Posted on 02/11/2010 5:34:56 AM PST by COUNTrecount
Violence feared as security forces threaten to crush protests Internet connections attacked in Tehran as regime tries to foil opposition Iran is now a 'nuclear state', President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced this morning. He spoke as tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Tehran to mark the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. There are fears of violence as opposition and pro-government supporters are expected to meet at rallies in a show of popular strength unmatched since the revolution itself. Today Ahmadinejad told scores of cheering Iranians that the Islamic Republic is capable of producing weapons-grade uranium. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses tens of thousands of Iranians gathered in Azadi (Freedom) Square in southwestern Tehran today, marking the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution Pro-regime supporters shout slogans (left) while a caricature of US President Barack Obama joins the sea of Iranian flags
He said it had produced its first batch of 20 per cent enriched uranium - and had the capability to enrich to far higher levels at its Natanz plant. Enriching uranium produces fuel for a nuclear power plants but can also be used to create material for atomic weapons. The international community has warned Iran against further enrichment activities, threatening new UN sanctions.
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This was the punch? With all the talk of Yellowcake, surely there could have been more ‘punch’.
..An evil leering little lemur..
Thanks for the link. That was funny!
Bush gets to share blame. He did nothing all this time.
Yep. Buncha idiots.
Great point!
COOL!! Now we can nuke them with a clear conscience!
It is high time for impeachment! There is zero confidence in this administration and no trust between the American people and Obama. Buy more amunition looks like there is nothing to stop the terrorists heading to our shores.
Annoyed, yes. Pissed, yes. Shocked or surprised, no.
a) Everyone on the planet knows that they have machines and materials for enrichment. It's not something they need to prove.
b) They still may do the explosion thing. Probably after they are slapped with another round of sanctions. They know what India and Pakistan did, and they will follow in their footsteps (explosion, sanctions, no sanctions, back to normal.)
c) Very likely they already have a bomb. It is too risky to taunt the world otherwise. The 20% sample was probably made months ahead of time - you can't just order to make it three days before a major celebration and be sure that nothing will go wrong. If they did that in advance, what else did they do?
This must be the “punch” they were talking about. Like we didn’t already know they were nucular.
Obozo is definately not a friend to the U.S. Military.
I also don’t particularly feel “punched” by this news. For an event that was to really cause alarm to the West, I’m not impressed.
Weapons grade U-235. Mate a warhead to a Shahab-3 MRBM, aim it at Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa or Eilat and what do you get?
Ahahahaha! That’s priceless; completely accurate.
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Worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize.
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Or they are lying their Muslim asses off.
I have a theory as to why Zero is doing nothing about Iran. It amounts to treason. He was receiving money from Hamas illegally in order to get elected. Hamas is an Iranian front group. After the election hundreds of millions of US dollars was sent to Hamas . Zero was paying back the bribe. He can't act against Iran because they paid for his election. With Iran working on nuclear weapons this act of Treason may result in millions of American dead someday. This is an act of evil right up there with the Rosenburgs.
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