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| troubleatiu | Feb 14 2009, 02:02 PM Post #1 |
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US Intel Confirms Iran Not Developing Nukes By Press TV February 13, 2009 "Press TV" -- -The new chief of US intelligence has confirmed the findings of a 2007 intelligence report that Iran has no nuclear weapons program. Dennis Blair told the Senate Intelligence Committee that his organization has assessed that Tehran does not have nuclear weapons design and weaponization work. A National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), issued in November 2007 by the sixteen US intelligence agencies, clarified that Iran was not pursuing a nuclear weapons program. The 2007 intelligence report was widely seen as a setback for Bush administration efforts to pressure Iran and halt its nuclear program. The UN nuclear watchdog, which has carried out the highest number of inspections in its history on Iranian nuclear sites, has also found nothing to indicate that the program has diverted toward weaponization. Blair also acknowledged that Tehran has made significant progress in its uranium enrichment program during the past two years. "Although we do not know whether Iran currently intends to develop nuclear weapons, we assess Tehran at a minimum is keeping open the option to develop them," said the retired admiral. He, however, did not elaborate on how his organization can assess that Tehran intends at a minimum level to keep open the option to develop nuclear weapons. The US official added that the intelligence agency believes Iran is unlikely to be able to produce enough enriched uranium for a nuclear weapon before 2013. "US intelligence assesses that Iran does not currently have a nuclear weapon, and does not yet have enough fissile material for one," he affirmed. Blair confirmed that the international community remains divided in dealing with the country's nuclear drive. Both Russia and China are against the imposition of additional sanctions on Iran over its nuclear activities. The UN Security Council, influenced by the Bush administration, has intervened in Iran's nuclear dossier, slapping three rounds of sanctions against Tehran. Iran, a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), says the only aim of its program is the civilian applications of the technology. |
![]() "The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer."--Henry Kissinger "What luck for rulers that men do not think."- Adolph Hitler "Terrorists don't want your freedoms--they want your life. It's dictators and tyrants who want your freedoms."-author unidentified | |
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| troubleatiu | Feb 14 2009, 02:09 PM Post #2 |
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and the response from israel? drumroll please... Ex-official: Israel can hardly wait to attack Iran Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:45:05 GMT A senior Israeli diplomat says Tel Aviv has not shelved plans for Iran war. Tel Aviv has by no means shelved its plans to strike the Iranian nuclear infrastructure, says a former Israeli envoy to the United Nations. In the harshest war rhetoric since the deadly offensive on Gaza, former Israeli UN ambassador, Dan Gillerman, said Tel Aviv could not afford to wait any longer for diplomatic efforts to curb Iran's uranium enrichment program adding that it was preparing a military offensive against the country. Gillerman said international diplomacy is vastly overrated when it comes to dealing with Iran's nuclear program. He further said that Israel has made it crystal clear that it will not live with a nuclear Iran. The West accuses Iran of pursuing a nuclear weapons program and under such pretext has so far imposed three rounds of sanctions on the country. The Islamic Republic has severely dismissed the allegations saying its nuclear program is solely aimed at generating electricity. "Israel is facing an Iranian threat, from afar and from near. The nuclear threat and the terror threat it will be up to us to deal with this, and we will be able to deal with these two challenges successfully," he continued. Gillerman urged the international community to consider Tehran as a serious threat, drawing a parallel between the government of Iran and that of Nazi Germany - a metaphor that quite ironically was used by the international community to describe the Israeli forces' killing of Palestinian civilians. "We all paid a huge price for not taking seriously the ranting of another small, mustached leader who some people considered as crazy, and I don't think we have the luxury to show the same indifference and apathy as we did before," he said. Gillerman likened the Islamic Republic to the Hitler regime, while Israel is facing war international crime charges for actions that have been widely referred to as holocaust of Palestinians. Prominent UN investigator Richard Falk said Israel's war on Gaza is widely reminiscent of "the worst kind of international memories of the Warsaw Ghetto" which included the starvation and murder of Polish Jews by Nazi Germany in the World War II. Falk called for an independent inquiry into Israel's violation of international humanitarian law, saying there is more than enough evidence that Tel Aviv committed war crimes in its three week-long offensive into Gaza. Israel launched Operation Cast Lead on December 27 with the declared goal of self-defense and toppling the Hamas government. The UN Charter and international law, however, do not give Israel the legal foundation for claiming self-defense in the case of its Gaza operations. More than 1,330 Palestinians -- the natives of the land -- were killed during Israel's Operation Cast Lead, while thousands of others, many of them women and children, remain hospitalized. these fuckers will never get with the program. gillerman, YOU DUMB SON OF A BITCH, THERES NOTHING THERE. even US intel confirms this. im so fucking sick and tired of hearing these bastards spew their filth and lies. |
![]() "The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer."--Henry Kissinger "What luck for rulers that men do not think."- Adolph Hitler "Terrorists don't want your freedoms--they want your life. It's dictators and tyrants who want your freedoms."-author unidentified | |
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| brumdog44 | Feb 14 2009, 06:05 PM Post #3 |
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trouble -- what is the source that posted about the Israel response? Was that also PressTV? I'm not surprised by the response, just wanted to know where it was being reported. Will be interesting to see how the US responds to the report. |
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| boilergrad01 | Feb 14 2009, 06:16 PM Post #4 |
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Obama is all over it |
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| troubleatiu | Feb 14 2009, 06:48 PM Post #5 |
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both articles came from pressTV. |
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| BoilerNLA | Feb 14 2009, 07:06 PM Post #6 |
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Isn't it the"US Intelligence" that got us involved in these 2 wars which still are engaged after 6 years, with a cost of the huge loss of life of our troops, permanent life altering injuries (physical and mental) to our Veterans, and Billions of our almighty $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$? |
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| HoosierLars | Feb 14 2009, 07:08 PM Post #7 |
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Two wars? What war besides Iraq are you referring to? |
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| boilergrad01 | Feb 14 2009, 07:26 PM Post #8 |
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Lars, He means Iraq and Afghanistan. Bosnia which is in year 14 is ok because not many have died. NLA likes wars where no one dies. Huge loss NLA we lost more men on D-Day than in Iraq so that must have been a failure..... |
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| boilergrad01 | Feb 14 2009, 09:22 PM Post #9 |
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NLA we are not victims please stop treating us like that |
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| troubleatiu | Feb 14 2009, 09:29 PM Post #10 |
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keep on topic. youve been a cheerleader of going after iran. its just another in a string of shitty 3rd world countries that we want to kill thousands of people but not effectively "win" the war. we cant win this war; we cant pay for it. fuck BG, drop your asinine rhetoric and WAKE UP. |
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| boilergrad01 | Feb 14 2009, 09:38 PM Post #11 |
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Trouble show me where I have said we should have a full blow war with Iran. Find that statement |
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| HoosierLars | Feb 14 2009, 10:13 PM Post #12 |
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I don't think he means Afghanistan, because our intelligence agencies didn't get us into that one. |
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| brumdog44 | Feb 14 2009, 11:56 PM Post #13 |
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You've stated how much of a threat they are...so either you are overstating that or you are advocating war with them. Since you've insulted Paulites in your sig, I can rightly assume that the third option (avoiding unnecessary military intervention) is off the table for you. |
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| boilergrad01 | Feb 15 2009, 12:19 AM Post #14 |
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Brum a surgical strike on them yes not a war http://s15.zetaboards.com/Our_Hoosier_Board/topic/6531919/2/ But then trouble has claimed all this before Edited by boilergrad01, Feb 15 2009, 12:31 AM.
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| troubleatiu | Feb 15 2009, 12:53 AM Post #15 |
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a "surgical strike"? dude, that is ALL OUT WAR. you think they wouldnt respond? we have no business fucking around there since they clearly cant wipe their asses and talk at the same time. why the fuck does our military continue to get drawn into conflicts with dipshit countries that we cant beat? im starting to think the $250 billion we spend a year is for naught. whats up, BG? was my generation tougher than yours? |
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