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The day after Iran goes nuclear : Comments
By Julie Bishop, published 29/3/2012Iran must explain why it has refused to grant full access to international inspectors if there is nothing to hide.
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Posted by halduell, Thursday, 29 March 2012 8:55:54 AM
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Well I hope the article earns Ms Bishop a nice big fat donation from the support-Israel-at-any-price lobby.
Her attempt to paint a picture of international unity in sanctions against Iran is a joke. The US has recently been allowing western nations such as Japan to continue purchasing Iran's oil as long as they "make an attempt" to reduce imports! The sanctions are hurting common Iranians rather than the government. The highest religious leader in Iran (where religious fanaticism has the west in a tiz) has declared nuclear weapons to be a sin. Time for Israel to come clean on its nuclear weapons programme and open itself to IAEA inspections. Posted by michael_in_adelaide, Thursday, 29 March 2012 9:26:19 AM
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Onya Julie. Break foreign policy bipartisanship for few votes.
Posted by plantagenet, Thursday, 29 March 2012 10:05:23 AM
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The Saudis have made it clear they will "go nuclear" if Iran, their strategic rival, does. The Pakistanis will certainly sell them the know how if not the actual equipment.
Turkey is still nominally a member of NATO. In reality it is drifting away from Europe and the US. I cannot imagine Turkey refraining from developing nukes if its neighbour, Iran, has them. North Korea seems willing to sell nuclear and missile technology to whoever is willing to pay for it. Any country with a reasonable corp of scientists and engineers can purchase the know how. Pakistan's AQ Khan Network has already sold nuclear technology to many countries including, ironically, Pakistan's strategic rival, Iran. The idea that Iran, a relatively poor country its oil wealth notwithstanding, would spend such vast sums on developing the technology to enrich uranium far beyond what is needed for electricity generation without having weapons in mind is ludicrous. Truly there are none so blind as those who will not see. And this from the NY Times, 31 Jan 2011: >>WASHINGTON — New American intelligence assessments have concluded that Pakistan has steadily expanded its nuclear arsenal since President Obama came to office, and that it is building the capability to surge ahead in the production of nuclear-weapons material, putting it on a path to overtake Britain as the world’s fifth largest nuclear weapons power.>> See: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/world/asia/01policy.html?pagewanted=all Looks like we're headed for a nuclear arms race among Muslim countries. Should be interesting. Posted by stevenlmeyer, Thursday, 29 March 2012 10:05:55 AM
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its nothing if not relentless
the thick zionists[under their iron dome]..[formerly 'starwars'] want to revenge..the 2000 year plus blood fued with the maccabees[iran] it has allready its 'base' from iraq FABRICATING A "SMOKING GUN" TO ATTACK IRAN? Israeli Spies Disguised as Iranian Soldiers..on Mission Inside Iran http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=29981 http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2012/03/27/israeli-soldiers-reportedly-active-iran-106471/ it has in place..its nuke 'bunker busters' its all ready to go...[so why arnt they gone?] http://www.activistpost.com/2012/03/political-correctness-or-political.html why is it so hard..to complain/critize israel? http://revolutionarypolitics.tv/video/viewVideo.php?video_id=18326&title=why-is-it-so-hard-for-poiliticans-to-criticize-israel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO5Yr10GsLk&feature=player_embedded Divide and conquer folks! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU07MVS0KJs cause they lie they blog lies ITS ALL THEM LIES UPON LIES..we disspise a cover story for the use*..of nuclear weapons.[by us/israel] http://www.gizmag.com/massive-ordnance-penetrator-mop-gbu-57ab/20538/ [more/mossad 101] http://www.theamericanconservative.com/blog/netanyahus-machine/ Netanyahu went before a joint session of Congress. Each member of Congress had a single gallery pass to give out, and most..gave theirs to their largest AIPAC donor*. With the hall packed with supporters, Netanyahu received one thundering ovation after another. revisionism continues http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865552630/FBI-explanation-of-missing-Oklahoma-City-bombing-tapes-not-credible-judge-says.html http://whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/OK/ok.php Michael Rivero of http://www.whatreallyhappened.com Watch entire 2012-03-26 Broadcast here: http://www.justin.tv/michaelrivero/b/312945259 Ken O'keefe of http://worldcitizen.uk.net/ and http://alohapalestine.com/ but why worry no-one reads this anyhow yet somehow mannages to comment regardless..[if a point can be scored] like usa leads in killing its own http://www.activistpost.com/2012/03/america-ranks-1st-among-western-nations.html as well as others peoples VIA STUPID DUMB IDIOTIC SNEAKY WAR'ss lets have terror exorsizes[with your kids][usa only ;for now] http://www.activistpost.com/2012/03/kids-all-over-america-are-being-put-on.html 'israel' is delusional delusioning http://mycatbirdseat.com/2012/03/israels-occupation-who-is-most-out-of-touch-with-reality/ they lie[and know it] its time you knew it too http://www.veteranstoday.com/2012/03/27/lies-taking-us-to-war/ The Roman empire failed, because Romans exhausted manpower and resources in civil wars fighting amongst themselves for power. The British empire failed, because the British exhausted themselves..fighting Germany in two world wars. empires[then and now] http://www.bushstole04.com/newworld/roberts_empire.htm 14 'signs' of facism http://www.bushstole04.com/Martial%20Law/fascism_14_defining_characteristics.htm revealing report into NDS in Israel,... [shutting down opposition] [standard mossad opperating procedure] ..are accused of hiring expert hackers and providing codes for pay t.v cards. NDS is funded by the Rupert Murdoch empire, and is part of News Corporation. NDS deny any involvement, despite testimony from hackers and people involved http://12160.info/video/exclusive-pay-t-v-card-fraud-israel-s-nds-of-murdoch-news-corp?xg_source=activity but fear no weasals 'Evil destroys itself.''[eventually Posted by one under god, Thursday, 29 March 2012 10:18:53 AM
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stevenlmeyer,
Iran has wanted a civilian nuclear programme since the time of the US-backed Shah. How do I know? My wife grew up in Iran and watched the Shah say this on TV about 35 years ago. (Yes, they had TV in Iran back then.) The reason the Shah gave was that one day the oil would run out and they would need nuclear power for energy. Oil is post-peak in Iran as it probably is in Saudi Arabia but SA's population is still growing rapidly so they are using more of their own oil domestically. This threatens their export income. Therefore they are considering nuclear energy for their domestic energy needs as are other Middle Eastern nations. Being able to build nuclear weapons is also a great guarantee against aggression from nations such as the USA, UK and Australia that invade other nations on false pretences, e.g. Iraq leading to hundreds of thousands of deaths. Most sensible commentators believe Iran wants a civilian programme that gives it the "option to go nuclear if provoked" just like our former enemy Japan. If you want to be afraid of a nuclear nation then look at Pakistan. But no, we can't do that because they are an "ally" in the fight against the Taliban! It is all a very, very sick joke. Posted by michael_in_adelaide, Thursday, 29 March 2012 11:18:33 AM
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On the issue of a visit to the Parchin military base during a recent trip to Iran by the IAEA, it has been suggested that the demand to visit reversed a previous agreement that the visit would come later in the process.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/NC22Ak01.html
And Senator Carr is to be criticized for suggesting that the threat of war be taken off the table? Hasn't the world had enough of watching the Islamic crescent burn? It is long past time that we take our heads out of those burning sands to see that terrorists are not born, but they surely can be made.
And throughout this continuing process of demonizing Iran, why is it that no is suggesting that Israel open its nuclear facilities to inspection by the IAEA? After all, Iran has signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty while Israel has not.
But then India has never signed it either, and we're about to sell them uranium. I wonder what Ms Bishop thinks about that?