Shiite Muslims pray in the resting place of Imam Ali, son-in-law of the Prophet, seen in background, in holy city of Najaf on Satuday May, 3, 2003. The world's 120 million Shiites regard Najaf - a center of scientific, literary and theological studies - as their third-holiest site, behind Mecca and Medina.(AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)
Hadley's response is 'typical' politics and illustrates clearly the self-righteousness of the Neocons in assessing 'life and death' issues with the least brevity possible. They are obviously human rights violators.
The Neocons have degraded the importance of the IAEA as well as the EU in their attempts to levee sanctions. It will be interesting to see where the sanctions go now. Evidently, the TRUTH is there is no reason for them. Another victimization of the Shia, will it ever end?
I guess Russia wasn't lying either, huh? Jerks ! Cheney, in his 2005 inauguration speech thought it was the best thing to yell across an entire ocean and sea to Israel to prepare the bombs, it's okay with him. Is he still in office? WHY, Nancy, why ?
White House Reaction to Iran Report (click here)
Here is the text of a statement issued today by Stephen Hadley, President Bush’s national security adviser, concerning the new National Intelligence Estimate on Iran’s nuclear weapons program. The intelligence estimate says that, contrary to previous assessments, Iran halted the program in 2003 in response to international pressure and has probably not restarted it since then, though it has the capacity to do so.
Published: December 3, 2007
Here is the text of a statement issued today by Stephen Hadley, President Bush’s national security adviser, concerning the new National Intelligence Estimate on Iran’s nuclear weapons program. The intelligence estimate says that, contrary to previous assessments, Iran halted the program in 2003 in response to international pressure and has probably not restarted it since then, though it has the capacity to do so.
Today’s National Intelligence Estimate offers some positive news. It confirms that we were right to be worried about Iran seeking to develop nuclear weapons. It tells us that we have made progress in trying to ensure that this does not happen.
But the intelligence also tells us that the risk of Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon remains a very serious problem. The estimate offers grounds for hope that the problem can be solved diplomatically — without the use of force — as the Administration has been trying to do. And it suggests that the President has the right strategy: intensified international pressure along with a willingness to negotiate a solution that serves Iranian interests while ensuring that the world will never have to face a nuclear armed Iran.
The bottom line is this: for that strategy to succeed, the international community has to turn up the pressure on Iran — with diplomatic isolation, United Nations sanctions, and with other financial pressure — and Iran has to decide it wants to negotiate a solution.
McCann's cohorts (click here). Genocidal idiots all !
