February 14, 2005
By conti2005
The Revolt and the Revolting
In God I Trust, Everyone Else I Monitor This is proof positive ...
Shiites Win (Americans grill top Shia Leaders) (click here)
By Hamza Hendawi
Baghdad, Iraq (AP) - With a Shiite coalition (click here) set to take power in Iraq, American officials have begun grilling top Iraqi Shiite politicians to try to gauge the extent of their relationship with neighboring Iran, a predominantly Shiite nation ruled by its clergy....
...In recent talks, U.S. diplomats have bluntly asked the leaders how a Shiite-dominated government would react if Iran came under attack by an outside power because of its suspected nuclear weapons program, according to a high-ranking member of one Shiite party.
The Iraqi Shiite leaders have reassured the Americans that they are mostly concerned about how any such attack would affect Iraq, and they have stressed their independence from Iran, said the Shiite party official, who is familiar with the U.S. talks but would speak only on condition of anonymity....
...The U.S. government hasn't openly threatened military action against Iran, but believes the country is using its nuclear energy program to conceal an effort to manufacture nuclear weapons. For the time being, the Bush administration is relying on France, Britain and Germany to negotiate with Iranian leaders to curb any such atomic bomb efforts, which Tehran denies....
By conti2005
The Revolt and the Revolting
In God I Trust, Everyone Else I Monitor This is proof positive ...
Shiites Win (Americans grill top Shia Leaders) (click here)
By Hamza Hendawi
Baghdad, Iraq (AP) - With a Shiite coalition (click here) set to take power in Iraq, American officials have begun grilling top Iraqi Shiite politicians to try to gauge the extent of their relationship with neighboring Iran, a predominantly Shiite nation ruled by its clergy....
...In recent talks, U.S. diplomats have bluntly asked the leaders how a Shiite-dominated government would react if Iran came under attack by an outside power because of its suspected nuclear weapons program, according to a high-ranking member of one Shiite party.
The Iraqi Shiite leaders have reassured the Americans that they are mostly concerned about how any such attack would affect Iraq, and they have stressed their independence from Iran, said the Shiite party official, who is familiar with the U.S. talks but would speak only on condition of anonymity....
...The U.S. government hasn't openly threatened military action against Iran, but believes the country is using its nuclear energy program to conceal an effort to manufacture nuclear weapons. For the time being, the Bush administration is relying on France, Britain and Germany to negotiate with Iranian leaders to curb any such atomic bomb efforts, which Tehran denies....
