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Israel launches diplomatic offensive to counter US report
Roni Sofer
Published: 05.12.07, 02:20
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1. US inteligence not 100% reliable: BOMB those centrifuges NOW
Feiglin Supporter ,   Yerusahlyim   (12.04.07)
Then we'll let Ahmadinojab go to the UN where we'll be condemned for being the bad guys.
2. jews have always gone it alone. nothing is different now.
debra ,   usa   (12.04.07)
WE WILL ENDURE!
3. Then react alone if you can
(12.04.07)
Without permetion from mami America .
4. The same crap that put us in Iraq & killed 4000 US troops
Tony ,   USA   (12.04.07)
We were cheated once with Iraq and it won’t happen again. Anyway, Iran needs more than 100 years to catch up with Israel’s nuclear and WMDs programs.
5. #4, so what you're saying is....
DR ,   Florida, USA   (12.04.07)
The US went to Iraq because of Israel? Where do you get your information, Al-jazeera? The US had mountains of inteligence from numerous countries before we attacked Iraq, plaus Saddamwasn't exactly a good guy. People like you will believe and regurgitate anything you hear as long as it opposes israel and Bush. Pathetic if you ask me.
6. # 4
Kissel   (12.04.07)
"Anyway, Iran needs more than 100 years to catch up with Israel’s nuclear and WMDs programs. " All they need is one in Tel-Aviv. Wake up!
7. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Ali ,   Canada   (12.04.07)
Warmongers 0 Palestine 1
8. but enriching uranium IS building an atom bomb
david ,   new york   (12.04.07)
the most important part of building an atom bomb is enriching uranium. therefore, if they are enriching uranium now, they are clearly still working on building a bomb.
9. Somebody someday must finish Iranian and Pakistani nukes!!
KMR ,   Middle East   (12.04.07)
10. Barak is right
Brod ,   USA   (12.04.07)
US is wrong about Iran. Cooked up report by Antisemite and Islamist elements is unreliable. The goal of these elements is to fool America, Israel and the Free World about the Ayatollahs' nuke program.
11. Iran Nuclear Issue
An Average Iranian ,   Iran   (12.04.07)
“Welcome to the UN. It’s your world.” This is how the United Nations’ website welcomes the visitors. But for Iranians, it is not their world. It is a world that has been discriminating against them for years. It is a world that has depicted Iran as the devil and has denied its rights. The world has been convinced that Iran is a threat for its neighbours. This is while for the last 250 years Iran has not attacked any country but has been attacked in many occasions. Most recently, Iran was a victim of chemical weapons supplied by the western powers. More than 100,000 Iranians were killed in those chemical attacks. Not only the world and the United Nations did not come into rescue, an Iranian complaint to the United Nations Security Council was vetoed by the United States . Where was the conscious of the world at that time? Iranians have been depicted as terrorists. It is a very confusing world for an Iranian. There has been no Iranian involved in any terrorist attacks in the past. Iran does support Hizbollah, but Hizbollah only and only fights inside the borders of his country against foreign military personnel and never against civilians. For an Iranian, it is mind baffling to call that terrorism. In contrast, the United States has shot an Iranian passenger plane over the Persian Gulf , has supplied chemical weapons to Saddam Hussein to be used against Iranians, and has bombed and tortured civilians across the world over the past years. For Iranians, it is a mystery why the United Nations does not consider the US a terror state. It is advertised that Iran does not agree to suspend uranium enrichment under any condition. Iran did agree to suspend uranium enrichment. The Iranian conditions included disarm the entire Middle East region from nuclear and chemical weapons and give Iran security guarantee against foreign invasion and foreign attempts for regime change. The US did not agree these conditions. What did Iranians think when these two conditions were denied? How did Iranians feel when, knowing that these two conditions have been denied, the United Nations went on to pose sanctions against them? The United Nations denied Iran a security guarantee against invasion, bombs, killing and torture of another country. The United Nations denied Iran sovereignty. Is Iranian blood any different from that of the other nations? Iranians are not building an arsenal to threaten their neighbours or any other country. For the last 250 years, Iran has not attacked any country. While the majority of Iranians, including the writers, denounce and condemn president Ahmadinejad’s comments on Israel and the holocaust, his remarks did not contain a military threat to Israel . He called for the day that “the Zionist regime” (intentionally mistranslated to “ Israel ” by the western media) is wiped off the map. He continued to explain that by “the Zionist regime” he means a regime that discriminates against non-Jews and is, therefore, racist. He concluded his remarks with wishing for the day that Jews and non-Jews live in peace and harmony in that region. This is not a military threat, and most definitely not a threat against Jews. In the past, Iran has denounced the apartheid regime of South Africa . However, Iran has become one of South Africa ’s closest allies as soon as the racist practices have been abandoned there. What makes other nations to believe the same will not happen this time? Iranians feel that the United Nations is paving the way for the US to destroy another nation, to kill and to torture Iranians. This is not the first time the US has committed such crime. At this critical time, there is nothing left for Iranians but to hope that some day the conscious of the world will awaken and regret these actions.
12. To average iranian
Jerome ,   France   (12.04.07)
So this is why the iranian regime through his proxy hezbolla killed dozens of argentinians jews, kidnapped israeli soldiers and started the 2006 war. please give me a break!!!!
13. US Intel = 9/11
Obama ,   Washington DC   (12.04.07)
14. #4 THANK YOU!!!! Why do I have to send my brothers
Rick ,   Hartford, USA   (12.05.07)
to war over some faulty intelligence? We already saw what happened in Iraq. Time for war loving Israelis to take care of themselves!
15. Davey in New York
Mr. Knowitall ,   Frostbite Falls, MN   (12.04.07)
Iran already knows how to enrich uranium Davey, so the cat is already out of the bag and is not going back in. From your post, you obviously have little or no knowledge of nuclear technology as Uranium must be enriched to much higher levels than Iran is enriching its Uranium to in order to make bombs, and with its membership in the NPT and IAEA inspections, Iran poses no threat to anyone as this report proves. Iran’s rich and long history of being a peaceful country that has never threatened, much less attacked or occupied, anyone puts Iran well below Israel on the list of countries who pose a risk to peace. So regardless of Barak's unsupported claims and Israel’s continued threatening to attack Iran, the World can put the Iranian issue aside and concentrate fully on the removal of Israeli settlements and ending the 40-year-old Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands which is the biggest deterrent to peace in the region today.
16. If you know who wrote the report, then you know its all
Brooke   (12.04.07)
Its all lies. The State dept is the main source for this report. The same group that blocked John Bolton's permanent position at the UN, Thomas Fingar, working with Senate democrats. Bush is a total corrupt incompetent to take this report seriously. More deviousness below the surface!! This is based on one person, speaking to a revolutionary iranian guard who was put up by Iran to disseminate false info. This same guy refused to divulge the growing relationship between Chavez and Castro and is against sanctions on Iran. Israel is not the only gov't with traitors flourishing and acting with impunity!! Shame on everybody--this is supposed to let Bush save face because of his disasters and not be the president who launches 3 wars during his term. Curse on all of them!!
17. Zionist is the most dangerous ideology
Rafi ,   Haifa   (12.05.07)
It is equal to terror in the region and all world because it is scattering fears all around.
18. You guys supporting war with iran, are you brave enough?
(12.05.07)
When the war started you should live for a couple of months or even years in shelters. Can you? I am sure most of you will leave for US and Europe at that time. Because we do not have any place to escape so we do not want to go for war when there is no threat.
19. # 11
Jellybean ,   Chicago   (12.05.07)
I'm sorry but I do not believe you. Iranians love chanting "death to America' and "death to Israel" on a daily basis. You support terrorist groups such as Sadr's groups as well as Hez, instead of attacking Israel or the US you use these groups instead. Iran is a cowardly state..you use terrorist groups such as Sadr and Hez to fight your battles for you. At least Israel and the US will fight their own battles. I do have to say the World will not tolerate your government and the fact that they want to produce nuclear weapons. Right now you have 2 options.. 1. Overthrow your government and install a peaceful government- Accept Jews and an Israeli state and fight against terror. 2. Make a nuclear bomb shelter for yourself and your family. Anyway..good luck to ya.
20. #11 Your Avg. Iranian engages US Soldiers Everyday in Iraq
David P. ,   Central Coast, USA   (12.05.07)
I don't know what this is, but us Jews better wake up quick, I see a very rough road ahead
21. If Israel can pursue having nuclear bombs,
Rich ,   Toronto, Canada   (12.05.07)
and it has about 350 of them, Iran is within it's rights to also pursue having nuclear weapons, as well. If Iran is a sovereign nation, neither Israel nor the US can tell them what they can and cannot do in their own country.
22. You think Americans are your friends?
Shir ,   Finland   (12.04.07)
Well, think again. They attacked Iraq only to protect their own interests. Iran is a threat mainly to Israel and therefore the americans have no interest to attack there. They don´t care about israeli people enough to bother. I have NEVER completely trusted americans. This proves to me I my instinct was right. They won´t come to your help in case Iran will attack Israel, and anyway it will be too late then. Americans have their own reasons for being so friendly to Jews and let´s face it, those reasons are financial. They don´t really care about you. YOU should attack Iran, not wait for americans to do that, cause they won´t.
23. Manipulated report
ZaReBiN ,   London   (12.05.07)
Recent report by the US about Iran's nuclear capability is a manipulated report by the US state department as an excuse for not straiking aganst Iran. unfortunately Israel must act alone or wait for another holocaust , it is about live and dead.
24. to #21 a dishonest & morally bankrupt argument
Brooke   (12.05.07)
Israel has never threatened to wipe any country off the map. In fact, Israel has never announced she has nuclear weapons. How do you compare that to an insane and murderous regime who constantly threatens her.?? Don't think you are safe sitting in Canada. Iran will give her nukes away--remember the ultimate goal is the great satan--america and the west. Shame on you for moral relativism. This is an obvious & perspective but you can't see it because of your rabid and Jew hating rascist attitude.
25. Take Out the 3,000 ASAP, Don't Wait Longer
Dave Levy ,   Burbank. CAUSA   (12.05.07)
To Debra: Israel needs US, and we need Israel in this Iranian crisis. Israel was for and agin the Iraqi incursion. It did free 25m Iraqis in a dysfunctional country. Shia vs Sunni has been teh outcome and more American dead and investment in quicksand. Iran is different. Israel, alone, should, if need be, give Iran a warning, an ultimatum, It must disband those 3,000 centrifuges or face the consequences. Iran is now more linked to Syria..and is going full throttle to destroy our beloved spiritual homeland. Millions of dead Jews and maimed will be the result unless Israel-US act quickly. They MUST take out those 3,000., and perhaps a few thousand Revolutionary Guards at the same time. Minimally bomb the 3 nuke plants in Iran...now, now, now.
26. #14 no american solider has ever lifted a gun for Israel.
debra ,   usa   (12.05.07)
so stfu.
27. Bush no friend to Israel
E. Silverman ,   St. Louis USA   (12.05.07)
Beware of Bush, he is not a friend of the Jews. His agenda is self-serving and is only waiting for our destruction.
28. This is really simple
Marty ,   USA   (12.05.07)
OK. This is really simple. Because Israel refused to commit national suicide at Annapolis, Bush is getting even. Notice the report came out the day after Annapolis. Now Israel will be condemned if it tries to do anything about Iran.
29. Bush's quid-pro-quo-Iran gets nukes if it stays out of Iraq
jw ,   ny   (12.05.07)
30. Olmert gambled in Maryland and he lost.
Asher ,   NY, USA   (12.05.07)
The nation of Israel should know by now after centuries passed the ONLY power that they can rely on is HASHEM, the same power WHO did the miracles for them at Chanuka. That's all we need and nothing more.
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