I am Speechless.....

Right when I thought imperialism was going to ease back into its cloke, Bush makes the most audacious nomination I have seen in my lifetime.

Bush nominates John "Death Squad" Negroponte for Intel Chief

What a grand country this is that men may never be held accountable for their past.


Iran "Crisis: in 30 Seconds

We have to understand the Iranian behavior or the nuclear ambition, it is important to remember that the Middle East is the most lucrative arms market in the world, and the United States is the leading arms exporter to the region. Second, the only country in the world that has extensive military bases in the region in Kuwait, Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, central Asia, Uzbekistan and the rest, is the United States. In other words, Iran is surrounded by a ring of American military bases. Therefore, the feeling of insecurity created in the region could only be an incentive for states in the region to pursue nuclear as a deterrent against external military threats. Now, Iran has achieved the necessary technology and gained the materials to enrich uranium and separate plutonium inside the country today. That is to have a completely independent fuel cycle in the country, which is completely consistent with the requirements of NPT, Non-Proliferation Treaties. European countries want to persuade Iran to dismantle its enrichment technology and facilities permanently, in exchange for normalization of relations, trade and export of technologies and so forth. The United States seems to be opposed to the idea of Iran pursuing nuclear energy, and refuses to join the Europeans for the peaceful settlement of this conflict. The real problem in the refusal of the United States to join the negotiation is that what Iran wants, Iran wants a guarantee against military attacks from outside. Iran wants to be able to join international trade organizations. And also, Iran wants all of the sanctions, economic sanctions against it lifted. All three objectives of Iran are in the hands of United States. So, the US refusing to give Iran what it wants in these negotiations is virtually a guarantee of the failure of the negotiations.

- Mansour Farhang, the former Iranian ambassador to the United Nations

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