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Security Council likely to vote Saturday on Iran
AGI/AFP/EFE ^

Posted on 02/29/2008 3:26:36 AM PST by maquiladora

Western diplomats announced that Security Council might vote on Saturday on a third round of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. British Ambassador to UN John Sawers affirmed that France, Britain, Germany and the United States will hold discussions on Friday and would maybe vote on Saturday.

(Excerpt) Read more at alsumaria.tv ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iaea; iran; iraniannukes; nuclear; un; unsecuritycouncil
Its worth remembering that Iran has said they will take "unspecified reciprocal measures" if the vote passes. - http://voanews.com/english/2008-02-24-voa5.cfm
1 posted on 02/29/2008 3:26:37 AM PST by maquiladora
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To: maquiladora

Is this connected to the ships we’re sending that way?


2 posted on 02/29/2008 3:27:49 AM PST by GOPJ (Do the editors of the L.A. Times realize that illegal immigration is, you know, illegal? Patterico)
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To: GOPJ
It could be. There are a lot of interesting things happening in the region, and thats just the stuff we know about.
3 posted on 02/29/2008 3:44:08 AM PST by maquiladora
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To: maquiladora
chicoms and stalin’s boys will veto.

LLS

4 posted on 02/29/2008 4:35:46 AM PST by LibLieSlayer ("There is no conservative alternative in the race. It's just that simple." Rush Limbaugh)
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chicoms and stalin’s boys will veto.

Unless there's a deal. Which is a scarier prospect to my mind, anyway.

5 posted on 02/29/2008 4:39:48 AM PST by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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To: maquiladora

.....and thats just the stuff we know about......

or think we know.

The rocket attacks in Israel, the snuff job in Syria, the bombing of the weapons facility in Syria..... all are connected.

The sum of our knowledge is pretty skimpy


6 posted on 02/29/2008 4:48:13 AM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Never say never (there'll be a VP you'll like))
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To: mewzilla

True.

LLS


7 posted on 02/29/2008 6:52:39 AM PST by LibLieSlayer ("There is no conservative alternative in the race. It's just that simple." Rush Limbaugh)
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