Comments on: The Iranian Problem http://libertymaryland.com/2008/04/05/the-iranian-problem/ Political blog about Maryland and liberty Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:38:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Gracie McGill http://libertymaryland.com/2008/04/05/the-iranian-problem/#comment-16 Gracie McGill Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:57:16 +0000 http://libertymaryland.com/2008/04/05/the-iranian-problem/#comment-16 Very well reasoned post. Calling for human decency and human equality as bedrock values upon which national decisions are made is all too rare, despite rhetoric about defending 'our way of life' which appears to mean nothing so much as convenient shopping..or as the Sicilian might say " I do not think that phrase means what people think it means." Unfortunately, the United States government including both major political parties appears to have allowed our country to become indebted to China, et al.. and possibly feels it NEEDS the oil in Iraq and probably Iran in order to once again become a creditor nation rather than a debtor nation. All other explanations (including attacking Iran for Israel's security, etc) just aren't sufficient to explain the foray into Iraq and the chomping at the bit to go into Iran. Again, good post. gracie mcgill Very well reasoned post. Calling for human decency and human equality as bedrock values upon which national decisions are made is all too rare, despite rhetoric about defending ‘our way of life’ which appears to mean nothing so much as convenient shopping..or as the Sicilian might say ” I do not think that phrase means what people think it means.”

Unfortunately, the United States government including both major political parties appears to have allowed our country to become indebted to China, et al.. and possibly feels it NEEDS the oil in Iraq and probably Iran in order to once again become a creditor nation rather than a debtor nation. All other explanations (including attacking Iran for Israel’s security, etc) just aren’t sufficient to explain the foray into Iraq and the chomping at the bit to go into Iran.

Again, good post.

gracie mcgill

]]> By: Saint Michael Traveler http://libertymaryland.com/2008/04/05/the-iranian-problem/#comment-15 Saint Michael Traveler Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:31:31 +0000 http://libertymaryland.com/2008/04/05/the-iranian-problem/#comment-15 Consortium for Fuel Cycle Production: Iranian Invitation Iranian government has invited other nations to participate in their nuclear fuel cycle production. The United States and Israel demand that Iran must stop all nuclear fuel activities; they assert that Iran may divert from fuel production (less than 5%) and enrichment (more than 80%) uranium for nuclear bomb production. To allay this concern, Iran has invited the United States and other nations to participate as members of nuclear fuel consortium. Iran is a member of Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) of the United Nations, and thus subject to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) regulations. IAEA is responsible to demonstrate compliance with NPT requirements by inspection, on site active and remote monitoring of all aspects of the operation. In addition, presence of non-Iranian scientists and engineers participating as members of consortium would deter any unauthorized nuclear fuel enrichment Iranian activities. Iran has also accepted additional protocol for unannounced IAEA inspection. IAEA has indicated that Iran is in compliance with the NPT requirements; we want Iran to stay in compliance in the future. We must not create conditions that force Iran to develop nuclear bomb, such as threats from US and Israel. Unless we could suggest a better procedure than an international consortium for fuel production in Iran, we should support the Iranian invitation and join them. I suggest the following two books: "Deception Pakistan, the United States, and the Secret Trade in Nuclear Weapons" by Levy and Scott-Clark and "Danger and Survival, Choices about the bomb in the first fifty years" by McGeorge Bundy Please join us to demand elemination of all nuclear bombs. President Truman said: "Starting an atomic war is totally unthinkable for rational men." [Truman, public Papers] Consortium for Fuel Cycle Production: Iranian Invitation

Iranian government has invited other nations to participate in their nuclear fuel cycle production. The United States and Israel demand that Iran must stop all nuclear fuel activities; they assert that Iran may divert from fuel production (less than 5%) and enrichment (more than 80%) uranium for nuclear bomb production. To allay this concern, Iran has invited the United States and other nations to participate as members of nuclear fuel consortium. Iran is a member of Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) of the United Nations, and thus subject to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) regulations.

IAEA is responsible to demonstrate compliance with NPT requirements by inspection, on site active and remote monitoring of all aspects of the operation. In addition, presence of non-Iranian scientists and engineers participating as members of consortium would deter any unauthorized nuclear fuel enrichment Iranian activities. Iran has also accepted additional protocol for unannounced IAEA inspection.

IAEA has indicated that Iran is in compliance with the NPT requirements; we want Iran to stay in compliance in the future. We must not create conditions that force Iran to develop nuclear bomb, such as threats from US and Israel.

Unless we could suggest a better procedure than an international consortium for fuel production in Iran, we should support the Iranian invitation and join them.

I suggest the following two books:
“Deception Pakistan, the United States, and the Secret Trade in Nuclear Weapons” by Levy and Scott-Clark and

“Danger and Survival, Choices about the bomb in the first fifty years” by McGeorge Bundy

Please join us to demand elemination of all nuclear bombs. President Truman said: “Starting an atomic war is totally unthinkable for rational men.” [Truman, public Papers]

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