Iran refuses to cease uranium enrichment

[maddezmom]

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's top nuclear negotiator said the country will push forward immediately with efforts to enrich uranium after the U.N. Security Council imposed sanctions designed to stop the nuclear efforts, a newspaper reported Sunday.

"From Sunday morning, we will begin activities at Natanz — site of 3,000-centrifuge machines — and we will drive it with full speed. It will be our immediate response to the resolution," Ali Larijani told the Kayhan newspaper.

more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061224/ap_on_re_as/iran_nuclear

Nations urge Iran to comply with UN resolution; in response, Iran to install 3,000 centrifuges from today

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Iran, however, will start putting in place 3,000 uranium enriching centrifuges at a key nuclear plant in an immediate reponse to a UN sanctions resolution, top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani told the hardline Kayhan newspaper.

"Our immediate response to the UN Security Council is that, as of today, we will start the activities at the site of the 3,000 centrifuge machines in Natanz and we will go ahead with full speed," Larijani told the paper.

Natanz is the plant where Iran carries out uranium enrichment, a process the West fears could be diverted to make a nuclear bomb, a charge vehemently denied by Iran.

"We will accelerate our programme to install the 3,000 centrifuges" in response to the resolution, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the head of parliament's security commission, told state radio

link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061224/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpoliticsunsanctionsworld_061224062238

China: Iran sanctions are not the solution
China on Sunday called on all sides to resume talks on Iran's nuclear programme, adding that although it supported the UN resolution to punish Iran, Beijing did not think sanctions could solve the problem.
"We hope that the resolution is earnestly enforced, but we also think that sanctions are not the objective and cannot be a permanent solution to the problem," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said in a statement.

The UN Security Council, of which China is a permanent member, voted unanimously on Saturday to impose sanctions on Iran's trade in sensitive nuclear materials and technology, an effort to stop enrichment work that could be used in bombs.

"The Chinese side calls on all sides to continue all-out diplomatic efforts to push for an early resumption of talks and seek a long-term, comprehensive solution," Liu said in the statement carried on the Foreign Ministry's Web site (www.fmprc.gov.cn).

more:http://en.ce.cn/National/Politics/200612/24/t20061224_9862154.shtml

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Oh my

the spoof on christmas songs my husband used to sing in the navy may just come true

Can you see what I see
Tomahawks flying through the sky
Do you see what I see
Mushrom clouds rising in the sky...

They just walked into it

[maddezmom]

2. the drum beats for more war: U.S. says U.N. Iran resolution not enough by itself

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Earlier in the day, Undersecretary Nicholas Burns said the Bush administration will try to persuade Russia, China, Japan and the European Union to take more vigorous action, including cutting off lending to Iran.

"We don't think this resolution is enough in itself. And we're certainly not going to put all our eggs in a U.N. basket," said Burns in a teleconference with reporters.

"We'd like to see countries stop doing business as usual with Iran."

Burns said the idea was to drive up Iran's costs so long as it continues research on uranium enrichment, which can produce fuel for nuclear power plants as well as bombs, and research and development that might lead to the production or delivery of atomic weapons.

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyid=2006-12-24T011632Z_01_N23336919_RTRUKOT_0_TEXT0.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsArt-R3-RelatedNews-3

[TheWatcher]

3. Here We Go

Happy World War III Everyone!

[maddezmom]

4. Iran's parliament to vote within next 24 hours whether to drop out of IAEA

TEHRAN (CNN) -- Iran's parliament passed an urgent measure Sunday that stipulates its members must decide within the next 24 hours whether to continue its membership in the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency the International Atomic Energy Agency.

The move comes a day after the U.N. Security Council voted to impose sanctions on Iran for failing to suspend its nuclear program.

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http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/24/sunday/index.html?section=cnn_latest

[oblivious]

5. Isn't this just sick. The IAEA was working as it should.

Iran was following the requirements of the treaty from 2003 until they started getting threats, but even so, IAEA inspectors have been supervising the LEGAL enrichment activities. Now I suppose there will be no more inspections and no more transparency.

Iran promised just this would happen if sanctions were applied, so no one should be in the least surprised.

The warmongers (scum) are getting their way as usual, fucking up the world.

[LynnTheDem]

6. Yep. Under the NPT, Iran has the LEGAL RIGHT to nuclear energy.

And the US threatened Iran until now we're sitting in shit. Yet again.

The bushCabal not only learned nothing from 'Nam...they learned nothing from Iraq.

The republics; Stupidest MFers ever.

[oblivious]

7. Yes, I meant the NPT was working as it was intended to work.

It's just like Iraq and the WMD inspectors, isn't it. All Blix wanted was more time to ensure that Iraq had no WMDs. But the US found that prospect unacceptable and attacked.

Now the IAEA, having found no evidence so far that Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons, wants more time to guarantee this is so. Iran was allowing intrusive inspections, voluntarily suspended uranium enrichment for a period and got nothing but shit. Now it may withdraw from the treaty.

The US wanted control of Iraqi oil and it wants control of Iranian oil. Just that little slice across the border from Iraq.

[LynnTheDem]

8. Same shit all over again.

"The crazies", as Reagan called the MFers, never learn.

Too stupid to learn.