Iran's heirarchy is not acting in good faith to protect the well being of their people. The Iranian government continues to 'ramp up' the rhetoric about talks with the USA to stall 'verification' of 'peaceful use' of any and all technologies.
Iran MUST allow immediate inspections to prove they are not engaging in deadly plans for nuclear and/or military aggressions. If Iran continues to ignore the sanctions by the UN, it has to be viewed (within weeks) as a nation disregarding human rights of its very citizens.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks during a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution that toppled the U.S.-backed late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and brought hard-line clerics to power, in Tehran on Tuesday Feb, 10, 2009. Iran welcomed talks with the new administration of U.S. President Barack Obama on the basis of mutual respect, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.(AP photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)
Under Bush all we heard was how he would not engage in any talks with Iran. THAT in and of itself was aggression by the Bush/Cheney White House. Now, there is no excuse. The Iranians MUST dialogue in good faith.
...Since Obama's election, Iranian leaders have struck a cautious tone over his campaign promises to open a dialogue with Tehran, signaling that the government was undecided on how to respond. On Tuesday, Ahmadinejad made it clear Iran is prepared to talk, citing terrorism, the elimination of nuclear weapons, restructuring the U.N. Security Council and fighting drug trafficking as possible areas for discussion....
