Iraqi Minister Backs Iran on Nuclear Research
Manoucher Mottaki is the new Iraq government's foreign minister, i.e. their Secretary of State. It's like Condoleezza Rice saying it's okay for Canada to pursue peaceful nuclear technology, including (but not specifically mentioning) enrichment. Key graf:
In his statement about Iran's nuclear plans, Mr. Zebari appeared to lend support to Iran as it faces enormous pressure to sharply curb its nuclear ambitions from the United States and Europe. While emphasizing that Iraq does not want any of its neighbors to obtain nuclear weapons, Mr. Zebari said Iran should enjoy the right to "possess the scientific and technological capabilities for research" in the field of nuclear power.
In the context of the debate over Iran's nuclear plans, such language normally implies uranium enrichment, which Iran has long said it needs to create nuclear fuel.
Now's when we find out if Iraq really does have an independent government. If it's still under the control of the RNC/Bush Admin, Mr. Mottaki will suddenly retire to spend more time with his family, or get smeared as soft on terrorism, his phone tapped, and denounced by Fred Barnes, Bill O'Reilly, Hugh Hewett et al on Fox.
Spin this, George:
While Iran decided to have direct talks with the United States about the future of Iraq, "Unfortunately, the Americans tries to use this decision as propaganda and raised some other issues," Mr. Mottaki said. "They tried to create a negative atmosphere."
Meanwhile, elsewhere in America's Funniest International Mistake, two young members of Iraq's tennis team and their coach were shot to death for wearing shorts. Not a joke. The BBC says:
Two of the athletes stepped out of the car and were shot in the head, said one witness. The third was shot dead in the vehicle.
"The gunman took the body out of the car and threw it on top of the other two bodies before stealing the car," said the witness, who requested anonymity.
He said leaflets had been recently distributed in the area warning residents not to wear shorts.
It's over, folks. Whoever trusted this Administration, even an iota, screwed up. We're all responsible; it's a democracy. That's all part of the deal. If you never trusted him you should have yelled louder before the 2000 election, when he was ginning up the war in 2002-2003, and in this last 2004 election. You should have organized, given more time, maybe more money, more of yourself on the line. Even if, especially if you knew BushCheneyCo and their sad sick cronies were full of that thing that comes out of tushies, you're especially partially responsible.
That's why this fall is so crucial. Barring some sort of Poseidon-like capsizing of the government, Bush isn't going anywhere the next two-and-a-half years. If we don't manage to get a Democratic majority in Congress and/or the Senate, bare minimum, we really deserve the lousy dead-end federal government we currently have. I don't care if Nancy Pelosi bugs the helloutofme half the time, I want her as Speaker of the House. Instead of under-suspicion Dennis Hastert. Just think how cool the change will seem. My, Mr. Speaker, you've taken years off in one day. What's your secret?
Bush is here and the Cheney/Rove/Rumsfeld machine will continue to be a threat, maybe big, maybe just a everyday decaying of infrastructure, Constitutional and physical, but Bush is here and, at the same time, Bush is over. The AP headline reads, "Analysis: Euphoria gone for Bush and Blair" and I can't help shedding zero tears that they've lost their euphoria over preemptive war and the killing of tens of thousands of innocent people in pursuit of power and theory.
I'm serious about responsibility. In a fascist dictatorship there are no real elections and the winning party gets 96% of the vote or more if elections are even held. Maybe Bush cheated like hell in both elections to squeak over the top, maybe he cheated a lot, but there needs to be an overwhelming majority of Americans against all this radical right wing teardown. And people have to get pissed about the Diebold vote-stealing machines. Get vocal. Tell your state election board no and if they already have them get a refund. Tell them to start a Class Action lawsuit. Tell them No.
So I advise you to do what you can to get a Democrat elected. No piddling around this time. This is war.
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