Posted on 12/07/2005 11:31:56 PM PST by DoctorZIn
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Ticking Tehran Bomb
An Excerpt:
Wall Street Journal:Once Iran gets its uranium enrichment plant at Natanz up and running, it will likely be months away from having a nuclear weapon. So said International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradei this week in an interview with The Independent newspaper of London.
We were surprised enough by the quote from the hyper-careful Mr. ElBaradei that we called his spokeswoman Melissa Fleming to confirm. While she cautioned that it would probably take two years before Natanz was fully operational, she said the IAEA assumed that any country that could produce highly enriched uranium would have mastered the other necessary technology. In other words, she said, an Iran that enriches uranium will be "a virtual nuclear weapons state."
- Iran Press News reported that one of the Iranian regime's experts said: "The spokesmen of the Islamic regime must block the cooperation of Russia with Europeans."
- Iran Press News reported that the deputy of student affairs of regime's Ministry of Science, said: "We have no student political prisoners!"
- Iran Press News reported that, under international pressure, several political prisoners were transferred to Evin prison.
- Iran Press News reported on extensive changes in the Revolutionary Guards.
- Iran Press News published a statement from the Student freedom fighters regarding December 7th demonstrations in Tehran University.
- Iran Press News reported that Iranian Kurdish students will join in the student demonstrations at Tehran University, Wednesday. A statement.
- Iran Focus reported that radical Islamists are furious at the recent student protests in Iran's capital.
- YNet News examined what we know about the Iranians and what don't we know.
- Iran Focus reported that the Supreme Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) declared on Tuesday that the United States would suffer a greater defeat in Iraq than it did in its war in Vietnam.
- Neil King Jr., The Wall Street Journal reported that the current debate on Syria exposes political fault lines in Iraq.
- ABC News reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog has not exhausted all avenues to settle Iran's standoff with the West.
- MosNews reported that the United States said Russia’s plans to sell tactical missiles and other arms to Iran would not serve the U.S. or regional interests.
- Reuters reported that Iran grieved on Wednesday for at least 116 people killed when a military plane hit a Tehran apartment block and burst into flames.
- Iran Press News reported that angry Iranians clashed with regimes security forces following south Tehran plane crash. Photos. The Financial Times also reported.
- And finally, Iran Focus published a Special Photo Report: Military plane crashes in Iran capital.
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DoctorZIn, I don't usually reply to the threads you post here, but I do read most of them and your constant vigilance is greatly appreciated.
Thank you, you are very kind.
You're welcome.
A day or so late but Congratulations....
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Thanks for the ping!
Have you guys ever seen this thread?
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I admit I did. I skipped it. The information was so confronting.
Anything you can add, Pilot?
Thanks for the ping...no, I hadn't seen it!
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