Thursday, December 06, 2007

More Sabre Rattling

Ahmadinejad: Report a victory for Iran: A new U.S. intelligence review concluding Iran stopped developing an atomic weapons program in 2003 is a "declaration of victory" for Iran's nuclear program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday.

Lavrov: 'No proof Iran had nuke program': Russia's foreign minister said Wednesday there was no proof that Iran has ever run a nuclear weapons program, and praised Teheran for its readiness to cooperate with the United Nations nuclear watchdog.

Bush calls on Iran to 'come clean' : President Bush, trying to keep pressure on Iran, called on Tehran Wednesday to "come clean" about the scope of its nuclear activities or else face diplomatic isolation.

Iran still dangerous, insists Bush: "Iran was dangerous, Iran is dangerous, and Iran will be dangerous if they have the knowledge to make a nuclear weapon. What’s to say they couldn’t start another covert nuclear weapons program?" Bush asked another time, underscoring his deep suspicion of Iranian intent.

Lies and propaganda alert: 'Great discovery' led to Iran nuke change - Bush: Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney were not formally briefed until last Wednesday on the intelligence community's new finding that Iran had had a covert nuclear weapons program but halted it in 2003 - a bombshell with major implications for US policy.

Bush Drops Standard on Iran as Credibility Questioned: President George W. Bush, his credibility under fire because of intelligence that Iran halted its nuclear weapons drive in 2003, adopted a new argument yesterday to justify tougher sanctions: Just knowing how to produce a bomb is dangerous.

Justin Raimondo : No Iran Attack?Don't Be So Sure... : Never underestimate the neocons

Israeli officials and experts stunned by US estimate on Iranian nukes : Israeli officials put on a brave face of continued determination, even as the prospect of potential US action against Iran's nuclear programs receded. The threat of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons must not be underestimated, was the message government officials sent out on Tuesday.

Peres: Iran invests billions in ballistic missles for nuclear warheads: President Shimon Peres on Wednesday told former US foreign minister Madeleine Albright that Iran is investing billions of dollars in the development of long range ballistic missiles in order to load them with nuclear warheads, Israel Radio reported.

Iran report won't slow Giuliani: Giuliani has made getting tough on Iran central to his platform. At campaign stops in Florida and across the country, Giuliani trumpets his willingness to "take whatever action is necessary" to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions.

Gulf states urge peace with Iran : The final GCC communique also said members would form a common market in 2008 and remained committed to a target date of 2010 for the achievement of monetary union.

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