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Iran Shouts “Nuclear Apartheid”
Commentary Magazine ^ | May, 9, 2008 | Gordon G. Chang

Posted on 05/09/2008 7:40:07 AM PDT by Jbny

On Monday, Iran’s Ali Asghar Soltanieh said Tehran would not submit to extensive U.N. inspections of its nuclear program while Israel refuses to sign the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Iran is a signatory to the NPT, as the global pact is called, and, as such, is not permitted to build or hold nuclear weapons. Israel, which maintains a small arsenal of nukes, has not joined the NPT. Citing “nuclear apartheid,” the Iranian diplomat said

The existing double standard shall not be tolerated anymore by non-nuclear-weapon states.

(Excerpt) Read more at commentarymagazine.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iran; israel; nuclear

1 posted on 05/09/2008 7:40:07 AM PDT by Jbny
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Israel did not join the NPT nor did they reap/rip-off $billions in R&D from other nuclear power countries to get their program off the ground with the promise of OPEN INSPECTIONS. Iran did. End of story. KAAAAAAAA-BOOM!
2 posted on 05/09/2008 7:43:32 AM PDT by avacado
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“Nuclear Apartheid”? LOL. Ahmadinejad threatens Israel with Nuclear Holocaust.


3 posted on 05/09/2008 7:43:41 AM PDT by SolidWood
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Point is, mullah hugging whackjobs, Israel didn’t sign the treaty because it’s surrounded by Muslim death squads like you. It wasn’t in it’s best interest.

Iran, however, signed the treaty and therefore is bound by it, including submitting to inspections. So stop crying about it, if you don’t want to play nice, then pull out like the North Koreans did.


4 posted on 05/09/2008 7:47:15 AM PDT by Slapshot68
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‘bout time for the Iranians to “take out their trash” before the U.S.A.F. gets a “weekend pass” ...


5 posted on 05/09/2008 7:51:01 AM PDT by kellynla (Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi!)
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“Nuclear Apartheid”? LOL. Ahmadinejad threatens Israel with Nuclear Holocaust.

Right. He meant to say "Genocide Apartheid!"

6 posted on 05/09/2008 8:03:20 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault ("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
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“Nuclear Apartheid”? LOL. Ahmadinejad threatens Israel with Nuclear Holocaust.

Nah. It's called "non-proliferation"; it's been around since the Kennedy Administration. It's good for you, good for the world, Mr. Ahmanajihad. Try it; you'll like it. You might even live to a ripe old age (along with your fellow Persians). Proliferation is very bad for you, bad for the world.

7 posted on 05/09/2008 8:03:26 AM PDT by Migraine (Diversity is great...(until it happens to YOU).)
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Israel is a peaceful nation with a well educated populace. Despite some bumps along the way it has been a good ally — it it not funding a supplying AQ in Iraq.

Iran on the other hand...


8 posted on 05/09/2008 8:09:18 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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Israel is a modern “liberal” democracy and Iran is run by filthy,9th Century knuckledraggers.That's the key difference,Mr. I’minajihad
9 posted on 05/09/2008 8:16:57 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Women swooned in Mao's presence too.)
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What Will Carter Do?


10 posted on 05/09/2008 8:44:21 AM PDT by weegee ("I didn't kill innocent people." - Bill Ayers, Weatherman. Terrorist. Obama's comrade.)
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No Nukes should be going to Iran to protest in the streets.

Waiting. Waiting. Waiting....

Is this going to take all day???


11 posted on 05/09/2008 8:44:58 AM PDT by weegee ("I didn't kill innocent people." - Bill Ayers, Weatherman. Terrorist. Obama's comrade.)
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