Posted on 12/21/2007 5:05:49 AM PST by IrishMike
On Monday, Russia announced it was sending 80 tons of uranium fuel to Iran to help that Islamist dictatorship build a "peaceful" nuclear reactor in Bushehr. Russia has an interest in building the power plant: It stands to gain $1 billion, since the plant is to be constructed by the Russian state-owned Atomstroyexport. Iran also has an interest in building a power plant: pursuit of nuclear weaponry. Meanwhile, the Bush administration stands by and does nothing.
Russia says it will insist Iran return all processed uranium that could be used to create nuclear bombs. "All fuel that will be delivered will be under the control and guarantees of the International Atomic Energy Agency for the whole time it stays on Iranian territory," explained Sergei Karaganov, chairman of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy in Moscow. "All our processed fuel is to be returned, gram by gram. It can't be used for weapons under any circumstances. This is a fact of life." Russia says it believes Iran has no nuclear ambitions. "For us, the old information we got was that they didn't have a military program," said Karaganov. "Now it has been confirmed by the U.S. intelligence. Thank God, because it has ended speculation that the Americans are preparing a massive attack."
While Russia proclaims the Ayatollahs' peaceful intentions, Iran is more transparent. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continues to taunt the West, justifying the Iranian nuclear program as a necessary response to domestic oil shortage which is somewhat like China claiming a shortage of manpower.
President Bush responded to the Russian-Iranian deal with conciliatory words. "If the Russians are willing to do that which I support
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Many, many fuel pebbles needed.
Putin is a classic Russian Tsar.
LOL! Well to simplify it, let’s just say Uranium: From Russia With Love
I was thinking a little less far into the past. I can’t trust the guy the way he spouts off at the West. And I don’t think the short term in his own nation looks that safe either.
Now Putin is more of a fascist. Russia is not a totalitarian state yet..........
Nothing good can come from this.
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According to Intrade, the winner of the December 12th GOP debate was... Duncan Hunter.
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This is so surreal. It is exactly what Russia was speculated to be doing within Iraq. Russia supplied the expertise and even helped manufacture WMD material. Saddam was eventually hung for using this WMD material on his own citizens. Russia even ‘cleaned the Iraqi site’ just before the US invasion, according to speculations. So surreal.
We may look back on the Yeltsin era as a period of missed opportunities, McCain said.==
Yeah yeah. Arrogance of United states toward Russia did that.
As I remember that before the attack on Serbia in 1999 there were 80% approval rate for USA in Russia. Now it is 10-15%.
Brought to you (and everyone one of us) by the “Ignore Germany, punish France, forgive Russia” School of Geopolitics, and the “Looking Into Mr Putin’s Soul” Statesmen’s Association.
The Bible says that they would be working togther in the last days...
Is it true that Russia is asking for rubles to pay for its oil? If so its bad news for the dollar since that’s what we do to prop up the value of the Dollar.
I would agree on all counts actually. But I do place a lot of emphasis on your ‘yet’. That’s where it’s headed IMO.
Thanks for the comments.
"Bush is evil! Bush is Big Oil! I ought to know. Put some ice on that, suckers!"
On the record, most FReepers were on the record opposing the Kosovo War and we all realize that Serbia is Russia’s little brother.
That’s a perfect poster :)
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