God help us... Here we go again: AP Story re: Iran WMD

[bj2110]

Iran Resumes Full Conversion Operations

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press Writer 39 minutes ago

ISFAHAN, Iran - A defiant Iran resumed full operations at its uranium conversion plant Wednesday, as Europe and the United States struggled to find a way to stop the Islamic republic from pushing ahead with a nuclear program they fear will lead to weapons of mass destruction.

With United Nations inspectors watching, Iranian officials removed U.N. seals that had been placed voluntarily on equipment at the facility eight months ago when Tehran agreed to freeze most of its nuclear program.

Technicians then immediately resumed work on the process that turns raw uranium into gas for enrichment.

The breaking of the seals at the facility in the mountains outside the southern city of Isfahan was the latest move of Iranian brinkmanship over its nuclear ambitions. The hard-line government's determination to move ahead left Europe and the United States scrambling over what to do next.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050810/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_nuclear_5

[Twist_U_Up]

1. nominated

the drums are getting louder

[louis-t]

2. If a chimpanzee spent years threatening you

and you had the means to protect yourself? You'd do the same thing as the 'Evil Empire' is doing.

[Jacobin]

3. Quick. Somebody photoshop Rumsfeld as the

"Boy Who Cried Wolf"

[Swede Atlanta]

4. Steady Drum Beat

But I hope the American people are smart enough to understand that:

(a) Bush lied us into Iraq and they need to be very skeptical of his "proof" for lying us into Iran

(b) We don't have any spare and available troops for more "nation-building"

(c) Iran is a much more formidable enemy than Hussein's Iraq

(d) He will face scores of countries against him

(e) Few if any countries will support him

But you know how those untreated alcoholics are....he thinks he is King and can do whatever he damn well pleases.

[bj2110]

5. Scary thought, yes. Looks like the BushCo / PNAC boys are just

moving right along with their plan. Unfortunately, we're already overextended.

Please, just get the f*ck out of the Middle East, Bush. Damn, what does it take? Anti-Western terrorism has gone to new levels in the last 3 or 4 years, and it looks like it's just going to get worse...