Meta Blog Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 (edited) Originally from The Charlotte Capitalist ™, Tehran, Iran, Nov. 28 â€" A senior Iranian cleric boasted on Monday that Iran’s uncompromising stance regarding the international deadlock over its suspected nuclear weapons program forced the European Union to retreat over its threats to refer Tehran’s nuclear file to the United Nations Security Council for possible trade sanctions. From Iran Focus. It looks like the EU should start reading Dr. Hurd: "Not everything is black and white.†If you have definite ideas about something -- about anything, even in everyday life -- you probably hear this all the time. The mullahs in Iran understand the black and white issues and use them to their advantage. Most of Europe and America cowardly reject the black and white approach and are paying for it. Human life is very black and white. And so is an Islamic theocracy developing nuclear weapons. Edited December 9, 2005 by softwareNerd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 With all their oil reserves, Iran needs nuclear power, like they need a sand-making machine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softwareNerd Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 I never thought of that. Yes, it is a trifle odd, isn't it! Maybe the mullahs are being environmentally sensitive (wink, wink). I find it curious that while all the other countries in the region are at least making some overt moves either toward more individual freedom or toward being a little less hostile to the U.S./Israel, Iran is doing just the opposite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 I find it curious that while all the other countries in the region are at least making some overt moves either toward more individual freedom or toward being a little less hostile to the U.S./Israel, Iran is doing just the opposite. Actually - finding an outside (scapegoat) enemy, is the best way to keep dissent at home in check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softwareNerd Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Yes, but that's true of the others -- like Syria and Libya -- yet they have chosen a different approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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