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White House: US committed to diplomacy on Iran
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Published: 06.06.08, 20:36
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1. Isn't the Transportation Minister's job to fix the potholes?
Persian CAT   (06.06.08)
Who's taking care of the roads and bridges in Israel while Mofaz is running his big Iranian-Jewish mouth about his wet dreams of attacking Iran?! Is he going to build a highway to Iran and send truck caravans to attack Iran?! Anyway, the American people are not going to have their children killed to maintain Zionists' domination in the ME any longer. Israel has to attack Iran by itself. That's why I'm stocking up on popcorn because I want to stay up all night and watch broken and bruised Israeli pilots to say hi to their moms from while "confessing" their crimes on Iranian TV. What fun.
2. Oh Puhleez, how long will they stay on the damn table?
Do it already!! ,   Rueben, Israel   (06.06.08)
3. Iran doomed to fall
Castor Troy ,   USA   (06.06.08)
The iranian president and his failed regime are dead man walking. Sooner or later, they are marked to die ! God willing a Israeli or a US strike will obliterate the criminal nuclear program of the entity of Iran. An the nations currently occupied by iran will be freed from the yoke of these tyrants.
4. Keep laughing you filthly pig.....
Andy ,   ramat hasharon   (06.06.08)
While Natanz is in rubble.....
5. Is it me or does anyone else smell a burning cat?
Mike ,   Israel   (06.06.08)
6. Really?
Walter Read ,   Washington DC   (06.06.08)
The meeting between the Israeli prime minister and president George W. Bush lasted less than an hour. Ending Wednesday, June 4 without the usual joint communiqué, it was more a farewell between two leaders on their way out than a down-to-earth exchange. Olmert told reporters euphemistically after it was over: “I went in with more question marks than I came out with regarding ways and means, the pressures of time and the resolve required to deal with the [Iranian nuclear] problem.” DEBKAfile’s Washington sources report that the prime minister was informed ahead of his visit that the White House is expecting fresh intelligence on Iran’s nuclear activities and will await evaluations from US experts before making decisions on how to act in the matter. Our sources discount the impression conveyed by the prime minister’s office that he would present the president with Israel’s findings and conclusions. These exchanges are in fact taking place at quite a different level between American and Israeli intelligence chiefs. It was clear to both the president and the prime minister that Bush’s hopes of an Israel-Palestinian peace accord being concluded before he leaves the White House would be disappointed. In any case, Palestinian leaders are fuming over the Democratic candidate Barack Obama’s statement of support for Jerusalem as Israel’s eternal, undivided capital. Their high expectations of US pressure on Israel for major concessions in peace talks have been set back; all three presidential candidates are pursuing the Jewish vote with ringing support for Israel. John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will talk to Olmert by telephone before he leaves. All three were too caught up in their climactic contest to find time to meet him.
7. Srike While the Nukes Are Hot
Dave Levy ,   Burbank, CAUSA   (06.06.08)
Attack, attack, attack NOW, NOW, NOW. That is Israel-US waiting for anyway. For years, the Iranians have been fabricating their intentions about the use of enriched uranium for peaceful purposes. Oh come on, I'll sell you the Brooklyn Bridge too. No exporting oil country needs uranium plants, and Iran has the 3r or 4th largest oil reserves. 15,000 centrifuges says it all about Iran's goals..to make 10 nukes/yr, and use 9 of them on Israel-US interests-Western civilization including Germany, England and Spain. Hitler promised to wipe out the Jews. Hamas and Hez AND Ahmad say the same thing. Mofaz was right on the mark..but too inconclusive. I say, give Ahmad a deadline, like 24hrs to destroy their 30 plants..or we strike., let's stop this rhetoric. Let's prove Peanut Brain Carter correct.
8. olmert has no mandate!
oded   (06.06.08)
to start any military operation , when his days in office are numbered... he is such a loser anyway, why even allow him to decide this critical and necessary move!
9. Pursian cat is one sick pussy.
David Powell ,   Everett, Wa. USA   (06.06.08)
So persian cat would like to see Israeli pilots being paraded in the streets of Terhan like you did to the A merican hostages and more recently the British while you eat popcorn. I would live to see the day your monkey president is confined to a zoo while Israelis and Americans throw popcorn at him.
10. SO SURE,TRANSPORT MINISTER?
MAHMOOD ,   LONDON-UK   (06.06.08)
While the Prime Minister carries on with his corruption defence,the Transport Minister does the proxy work and does it well.do keep your options on the table and make sure it stays there......................the one in Washington has been moved to the shelf.
11. #1
doug ,   garden grove,usa   (06.06.08)
the only potholes will be BIG ones in iran
12. Hmm, I smell a smoke screen going up to lull Iran into a
false sense of ,   security-John Bolton   (06.06.08)
13. #11 You mean iran will be ONE big pothole!!!!
osama bin laden ,   ???????   (06.06.08)
14. Persian CAT is nervous
Persian RHINO ,   Tohran   (06.06.08)
15. #9. I can't wait.
Persian CAT   (06.06.08)
To see Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, George W. Bush and Olmert, Tony Blah and other war criminals join one another in the garbage bin of history. I have always thought taking American diplomats hostage was a big mistake, I really don't want to see Israeli pilots shot out of the Iranian skies - unless their incompetent and corrupt leaders send them to bomb Iran, which is a big mistake. As for the Brits, screw them, who cares about those duplicitous bastards! On a serious note, I think Iran and Israel have no territorial conflict with each other and Iran has neither the will nor the means to destroy Israel regardless of Ahmadinejad's rhetoric. Israel has nukes which are under no international control. Iran has none and its current nuclear program is legal and is being heavily monitored by IAEA. Israel must accept Iran's position as a major power in the ME. Iran should recognize Israel's right to exist once it evacuates the territories under occupation since 1976 and recognize the rights for Palestinians including compensations.
16. I don´t understand israeli policies
Hussain ,   Muslim world   (06.06.08)
You truly think that iranians will stop their nuclear program by your stupid threats????? you are not an autority for iranian leaders,iran will continue with their nuclear program,you have not power for anything.Iranian nuclear program will continue with your american support or not,you don´t have any chance to stop them,Iran will be a nuclear power.
17. Israel Will Not Strike Iran
Jerry ,   NYC, USA   (06.06.08)
It is too late. The Iranians have dispersed their nuke sites to hundreds of locations, many deep underground. Israel's clown leadership the past several years failed to act when they had a chance. No way Israel will strike Iran. Iranian nuclear weapons are now an inevitability.
18. Go For it Israel, but Don't Whine When they Retaliate
Johan Odin ,   Oslo, Norway   (06.06.08)
Sure thing Israel, you go for it on your own, but when Iran, a sovereign state, retaliates upon you for your wanton act of aggression against them, you will get no sympathy from the world as your own cities burn after what you did to Lebanon over minor border spat.
19. #16 Do you understand Islamic Regime of Iran?
Cynthia ,   USA   (06.06.08)
The Monkey of Iran rants daily threatening to destroy Israel. With his threats against Israel, he also threatens every Arab/Muslim country in the ME. Israel is tiny. An attack on Israel would impact every other country and throw the ME into the turmoil Ahmadinejad is after. He wants power to pursue his conquest while at the same time, he must justify the millions of dollars he's wasting to fund terror and build his nuclear program while the economy of Iran is a disaster. If Israel attacks Iran, I'm certain she will receive support from many countries including countries in the "Muslim world" because the Iranian Regime is a global enemy.
20. Iran treats are real
AlbertoGa ,   St. George, UT. USA   (06.06.08)
It is 100% clear that Iran has made all the preparations to attack Israel one way by conventional methods A war by Proxy (with Terrorists Pals in Gaza and Lebanon) or with long range Missiles and Nukes. The naive Arabs will be destroyed at the same time. The hate for Israel is such that the Iranians are willing to kill all people in the area. It is not possible to negotiate with a guy called Hitler...History told us this OK Remember the extatic Chamberlain at London airport...Blah, Blah, Blah... The same is true with the mad Mullahs in Iran. Hit them now and talk after.
21. #15 Yeah about that, that's just not gonna happen.We won the
war & to the victor ,   goes the spoils.   (06.06.08)
22. persian allegory (see picture)& 15
yosef ,   france   (06.06.08)
brave president ahmadinejad successfuly jump-starting his 1971' pekkan amidst mossad agents. @15: ur not as bad as i thought! shabbat shalom.
23. Why don't you telegraph the flight plan too
Dan ,   Titusville, FL USA   (06.06.08)
IDIOTS!!! Politicians that telegraph military operations in advance are TRAITORS. Why don't they publish the entire war plan on the internet so that all the planes can be shot down? Has stupidity grabbed the entire country???
24. Israel By Herself
Dan ,   dsmittelman@hotmail.   (06.06.08)
Once Bush wouldn't commit enough troops to win in Iraq and once he decided he didn't want to kill enough civilian terrorists, even though they are killing American troops, to win in Iraq it became obvious he was going to do nothing to Iran. The worst part of this is the Iranian government knew this all along. All they had to do is see that America was not committed to win in Korea, Somolia or Viet Nam. America has become a paper tiger and will be even more of one if Obama wins the election. It is ashame when Israel needs strong, smart leadership the most , it voted into its leadership position a cowardly crook.
25. #15, 16, and 18
Tamir ,   Los Angeles   (06.06.08)
# 15, nice to see that you have some sense to claim that your president is a war criminal. Its too bad your counterpart #16 doesnt see it. BTW Israel will give the palestinians compensation just as soon as jews get compensation for being persecuted and kicked out of countries like Iran, Syria, Egypt, and Russia. Oh and # 18 Mr. Norway sitting in your high throne in your isolationist country, you dare to call what lebanon did as a "minor border dispute"? are you nuts? did they not illegally kidnap and hold ransom israeli troops against international law? arent they STILL holding these soldiers against a UN decree to release them immediately? did hezbollah not shoot over dozens of rockets a day into civilian areas of northern israel? See the problem with people like you is that you try and maneuver your way into an argument with weak rhetoric and half-truths. Why don't you tell it how it is for once? Oh and lastly, #16.... Israel and any other sovereign nation has the ability, and the RESPONSIBILITY to defend itself from certain doom when another country clearly calls for its destruction. Iran, Hamas, Hebollah, Al Queda, and all other fundamentalist terrorist organizations, your time is coming to an end.
26. Go on Oily MOFAZ there is hair's breadth for US Bankruptcy
Tayfun_Turkey ,   Istanbul   (06.06.08)
MOFAZ's bank accounts should be investigated as he acts as provacator for USA Oil Speculators Oil is close to 140 USD thanks to MOFAZ's war tomtoms IS IT TRANSPORTATION MINISTER's BUSINESS TO WAGE WAR? However Transportation ministry is related to oil industry somwhat and obviously MOFAZ ripping gains for his SPECULATIVE disclosure- Just investigate you will catch him His move showed one thing İf ISRAEL Strike Iran DOW JONES WILL FALL more than 60% and all financial institutions and funds will go bankrupt in USA, your drill showed this and you are now doomed to stay and wath IRANIAN NUKES
27. # 21. "Only a fool or a fraud talks tough or...
Persian CAT   (06.06.08)
romantically about war" - John McCain. So I noticed, Israel won. The "spoils" of war go to the victor but not for ever. Think about it. Israel won its wars with the Arabs mainly because of the incompetence and corruption of their "leaders", who were mainly "trained" in the West! At that time Iran was on Israel's side for obvious reasons, that still make sense. Today, there's a new generation of Arabs and Muslims who are not under the influence of Western puppet masters, I am not referring to the Arab royals and so-called presidents like Mobarrak, I think you do know who I am talking about. The new generation who has successfully fought the Zionist occupiers and defeated them at their own game a couple of times already will not give up what is rightly theirs. The choice for the Zionistas is to exchange the war booty for peace or fight and, well, see the consequences.
28. On the Contrary, Mr. Mofaz
Zarebin ,   London   (06.07.08)
According to sources (intelligence ) Iran has already targeted its Shahab missiles on Israel with biological and chemical warheads, while the white house and Israel talking about diplomacy. I think it is time to act before it is too LATE. I believe this time Iran is going to surprise everybody by attacking first.
29. B.S. Olmert is inept & Transport Min. don't command armies
Jake   (06.07.08)
Olmert is a spineless and only good at keeping himself in power. Iran has 100's of nuclear sites, many of them underground. If Olmert couldn't hit Hizbullah in their bunkers, he sure as hell wont be able to pull this one off. Does this loser have the stomach to command 100's of air sorties? I think not. He is born to fail.
30. #27 Persian Cat, is that a threat?
Jake   (06.07.08)
Occupiers, huh? In 2006, your Hizbullah proxies initated a major cross-border attack against Israel, and Israel exercised the right to respond to the attackers with overwhelming force. In the meantime, your proxy Nasrallah has been exposed as a liar whose chief accomplishment is to brutalize his own people and run his country into the ground. From your post, it sounds to me like you support "new generations of Arabs and Muslims" to initiate attacks against Israel. Do not read to far into ineptness of Olmert. If Israel is faced with existencial threats from murderous genocidal Arab and Islamic attackers, these barbarians will lose the luxury of living in the 7th century and be driven back into the Stone Age. Make no mistake about it.
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