Travis, So do you.
On Dec 25, 11:48 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > [With all the evidence available, then added to the political sophistication > the WH has displayed at home, it's not too crazy to ask whether Fearless > Leader's savvy mysteriously fades out beyond America's borders or is it his > intention to create a nuclear-armed Iran? Either way, we'll have the answer > in 2010. df] > > http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BM4BF20091223 > > *Iran's Ahmadinejad mocks > Obama<http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BM4BF20091223> > * <http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BM4BF20091223> > > *"The story of these claims of U.S. and its allies have turned into a TV > series."* > > Dec 23 2009 > > LONDON (Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday mocked > U.S. President Barack Obama's "extended hand" offer made earlier this year > and said his country's cooperation on its nuclear program had been spurned. > > The U.S. president had been a disappointment to the world, Ahmadinejad said > in an interview with Britain's Channel 4 News, a full transcript of which > was later posted on its website. > > He once again dismissed a year-end deadline on a U.N.-drafted fuel deal, > saying it was "meaningless." The deal requires Iran to ship most of its > low-enriched uranium (LEU) abroad in exchange for fuel for a Tehran research > reactor. > > The United States has made it clear it intends to pursue harsher sanctions > against Iran in the United Nations if Iran fails to meet the deadline. > > Ahmadinejad said Iran had made the proposal, and according to the > regulations the offer of fuel was unconditional. > > "But they are insisting that to have conditions for giving us the fuel -- > political conditions I mean -- while the exchange of fuel is a technical > job. I have not yet heard anybody who has given a deadline for this because > it is meaningless." > > Iran says its uranium enrichment program is solely aimed at generating > electricity so it can export more gas and oil. The West believes Iran wants > to make atomic bombs. > > "I think it has become an old issue to talk about the nuclear program," > Ahmadinejad said. > > "The story of these claim(s) of U.S. and its allies have turned into a TV > series." > > He said Iran would not accept a policy of "intimidation and aggression" from > the United States, and warned if the major powers did not accept the offer, > Iran would produce 20 percent grade uranium. > > The president said Iran had told the International Atomic Energy Agency > (IAEA) about the uranium enriching facility at Qom a year before the > activities started "but unfortunately they have misinterpreted our > cooperation." > > "When you cooperate the reactions are negative," he said. "What does that > mean? Does it mean we should not cooperate at all? We are keen to have > friendly relations with all. But the basis of judgment and cooperation is on > a legal basis." > > Ahmadinejad rejected Obama's speech in which he said "if countries like Iran > are willing to unclench their fists, they will find an extended hand from > us." > > "Which hand did he extend? His right hand or left hand?" Ahmadinejad asked. > > "Who has extended his hand in practice? He extended the sanctions against > us. What step has he taken? > > "We are concerned about his avenues -- he has failed to meet the > expectations of the people in the U.S. and the people of the world." > > ### -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
