues facing his government: the relationship and influence that Iran wields in Iraq, which was a bitter enemy of Iran when Saddam Hussein was in power but whose new government contains many Shiite leaders who want close ties to Tehran.
While Mr. Maliki and nearly half of the Iraqi national parliament are members of the dominant Shiite political coalition, Sunni Arabs, Kurds and secular Shias account for about half of the cabinet appointments in Mr. Maliki's administration. To varying degrees, many of them are wary of the extent of the influence that Iran will exert as Iraq struggles to defeat a resilient Sunni insurgency, marginalize powerful Shiite militias, and find a way to pay for its reconstruction and security programs as United States funding is curtailed.
In his statement about Iran's nuclear plans, Mr. Zebari appeared to lend support to Iran as it faces enormous pressure to sharply curb its nuclear ambitions from the United States and Europe. While emphasizing that Iraq does not want any of its neighbors to obtain nuclear weapons, Mr. Zebari said Iran should enjoy the right to "possess the scientific and technological capabilities for research" in the field of nuclear power.
In the context of the debate over Iran's nuclear plans, such language normally implies uranium enrichment, which Iran has long said it needs to create nuclear fuel.
But Mr. Zebari's statement avoided any specific reference to enrichment, and a high-ranking aide later cautioned that Mr. Zebari was in no way endorsing or taking a position on uranium enrichment.
"We're not referring to this at all," Deputy Foreign Minister Labid Abawi said in an interview. "This is a sensitive issue and it's not for us to say."
"It's all up to the Iranian government and the atomic energy agency," he said, a reference to the I.A.E.A.
For his part, Mr. Mottaki used the appearance with Mr. Zebari to rule out talks with United States officials over the future of Iraq and warn American officials about any aggression toward his country.
While Iran decided to have direct talks with the United States about the future of Iraq, "Unfortunately, the Americans tries to use this decision as propaganda and raised some other issues," Mr. Mottaki said. "They tried to create a negative atmosphere." He did not elaborate on what he believed the propaganda or "other issues" were.The United States and Europe have insisted that Iran give up its program of nuclear research. Iran says the program is meant only to give it the ability to generate nuclear energy and denies it is seeking weapons.
President Bush, speaking Thursday night at a news conference with Prime Minister Tony Blair, said that Iran's dropping its research would be a precondition for a new package of incentives being prepared by European countries.
"If they would like to see an enhanced package, the first thing they've got to do is suspend their operations, for the good of the world," Mr. Bush said.
Mr. Zebari said today that he and Mr. Mottaki had discussed security arrangements between their two countries. "We want to activate those mechanisms to overcome any interference or infringement, let's say of our sovereignty," he said.
The United States has accused Iran of fomenting violence and instability by sending weapons and fighters into Iraq.
On Thursday, according to Reuters, Mr. Maliki, in an interview with Arab television, accused organizations and charitable groups based in neighboring countries of funding armed groups within Iraq.
Mr. Maliki's Dawa party was long based in Iran during its years of struggle against the regime of Saddam Hussein. But the leaders of the other main Shiite party, the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution, are considered even closer to the government in Tehran, which helped fund and train its militia, the Badr Brigade.
Meanwhile today, eight people died and another 33 were wounded by a bomb placed under a car in a bus service garage in central Baghdad, the Interior Ministry said.
Reuters also reported that the Interior Ministry announced today that the coach of the national tennis team and two of his players had been shot to death on Tuesday as they drove through Baghdad. |
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| gribnack |
| when i find the crowd, i'll bring them to you! |
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| crowbar317 |
| Yet another VICTORY in the War On Terror...We have turned one more of the many, many, many, many, many corners ... |
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| Ass Boil |
| You think the Bush apologists would have gotten the hint when all the Iraqi political candidates were running on the issue of how quickly they could get rid of the US... |
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| thoroldjames |
i'd like to make an intelligent comment on this but my head is ready to fall off.
is it too late to reinstall saddam and his cronies back into power?
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| Ass Boil |
That's an interesting thought. No one hates Iran (or each other) more than Saddam and Israel. Would they allow Iran to actually accomplish making nukes, IF that is what they are doing?
I am still of the mind that should it be found Iran is developing illegal weapons, Israel can take care of it... We are not the world's police force. |
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| thoroldjames |
i agree, but the israelis have to be allowed to do it by washington.
remember during the first gulf war they were told to sit by while saddam launched scuds at them.
hopefully the israelis don't wait for the greenlight on this one.
and i think it's fairly obvious that iran is attempting to produce nuclear weapons.
i mean why would a nation swimming in oil need to use nuclear energy? |
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| Ass Boil |
Why do they need to be allowed bt Washington to protect their country? That would be contrary to the mantra by which George Bush has operated on for the past 6 years... If they have proof Iran is developing illegal weapons, they should act in their own best interests, not wait for us to do it for them...
The oil excuse is the same reasoning used by the Bush administration. It makes sense on some level, but it also assumes that everyone on the planet has our thirst for oil... |
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| thoroldjames |
we do agree, but in the past israel has gone along with washingtons wishes, as i said, hopefully this isn't one of those times.
i'm not really assuming that iran is as gluttoness when it comes to oil as we all are, i'm saying that with a massive supply of cheap energy why the need to invest in one that while very efficient is also very dangerous(or at least it can be)? |
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| Ass Boil |
Quote: Originally posted by thoroldjames
we do agree, but in the past israel has gone along with washingtons wishes, as i said, hopefully this isn't one of those times. |
I see it the other way around. I see Washington constantly doing Israel's dirty work for them... That could be because Israel tricks them into it, or because Washington enjoys doing it... probably a combination of both. |
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| bushleaguer |
Quote: Originally posted by Ass Boil
I am still of the mind that should it be found Iran is developing illegal weapons, Israel can take care of it... We are not the world's police force. |
I agree, but Bush has already made up his mind...
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast...east/index.html |
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| Ass Boil |
Oh, I know that!
Although the article says "attacked" by Iran, we all know preemptive is the only way these guys operate... They hide behind the "preemptive" word all the time, just like they HAD to attack Iraq as a "preemptive" strike... Just don't ask them what they were preempting...
Israel wants to be the big boy in the region, yet they always get us to do their dirty work for them... Let them show how tough they are for once... |
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| Ironpirate |
| Quote: — Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari of Iraq today endorsed the right of Iran to pursue the "technological and scientific capabilities" needed to create nuclear power for peaceful purposes |
Can people not read the first sentence and not the headline. It was one person in Iraq and for peaceful purposes not Nukes or for weapons. Go fuck yourselves |
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| Ass Boil |
Quote: Originally posted by Ironpirate
Can people not read the first sentence and not the headline. It was one person in Iraq and for peaceful purposes not Nukes or for weapons. Go fuck yourselves |
maybe you should wait until the article is released as a coloring book. That would be more your speed.
The Bush administration is against Iran having nuclear power, even for energy, because they have all of that oil under their soil...
It's pretty sad you defend people not knowing a fucking thing about them... |
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| Ironpirate |
Its all about the oil, lol
You think Iran wants nuclear power for energy, hahaha |
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| Ass Boil |
Quote: Originally posted by Ironpirate
Its all about the oil, lol
You think Iran wants nuclear power for energy, hahaha |
No, I actually never said that. The Iraqi foreign Minister said it. It is your kind who contend the brand new, "democracy" in Iraq is not being influenced by Iran...
But thanks for proving my original point, dipshit.... |
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