Bush on warpath over UN's shock report on Iran A-bomb (Dubya is Angry!)

The Daily Telegraph ^ | 09/07/2003 | Con Coughlin

[Pubbie]

America will tomorrow demand that the United Nations takes urgent action to prevent Iran acquiring the atom bomb as fears mount that Teheran is on course to develop a nuclear weapons capability within two years.

United States officials will make the demand at a special meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna that has been arranged to consider a 10-page report by Mohammed al-Baradei, the agency's director-general, into the state of Iran's nuclear programme.

Washington has already expressed deep concern about the discovery of traces of weapons grade uranium found in soil samples taken from one of Iran's top secret nuclear facilities last July.

In his report, a copy of which has been obtained by The Telegraph, Mr al-Baradei lists serious concerns raised by UN weapons inspectors about the scope of Iran's nuclear programme, which Teheran continues to insist is aimed at developing a nuclear power industry.

Inspectors are particularly concerned about activity at a nuclear complex at Natanz, in central Iran, which has sophisticated equipment for enriching uranium to weapons grade standard.

Even though the complex was built five years ago, the Iranian authorities only confirmed its existence to the IAEA earlier this year after its location was revealed by Iranian exiles.

The report also details the inspectors' concerns about the development of a heavy water facility at Arak, which they believe could help Iran to manufacture weapons grade uranium.

Mr al-Baradei writes in the report's conclusion that "there remain a number of important outstanding issues, particularly with regard to Iran's enrichment programme, that require urgent resolution".

US officials, however, are concerned that Mr al-Baradei, who this year argued in favour of UN inspectors being given more time to locate Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, will try to play down the significance of the recent discoveries made in Iran.

One American closely involved in monitoring Iran's nuclear programme said: "The big difference between Iraq and Iran is that the Iranians now have the ability to develop an atom bomb within two years. The time has come to force the Iranians to come clean about their real intentions."

Although Mr al-Baradei admits that the Iranians have deployed a variety of delaying tactics to prevent UN inspectors gaining access to secret nuclear facilities, he believes that they should be given more time to comply with their obligations under the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty.

American officials fear that many Europeans on the IAEA's 35-member board of governors, some of whose countries have lucrative trade ties with Teheran, will back Mr al-Baradei's position.

[Pubbie]

"American officials fear that many Europeans on the IAEA's 35-member board of governors, some of whose countries have lucrative trade ties with Teheran, will back Mr al-Baradei's position."

^%^& The Worthless scum sucking (Western) Euro-Pigs, let's blow this thing up, or let the Israelis do it, before the UN can come to the defense of the Islamonazis!

[dinok]

So what's GW going to do...send Powel up to the UN with a harsh letter?

[jaz.357]

WHAT IS "W" GOING TO TALK ABOUT SUNDAY NIGHT?

[concerned about politics]

Unless the UN stops being a country club and does something about these people, I think we should withhold any payments to the UN altogether. Why pay for a dead horse?
Sanction them until they get off their butts. We've had enough welfare in this country already.

[Lord_Baltar]

EuroPigs? Islamonazis?

[Pubbie]

Apparently Iraq, but maybe he'll discuss Iran.

[Pubbie]

"EuroPigs? Islamonazis?"

EuroPigs = Western Europeans

Islamonazis = The Religion of Retards

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

This is the kind of problem that the Minuteman Missile was designed to solve.

[Lord_Baltar]

And this sort of Left Wing Name Calling tactic does what for the level of discussion?

[tsmith130]

Although Mr al-Baradei admits that the Iranians have deployed a variety of delaying tactics to prevent UN inspectors gaining access to secret nuclear facilities, he believes that they should be given more time to comply with their obligations under the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty.

OY! Here we go again.

[TXnMA]

So Iran wants the Bomb?

Well, then, the U/S. should donate a few -- detonated over each of their nuclear facilities. It is time to stop pussyfooting around with the U.N. and Eurowimp opinion.

It's T.R. time. Enough speaking softly; it's time for the Big Stick!

P.S. that goes for North Korea, too. It's 'way past time to do what we should have done when they grabbed the Pueblo and its crew.

[montag813]

"Bush on Warpath" is an oxymoron.

[Radix]

What we should do is walk in to Teheran, smack the Ayatollah in the face. We then should force the Iranians to turn in their research on nukes, and we destroy all that they have built. Then after we accomplish that, we walk away.

Later that night, we should do a similar thing in Pyongyang.

That is what I would do if I were the Commander in Chief. I am not interested in playing "footsies" with these barbarians. We should kick their asses and then put them in their rightful places.

I do not understand why Bush is backing away from this sort of idea at all. Screw the UN!

[jungleboy]

The world can thank Russia for this.

[Pubbie]

It points out that

A) The Western Europeans are completely in bed with the enemies of what's left of Western Civilization.

B) It points out what Islam REALLY is, it is a Religion based on Genocide and World Domination.

Islam is responsible for killing far more people over it's infamous and despicable history than Nazism and Communism combined.

It has destroyed some of the greatest civilizations in the world, and nearly destroyed Western Civilization.

For example, the political backwardness of Eastern Europe is DIRECTLY linked to Islam's destroying one of the greatest civiliztions in history: Byzantium.

[Poohbah]

I prefer "Euro-peons," myself.

[TXnMA]

U/S. U.S.

Good Grief!

That'll teach me to type too fast -- trying to get to that batch of homemade ice cream the Grandkids cranked up... :-} (Sheepish Grin...)

[Hugin]

Time for us to present the world with a Doomsday List. We announce a list of rogue nations that we believe may capable of producing nuclear weapons (Iraq, North Korea, Syria, Lybia, etc). Any of these nations could supply a nuclear bomb to terrorists who in turn could explode it in a US city, and we would have no way to know which one was responsible. Therefore it will be US policy to launch a full scale nuclear attack on every country on that list should such an attack occur. If any country on that list wants to be removed they can do so by meeting any and all conditions that we may require to be assured that they are no longer a threat. No negotiations or discussions. Just comply or pray nobody ever uses a nuke on America.

[concerned about politics]

Inspectors are particularly concerned about activity at a nuclear complex at Natanz, in central Iran, which has sophisticated equipment for enriching uranium to weapons grade standard.

Even though the complex was built five years ago, the Iranian authorities only confirmed its existence to the IAEA earlier this year after its location was revealed by Iranian exiles

Here it comes......"What did Clinton know, and when did he know it?"

[PhiKapMom]

Be nice if he said "After further discussion, we have decided to withdraw from the United Nations and seek alliances with Countries that want to fight the War on Terror!"

I know -- I am dreaming!