Blair urges U.N. to consider action on Iran

[tuvor]

By Parisa Hafezi

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tony Blair called on Wednesday for the U.N. Security Council to consider action against Iran after it resumed nuclear fuel research, but former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said any sanctions would be futile.

Iran removed U.N. seals at uranium enrichment research facilities on Tuesday and announced it would resume "research and development" on producing uranium fuel, prompting angry reactions from Washington, the European Union and Russia.

Blair vowed to haul Iran before the Security Council, which can impose punitive measures.

"I think the first thing to do is to secure agreement for a reference to the Security Council, (if) that is indeed what the allies jointly decide as I think seems likely," Blair told parliament.

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-01-11T134021Z_01_WRI144357_RTRUKOC_0_UK-NUCLEAR-IRAN.xml

[Spazito]

1. I see the poodle is still fulfilling his lapdog role

No surprise there.

[saigon68]

15. POODLE IS IN HEAT FOR HIS MASTER

[Earth_First]

2. Good boy. SIT! Good boy. SPEAK! Gooood boooooy!

[EuroObserver]

3. "the allies"

What is the use of this 60-year old language intended to convey?

Well, at least I suppose it's an improvement on the incredibly hubristic "international community" concept.

On the other hand, the old "Atlantic Alliance" (NATO) may be on the way out.
(ref: US sees coalitions of the willing as best ally Financial Times, Jan 05, 2006 By Guy Dinmore in Washington
"Building on its experience in Iraq, the Bush administration says it wants to be able to form "coalitions of the willing"...") and also NATO deployment difficulties in southern Afghanistan).

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

5. He means France and Germany. n/t

[EuroObserver]

6. (Or whoever they can get).

See "coalitions of the willing".

Germany has not a lot of clout in the Xecurity Council though...

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

8. They are trying to talk sense into Iran...

...before Israel or the US decide to bomb them.

[EuroObserver]

9. OK Just so long as they're also trying to talk sense

into the US and Israel...

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

10. No point talking to Bush, really.

Like he'd listen to anything a bunch of know-it-all Europeans would say anyway. As for Israel, let's not pull this thread in that direction.

[EuroObserver]

14. Talking to Dick, you mean? n/t

[UpInArms]

4. Bliar appears right on cue - just like bin Laden prior to 2004 election

these monsters make me sick

:argh:

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=fundLaunches&storyID=2006-01-11T144820Z_01_KNE030810_RTRUKOC_0_US-NUCLEAR-IRAN.xml

excerpt:

British Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed to haul Iran before the Security Council, which can impose punitive measures.

"I think the first thing to do is to secure agreement for a reference to the Security Council, (if) that is indeed what the allies jointly decide as I think seems likely," Blair told parliament.

"Then .. we have to decide what measures to take and we obviously don't rule out any measures at all," he added.

Blair made no direct reference to military force, but his remarks seemed stronger than those of Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, who said on Tuesday military action was not on Britain's agenda and that he believed it was not on anyone else's.

...more...

[antonialee839]

7. Gee, what a surprise.

[HuffleClaw]

11. sit ubu sit... good dog!

still a bush toady i see. why he long ago decided to hook his wagon to bush's star i still don't know.

[EuroObserver]

12. Pastures of plenty

/visions of glory

/eventual Carlyle job (or at least conference circuit).

[ladjf]

13. The Brits need to get rid of Blair just as we need to get rid of Bush.

[eppur_se_muova]

16. Hey, what happened to that NO CONFDENCE vote? Why the delay? nt

[cyberpj]

17. He's got to earn that new job at The Carlyle Group you know. nt.

[0007]

18. Ya think junior and the poodle got together to put this threat out?