Former Iran leader: U.S. policies trigger terrorism

[Canuck_Buck]

"As America claims to be fighting terrorism, it implements policies that cause the intensification of terrorism and institutionalized violence," Khatami said at the Islamic Society of North America's 43rd annual convention.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/03/khatami.us.ap/index.html

Speaking through a translator, Khatami told tens of thousands of Muslims at the meeting that there is a chronic misunderstanding between the West and the East that goes back to the Crusades and continues today.

Khatami will make stops at universities, speak at the United Nations and attend two Islamic conferences during his trip, an official close to him said Friday. Khatami arrived in the United States on Thursday, two days after the State Department issued him a visa. There are no restrictions on his travel

Soooo, is this another Mr. Nice guy act ? ( but I'll stab you in the back ).

IMO this is the classic Clerictactic by which the middle east buys more time or I should say Iran, otherwise this muslim cleric puppet would not be here in the west.

Personally I think there should be no second guessing Iran's Intentions, for the west to believe Iran's pursuit of Uranium enrichment is for peaceful purposes, then why doesn't Iran open up to UN Inspections, what are they hiding?....indeed...air attack the nuke facilities, take them back to the beginning and Iraq will see calm again.

[smokeman]

indeed...air attack the nuke facilities, take them back to the beginning and Iraq will see calm again.

Wishful thinking...I don't see iraq or Iran surrendering to the US police anytime soon,Even after they been bombed...US are still Bombing places in Iraq and afghanastan..I say let them build what they want,,If it happens to be a nuke and they use it,Iran would cease to excist...And they and every other country knows this for a fact..

[Canuck_Buck]

ORIGINAL: smokeman

I say let them build what they want,,If it happens to be a nuke and they use it,Iran would cease to excist...And they and every other country knows this for a fact..

The issue needs to besettled sooner I think, but the idea is sound and just. There should be a way to do it without it appearing to be another coming of the crusades.

[Whitehorse]

ORIGINAL: smokeman

I say let them build what they want,,If it happens to be a nuke and they use it,Iran would cease to excist...And they and every other country knows this for a fact..

Great, let them build it... who do you think should be "volunteered" as the target for Iran? Israel? New York? London? Bagdhad? Who dies so that your reactive solution can be "justified" to the weak & appeasers of the world?

Is there a remote chance Iran is looking for peaceful nuclear energy? No, who could be foolish enough to believe that? The Imams are already preaching that it is well & proper for Iran to have nuclear weapons, they have stated their desires openly & clearly.

How about the possibility that these guys in Iran are so fanatical they are looking to cause their destruction & great persecution of muslims to bring their "savior" to earth?

[bergall]

A tip-o-the-hat to Whitehorse. Iran produces OIL...there's LOTS OF IT there so what do they need nuclear power for ? Electricity ? They need URANIUM to produce PLUTONIUM which is used to produce thermonuclear weapons. I believe Plutonium is a by-product of nuclear power plants which is also the most poisonous substance on earth to humans. How easy would it be to pollute the world with just a 'smidgin' of plutonium ? How about just enough to destroy Israel or Western Europe ? They don't need to produce a 'Big Bomb'...just one that can create a cloud of poisonous plutonium which can be 'delivered' by the prevailing winds in the atmosphere.

I would suggest something much more terrible than aerial bombardment with high explosives as the FIRST STEP in the solution to the Iranian problem. Let North Korea take a good hard look while we're doin' it too ! I would suggest creating a poisonous cloud of IRANIANS, rather than one of plutonium...but that's just me.

In the case of these sub-human "Islamic Clerics" who are clamoring to tour the USA, I think some good old U.S. ingenuity (in the form of a 150 grain, 30 caliber bullet at 3000 feet per second) may play a role in controlling that sort of rhetoric. It's time US politicians stop repeating the stupid mantra that Islam is a religion of peace...it's not...the only peace under Islamic law is enjoyed by Muslims. The rest of us would be slaves or butchered. How intelligent does one need to be, in order to conclude that an enemy must be destroyed ? Is this not our enemy ? Is Islam not at war with us ?

[Charlie P]

They need URANIUM to produce PLUTONIUM which is used to produce thermonuclear weapons.

I have read that the uranuim they have is so contaminated it can't be used for weapons grade material?

[Canuck_Buck]

And where did they get it from ?

[Lanse couche couche]

Evidentally, their knowledge of history in Iran is pretty shaky. The first broad crusade was initiated to spread Islam starting in the 7th century. The Christian crusades, which weren't exactly shining moments either, came as a response to several centuries of Islamic crusading.

The fundamental issue is that everyone has grievances. Examining how folks try to redress them tells you what type of people you are dealing with.

[bergall]

well, I like to keep it simple. I understand Persia has a rich and cultured history. That is over...they are now run and populated by religious fanatics bent on either converting or destroying the world. The Iranian sense of history needs to be amended so they can see what happens to the folks who attempt to make war on the USA...if they want death, disease, famine and horror, they've come to the right place. Nobody can destroy something like a U.S. Marine, and I would think that would be sufficient redress for Arab atrocities committed on U.S. Service personnell (as well as U.S.Citizens) over the last 10 or 15 years.

[bergall]

Can't say where they got it...could be something they produce domestically or something they bought. They may be working with very low-grade materials but time and money can develop the technology to purify and enrich the materials at hand so they can be made into weapons-grade materials. They surely have money...how much time they have will depend on the amount of calcium in the backbones of those tasked with controlling this situation.