Iran in 18-year weapons plan - US (Bolton)

[sabra]

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2092192005

Iran in 18-year weapons plan - US

Iran has engaged in an 18-year programme to develop nuclear weapons and might be intending to supply them to terrorists, one of the United States' most senior diplomats have claimed.

John Bolton, the US ambassador to the United Nations, accused the regime in Tehran of practising concealment and deception over its nuclear efforts, and their real objectives.


Interviewed on BBC 2's Newsnight, Mr Bolton said: "I think that the Iranians have been pursuing a nuclear weapons programme for up to 18 years.
"They have engaged in concealment and deception and they've engaged in threats before.

"The real issue is whether an international community is going to accept an Iran that violates its treaty commitments under the non-proliferation treaty, that lies about its programme and is determined to get nuclear weapons deliverable on ballistic missiles that it can then use to intimidate not only its own region but possibly to supply to terrorists."

[CatholicEdHead]

1. Here we go again

this will be deja vu with a N instead of a Q.

[madeline_con]

2. "... most senior diplomats have claimed ..."

That's all I need. Let's kick some ass! :sarcasm:

[tanyev]

3. Oh, tell it to Judy Miller, John. She'll believe you.

[acmavm]

4. Nobody's swallowing this crap this time around. The bad thing is that

they don't care.

I think John Bolton is one of the most despicable wastes of resources on this planet today. He fits right in with the rest of the bush administration.

[joemurphy]

5. Why should we believe anything Bolton says.

He tried to get a guy fired because the fellow dared to contradict Bolton's baseless statements that Castro had a biological weapons program.

[bluestateguy]

6. He's not the ambassador

He's not the ambassador.

[daleo]

7. "Curveball" Bolton

More warmongering for oil.

[pinniped]

8. We all know what happens when these thugs put those...

thinking caps on.

This sad waste of air should just stop thinking outright.

--"I think that the Iranians have been pursuing a nuclear weapons programme for up to 18 years.--

BS...every fkn day these assholes come out with some new BS warnings. The typical MO has surfaced again, accuse others in an attempt to deflect blame off yourselves. Who the hell can stop these madmen? This is a fkn nightmare and these freaks are all named Freddy Krueger.

--"They have engaged in concealment and deception and they've engaged in threats before.--

[mom cat]

9. And just how long has actually had nukes?..Not a plan but the real

live thing? Pleeeeeze. Enough of this hypocracy. It is crazy making.

[Earth_First]

10. "U.S. under decades long turmoil" - (Me)

[Gyre]

11. We can only hope an IED gets him in NYC.

Otherwise, more "blahh, terra, blahh, love Israel, blah, Muslims are terrarists, blahhh." I'm sick of these treasonous mole wankers and the lame-assed press that echos every deceitful word!

Where's Osama beotch?!

Gyre

[Giant Robot]

12. Odd, I seem to remember hearing this somewhere before

I just can't remember where. The kicker here is that I think this country probably is the most likely to try to develop nuclear weapons, and would be the most dangerous with them, but after the Iraq debacle, no one will listen, and we will have to go it alone again. Can't they see this???

From one person who feels like they are screaming alone in the woods right now.

[Megahurtz]

13. No one wants to participate in your stupid wars anymore.

:boring:

[Kralizec]

14. They learned their lesson with Iraq. No more "they have nukes," that one

obviously bit them in the ass. Now we're going to see the U.S. going after nations for future weapons. Just like how they tried to justify Iraq after the fact by saying that Iraq was "engaged in a WMD program." Ass-wipes.

Peace.

edit: forgot an end-quotes mark

[jsamuel]

15. show us some non-forged evidence this time

[maddezmom]

16. BBC has the interview on their website

http://newssearch.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?q=John+Bolton&scope=newsifs_av&tab=news_av&x=88&y=16

[HuffleClaw]

17. more rhetoric and right on schedule

they just have no imagination. one more attempt to distract and smear...