When are we going to take rogues like Iran and NKorea at their word?
Bruce http://www.reuters.co.in/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:422859fe:95fb47625f90e45 a?type=worldNews <http://www.reuters.co.in/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:422859fe:95fb47625f90e4 5a?type=worldNews&localeKey=en_IN&storyID=7809249> &localeKey=en_IN&storyID=7809249 ran cleric underlines no compromise on atomic fuel Fri March 4, 2005 6:06 PM GMT+05:30 TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran underlined its resolve on Friday to never abandon its nuclear fuel programme, with a leading politician saying U.S. and European Union demands for it to do so would only stir up trouble. Washington accuses Iran of seeking to make nuclear fuel for atomic warheads, whereas Tehran says it is only needed for use in power stations. Influential former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said Iran had only agreed to suspend its nuclear fuel programme as a confidence-building measure, after striking a deal with the European Union "big three" of France, Britain and Germany last year. "After a few months, they repeated the same things and sometimes they clearly state that Iran should put an end (to its programme)," he told worshippers at Friday prayers. The three EU states have been seeking an "objective guarantee" from Iran that its fuel will not be diverted into a weapons programme. Some Europeans have said the only "objective guarantee" worthy of the name would be for Iran to stop making nuclear fuel domestically and rely wholly on imports. "We tell the Americans, Europeans and (the International Atomic Energy) Agency that this kind of attitude will not bring about the desired outcome and will cause you trouble," he added. "You cannot treat Iran like this, you cannot cross the line. This is the wrong path and will be counterproductive. We hope that wisdom and logic will defeat your arrogance and discrimination," he continued. Iran insists that it has the right to the complete fuel cycle, enriching uranium mined in its central deserts into fuel. But the lion's share of fuel will have to come from Russia, a deal Moscow and Tehran signed on Sunday. Iran has not only been angered by the stance of Washington and the Europeans but also by U.N. watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei who criticised Iran for not fully disclosing information on its nuclear programme. "We gave them permission to inspect even more than what we were obliged to," he said. Iran-EU nuclear talks will continue next week in Geneva, diplomats say. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give underprivileged students the materials they need to learn. Bring education to life by funding a specific classroom project. http://us.click.yahoo.com/FHLuJD/_WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
