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IAEA chief says efforts against Iran 'a failure'
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Published: 06.12.08, 12:16
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1. Iran
(12.06.08)
Yeh, Iran "is connected to the rest of the world"...in words and to North Korea and Russia in actual nuclear deeds and facts.
2. OF COURSE efforts fail when El-Baradai fails them!
The Doc ,   Haifa, Israel   (12.06.08)
I wonder if ANYBODY can see now that this traitor has been always lying and torpedoing all international efforts to curb Iran. He's been generating false and confusing reports, lying, driving everybody through false trails and now, after Iran is well-advanced on the Nuclear path of self-destruction, he can finally show his true colors and present Iran as a "normal country". IAEA and its chief, just like the UN and its Secretary Generals before and now, is controlled by monkey states bribing the corrupt and spineless politicians with loads of bananas. Iran IS "different than any other country". It has different "shades and colors" of the same Islamic racism and fundamentalism. The "religious zealots" run the country and have the finger on an Nuclear Bomb Mr. Baradai. Doesn't this say SOMETHING?
3. IAEA and it's failures
DT ,   TA Isr   (12.06.08)
I think we all knew that at the outset but of course the western politicians are to stupid and too weak to realise it . El Baradei is a waste of time and both he and his organization should go . Think of the money saved.They miss everything, SYria, Iran NOK.
4. El Baradei: Let Iran annex Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Israel
Rose ,   Netherlands   (12.06.08)
El Baradei quote from the article:a "grand bargain" between the West and Iran that recognizes Tehran's role in the region and gives it "the power, the prestige, the influence" it craves. As the overt goal of Iran is to annex Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Israel then what El Baradei is really saying is: The west [NATO] must give Iran that power and nuclear arms to realise and sustain it. If the world is really so concerned that Israel holds a small territory and that there are US soldiers in Iraq, can it be happy if the whole Middle East, Northern Africa and the South of Europe at least will be under islamist rule? Because that will happen, just as less than two years after the west made the same sort of deal with the nazis over Sudetenland, the nazi regime overran most of Europe. Hitler and Ahmedinejad are as powercrazy as each other and if Ahmedinejad is hurt by the boycott and the probing, it should not make a difference to right thinking regimes. Don't forget there was one war between Iran and Iraq about hegemony already.
5. Iran will get the bomb and we will regret it.
Australian Guy   (12.06.08)
A country whose political leaders continually threaten and thumb their noses at other states.. especially Israel who they don't recognize and have their proxy army in Lebanon that has been busy rebuilding after the 2006 war...Somehow it doesn't seem possible that this country will remain as it is today..just content to talk big. No, they ARE a REAL threat and a pre-emptive strike is necesssary
6. IAEA Chief says efforts against iran a failure
Roxy ,   israel   (12.06.08)
Finally he admits to what I and many others have been saying for a long time! The IAEA is a failure at every level in dealing with Iran,talking and inspections are not the answer...El Baradi just fooled the west and stalled us until it is almost too late to stop the Iranian's bomb making goal. So looks like it will be up to Israel to once and for all put an end to Ahmadinijad's Nuclear ambitions...may Gd have Mercy on us all should Israel attack!
7. Iran has no interest in "destroying" Israel.
Persian CAT   (12.06.08)
Iran's policy is to force Israel to conclude a peace treaty with the Palestinians, return West Bank and Gaza, dismantle its illegal settlements built and inhabited by Zionist terrorists, and compensate the Palestinians for the land the Zionists stole from them. The Iranians know Israel's existence benefits them by acting as the counter-weight against Pan-Arab nationalism. Iran's stated public policy, which the Zionist media rarely mentions but highlights Ahmadiniejad's nonsense, has been that Iran will cooperate and accept any viable peace treaty between Israel and Palestine. Israel can neutralize the "Iranian threat" once and for all by establishing fair and enduring peace with the Palestinians.
8. re: Persian CAT
namer ,   Bethesda, MD USA   (12.06.08)
Your comment is inane and cannot be taken seriously. Your government's STATED aim is, indeed, to destroy Israel. They say this over and over again: "Death To Israel". The Jewish people have learned the hard way that when a nation's leaders say this, they mean it. Ahmadinejad aside, it is the policy of Khameini - the real power - and the rest of his radical Islamist regime. Iran supports Hezbollah with immense an\mounts of money and arms for use against Israel - her citizens primarily. And the same goes for support to Hamas. These are the actions of a radical terror-supporting regime which CLEARLY intends another genocide of the Jews when they proclaim loudly and proudly their hatred for Zionism and Israel. One cannot separate Zionism and Israel. They are one and the same and always will be. Nobody but deluded morons believes your BS, Persian CAT.
9. #7 Persian CAT, Iran had considered Israel to be a
Roman ,   Lod, Israel   (12.06.08)
non-entity in the national sense since the Islamic Revolution. Any contact with us "Zionist terrorists" is a crime. Anything other than wishing for our speedy demise hadn't been exactly encouraged by your state officials, state-sponsored and run media, and various political gatherings expertly controlled by your Islamist councils. "Death to Israel! Death to America!" And obviously, these are merely political expressions wishing for change, right? No, Iran's stated goal had never been about mass slaughter or offensive war, more about turning us Zionist Entity chaps into an Islamic Palestinian Entity - without quite discussing the matter of what would happen to us in this magnificent process of Progress. Allow me to be blunt - the Islamic Republic of Iran is doing its best to rewrite history, trying to reshape the Middle-East into the empires of old - only this time, the Persian one will be an Islamic one. And us? We're the distraction. The political tool used to make sure people in your country have an external focus, a focal point for their rage and a way to gather popular support in the area. Good luck on being the stooge of your government's regional aspirations and way of preventing internal dissent!
10. More like a Persian Insect
Genuine Tosefta ,   Tveria   (12.06.08)
This the degree to which Arbs reduced you that you forgot your peaceful Zoroastrian religion and the tolerance of the great Persian culture Keep following your Arb Slave Masters from Mecca and you will end up in deeper sewer waters than you are now
11. El-Baradei, I remember the last time that such a
Roman ,   Lod, Israel   (12.06.08)
"grand bargain" was made. You may have read about it in your history lessons, though in your particular country of origin they may have not stressed the importance of the events. The 30th of September, 1938. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returned from Europe after signing for "peace in our time" with the Adolf Hitler, continuing a policy of appeasement he had begun several years since. In this peace he gave Germany its immediate European goals on a silver platter, tearing countries apart to serve the Reich's growing might. Germany was also a very diverse society, Mr. El-Baradei, politically, in terms of religion... and it was ruled by an iron fist. The fist still dictated the policy, not the diverse populace. Yes, Iran is very diverse, Mr. El-Baradei. It has an ancient and rich culture, wonderful people... and a very *non* diverse leadership that doesn't let the wonderful people of Iran to get anywhere near ruling the country. So what do you propose? You want to feed the ravenous hunger for prestige? Of regional influence? You think this will make things *better*? Silly man. Like Chamberlain, you will retire from your post in shame, seeing all your petty and vain efforts in ruin, and only death around you. And it will be through your pride. Through your way of not doing what was written in your job description, but instead in playing Global Savior. Well, Mr. El-Baradei, it's quite a shame that you were put in charge of being the guardian of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, because apparently you can't be an impartial guardian. You can't separate opinion and political analysis from the very black-and-white part of the job that you were given - you make sure that the treaty is kept. "Safeguards and Verification", Mr. El-Baradei, one of the three pillars of the IAEA. Or did you somehow forget what that means? It means monitoring the signatories of the NPT to make sure that they keep the safeguards you've set, and verify that they don't break it. Or did you somehow forget your own charter? Or is delusion and politicization of a non-political organization now the New Way? Pity the people who will suffer from your arrogance.
12. Iran's Nuclear Program
Ziggy ,   Sydney NSW Australia   (12.07.08)
When will people get it into their heads that Iran's nuclear program is completely legal under the NPT and international laws and NOBODY has the right to try to stop it. As for the alleged "International Community" constantly mentioned, out of 192 nations of the UN, it's only the USA, UK and a few other nations that oppose Iran's nuclear program. At least 160 nations support it, so "international opposition" is a fabrication. The bottom line is that Iran is entitled to enrich as much uranium and have as many centrifuges as it pleases. That's all there is to it.
13. #12 You are quite mistaken, Ziggy.
Roman ,   Lod, Israel   (12.07.08)
Why? Because Iran stands in clear violation of the IAEA Safeguards and Verification policies with its secret nuclear project - or did you forget that the close scrutiny of the country's nuclear activity today merely followed the discovery of numerous secret nuclear R&D facilities that weren't at all declared, not to mention open to IAEA inspection? When you hide something, the implication is that there is something that needs to be hidden in the first place. Since then, there had been quite a few items found, and hide-and-seek policies toward the IAEA inspectors, that made the entire nuclear program suspect. That it can be easily used for military purposes doesn't sit all that well with those observing the unfolding series of events.
14. How about Israel?
Oman ,   Muscat   (12.07.08)
"If nuclear knowledge is good why Iran shoudln't own it, & if it is bad then why Israel, USA, Chnia, Russia, UK, South Africa & France are having it?"- (Ahmdi Nejadi 2007). If IAEA & the West seriously want Iran to give up its nuclear ambtions then all above countires should willingly give up thier nuclear realties !! Show the example .. lead by example ...walk the talk ! Could they ??..mmm .. doubt it !
15. #14 Oman, do you know what the NPT is?
Roman ,   Lod, Israel   (12.07.08)
The NPT - Nuclear non-Proliferation Treaty, which Iran signed, both under the Shah and under the Islamists. The treaty is quite clear - those who sign it vow to not develop nuclear technology for military purposes, don't spread the military nuclear technology they had prior to signing the treaty to anyone, open all their nuclear facilities for close external scrutiny... And in exchange, they get economic and technological aid for peaceful nuclear projects. Israel didn't sign the treaty. Neither did India. Or Pakistan. South Africa developed nuclear arms, and dismantled them later on, all before signing the NPT. Lybia and North Korea signed the NPT, and violated it. And like Iran, they were treated with international scorn as rogue states. Lybia later dismantled its project, and N. Korea is still playing with fire, which is why the Japanese are getting more nervous by the day. The USA, the UK, France, the USSR and the People's Republic of China developed nuclear arms before the NPT was in place, and their signing of the treaty was mainly ceremonial (they didn't need the aid, anyway) - but it did limit them from spreading the tech beyond their borders to allies. Today, Iran stands in violation of a treaty it signed. Iran prefers to keep the cake and eat it at the same time, getting prestige and benefits for supposedly keeping the treaty, while playing shadow games with hidden nuclear projects. No one forced Iran to sign the treaty. If they were so interested in becoming an independent nuclear power, then why didn't the country go down the path of Israel, India, Pakistan, and at the time - South Africa? Instead, they chose the path of double deceit. Makes people wonder about their game of Double Risk, and just how it will affect the rest of us.
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