Israel on offensive

[*jr]

This is the same friggin country that would not allow inspections of their suspected nuclear sites. Un-friggin-believable!

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Israel on offensive against IAEA over Iran

9 hours ago

JERUSALEM (AFP) — Campaigning for tougher sanctions on Iran, Israel went on the offensive Tuesday against the UN nuclear watchdog, accusing its leaders of playing into Tehran's hands over its nuclear ambitions.

"Unfortunately there are foreign officials playing the Iranians' game by contributing to the Iranian strategy of foot-dragging," Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Mark Regev told AFP.

"From this point of view the International (Atomic Energy) Agency and its leadership are guilty," Regev added.

"One could ask whether the agency agreed to fulfil the role the Iranians want it to play, to allow Tehran to implement its strategy," he said.

The criticism comes with the IAEA poised to publish a new report on Iran's nuclear ambitions that will serve as a key part of further discussions at the United Nations on whether to impose follow-up sanctions on Tehran.

Israel and its chief ally the United States are campaigning for tougher international sanctions on Tehran, charging that the Islamic republic is using its civilian nuclear programme as a cover to develop atomic weapons.

Tehran flatly denies that it has any nuclear weapons ambitions and insists that its activities are for civilian purposes only.

China and Russia, two permanent members of the UN Security Council, remain opposed to Western and Israeli calls for additional sacntions.

On Monday, the director general of Israel's foreign ministry, Aharon Abramovitz, also attacked the IAEA.

"Instead of being an element contributing to efforts being made by the international community, the Agency is working to make them fail," he said in a speech in Jerusalem.

Israel, which belongs to the IAEA but has not signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, is widely considered to be the Middle East's sole -- if undeclared --nuclear-armed nation.

It considers Iran its chief enemy after repeated statements by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that the Jewish state should be wiped off the map.

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ipB ... FhBewl4t_Q

[Ina Baxar]

Yupe fucki.n unbelievable !!
It's that kinda double standard coupled with being so in bed with America to the point they were willing to take the blame for bombing the Syrian , that gives fuel to the Bin Laden of this world .
Oh well I guess they know it but it's deliberate .

[*jr]

Exactly. Maybe they should sign the NPT before they complain about member signatory of the NPT.

That tiny peace of sh!t nation is pure trouble.

[Niya]

Now the Israeli's have Sarkozy firmly on their side. France will no longer be acting the neutral party that attempted to challenge US foreign policy Sarkozy will be in talks with Bush & co about the threat from Iran.

[Ina Baxar]

Yeah Niya , but according to a piece I have read on l'Express{ french} the Germans are filling the gap as far as engaging Iran .
Sarkozy is a disgrace !!

[Gedo_Boy]

Ina baxar,

what do you mean? is Germany taking Chirac's old role or are they trying to be like Sarkozy?

[Ina Baxar]

According to what I 've read in that article ,the German foreign minister told his French counterpart{ Kouchner}
" The Iranians invented chess, not poker" or something to that extent .

[*jr]

Niya,

Unlike Iraq, Iran never signed oil deal with france's TotalFinaElf oil company.....that's why we are seeing france flip-flop here. They are whoring and spinning for oil deal with Iran.

[Gedo_Boy]

Ina Baxar,

"The Iranians invented chess not poker"

so what does that mean? that the Germans believe the Iranians have a strategy as opposed to bluffing?

[Ina Baxar]

Yes sir , or at least that's my interpretation of that statement.
Kouchner in an interview with RTL radio and LCI television, said: "We must prepare for the worst," adding: "The worst, sir, is war."
It's my understanding that you don't threaten people you're engaging diplomatically with war , or that is not diplomacy anymore

[Gedo_Boy]

A friend of mine told me the Iranians agreed to a deal brokered by the Gulf countries to send Iran enriched uranium.

[Steeler [Crawler2]]

Maybe the Iranians invented chess, but historically they have not been the best of players.

Gates going to China in a precursor to establish more military ties with same. China is a huge oil importer. Very dependent on global supplies and very dependent on US importing it's goods. I can see the two working together much more closely in the coming years.