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Step closure to war on Iran

mears said:
I'm sorry, what is your hypothesis, that I am a racist?
You should try to read more carefully. :D

But seeing as you raised the subject ... are you racist?
 
bring on the straw men

mears said:
You see, I am always ready to give you my opinion on anything.
Thing is mears, you just answered a question no-one (except you) had asked. That's not very impressive.

Here's a question that's been put to you a few times now, that you haven't answered.
What do you think of all the civilian deaths caused by the US led invasion of Iraq?
 
mears said:
I have nino on ignore, he is the only poster I would ever put on ignore around here because he is a waste of time.

I'm sorry, what is your hypothesis, that I am a racist?

This is typical mears: he likes to present himself as the most rational person on Urban, yet he is dishonest and doesn't take too kindly to people exposing his dishonesty. He has put me on ignore for one reason only: I refused to answer his stupid question about my "beliefs".

If someone asks you to delcare your "beliefs" they are doing it for a reason: to sideline you or to try and divert attention away from themselves. mears does this all the time.
 
mears said:
Maybe its growing up in a country where freedom of speech is paramount. I would give you my opinion on anything concerning everything. I would state my opinion to you as I would state my opinion to the Queen of England or the President of the United States. What you see with me is what the hell you get. Something you know nothing about.

So I will give you my opinion on the Theo Van Gogh murder since you lack the courage to provide your own. I believe its a direct assault on the freedom of speech we cherish in the west. This same freedom of speech and multi culturalism detested by some Muslims living in Europe and the Middle East.

The muder of Van Gogh symbolizes the intolerance that has driven coptic christians out of Egyp,t Jews out of Iran and a lone christian out of Afghanistan.

Some Muslims, like the ones adovocating the killing of Theo Van Gogh, need to get out the 13th century. Some want to even run their countries by a "holy book" called the Koran. I thought fundamentalist christians were ignorant, my God.

You see, I am always ready to give you my opinion on anything.

Van Gogh was a racist and a misogynist. Trust mears to create his own warped narrative.
 
Jonti said:
Thing is mears, you just answered a question no-one (except you) had asked. That's not very impressive.

Here's a question that's been put to you a few times now, that you haven't answered.

I think innocent civilians killed in any war is terrible. I believe the innocents killed by the US army is terrible. I believe the killing of thousands of innocents by Iraqi insurgents is terrible. I believe the innocents killed by the Taliban and Saddam is terrible
 
Russia won't stand by if Iran is attacked!

Just saw this on Guardian CIF, is this the case, would they defend Iran and would China, what would be the outcome?

'Blair staying on long enough to help Bush and Israel sort out Iran? Well, completely ignored in our media is Russia's formal announcement last week that they will not tolerate a military attack on Iran under any circumstances.China will,no doubt, follow suit.They are drawing a belated line in the sand. If anyone has the qualifications for provoking WW3 then it must to be the Bush/Blair/Israel axis.If we are to avoid this impending nuclear holocaust, then we must get rid of Blair as a first step.Time is running out fast.'
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Ae589 said:
Seriously - which military action do you see this attack shaping up like?

I doubt there will be any military action against Iran. People around here have been predicting an American invasion of Iran for years and they continue to be wrong wrong wrong.
 
mears said:
I doubt there will be any military action against Iran. People around here have been predicting an American invasion of Iran for years and they continue to be wrong wrong wrong.

American military strategy is "wrong wrong wrong" 99.9 percent of the time anyway, don't sweat it Mears.

Iran would kick your ass, lined up with Iraq.

Wouldn't it be ironic that the USA were caught in the deadly trap between the two nations it set up to destroy each other in the Eighties?

No pity from me, Mears. You deserve it.
 
mears said:
I think innocent civilians killed in any war is terrible. I believe the innocents killed by the US army is terrible. I believe the killing of thousands of innocents by Iraqi insurgents is terrible. I believe the innocents killed by the Taliban and Saddam is terrible

Say it like you mean it, mears. Somehow I don't think this outpouring of 'sympathy' is genuine.

This man invented the word "mendacity".
 
treelover said:
Russia won't stand by if Iran is attacked!

Just saw this on Guardian CIF, is this the case, would they defend Iran and would China, what would be the outcome?

'Blair staying on long enough to help Bush and Israel sort out Iran? Well, completely ignored in our media is Russia's formal announcement last week that they will not tolerate a military attack on Iran under any circumstances.China will,no doubt, follow suit.They are drawing a belated line in the sand. If anyone has the qualifications for provoking WW3 then it must to be the Bush/Blair/Israel axis.If we are to avoid this impending nuclear holocaust, then we must get rid of Blair as a first step.Time is running out fast.'
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What convinced Russia and China to allow an attack on Iraq? Was Russia in particular activley opposed to an attack on Iraq? unlike French and Germany who were worriedly about their contracts?
 
Is there any evidence that any contracts influenced national government policy?



Both nations made it quite clear why they opposed specific wordings of proposed UN resolutions.

US claims that this was due to economic interests is nothing more than ... well ... claims.
 
newharper said:
While not a Farsi speaker, I am prepared to believe people who do.

Jonathon steele deals with this,


The BBC has repeated this at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5058488.stm

me said:
In the referenced story you say: 'Mr Ahmadinejad has described the Holocaust as a "myth" and said Israel should be "wiped off the map".'

Jonathan Steele has written: 'The remarks are not out of context. They are wrong, pure and simple. Ahmadinejad never said them. Farsi speakers have pointed out that he was mistranslated. The Iranian president was quoting an ancient statement by Iran's first Islamist leader, the late Ayatollah Khomeini, that "this regime occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the page of time" just as the Shah's regime in Iran had vanished.'

See http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0602-29.htm

Posted to BBC via http://news.bbc.co.uk/newswatch/ukfs/hi/newsid_3950000/newsid_3955200/3955259.stm
 
Something left out of this story are the ethnic minorities, or non - Shia, within Iran. Ensuring their loyalty can become an increasing burden for the central government in Tehran when many of these groups reside far from the capital.

Covert support for Iranian minorities (and Tehran has already accused the US and UK of this) can make life that much harder for the Mullahs in Tehran.

Something between economic sanctions and full blown invasion. This is the path I expect the Bush administration to follow.
 
How dare you try and rationalise the proposed deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. You think Iran will go down easy? They beat Iraq well enough, The Iraqis with their $40bn of US funding, I might add.
They can sink US ships, they can incite terror attacks (which will see all our rights disappear, the govt will love it), they could even invade Iraq, supported by the local population don`t forget.

Do you have any idea of the consequences? Your such an idiot. These are peoples lives, entire nations your playing around your head. Jesus.

Are you aware it was your own government who gave them the means to start a nuclear power programme? :rolleyes:

You need to realise the nature of govt. Look at history, it is the history of war and tyranny! Where do we find ourselves YET AGAIN? In times of escalating tyranny and approaching war.... This cycle will never end unless we REMEMBER HISTORY. Do you know anything about the constitution, the war of independence, the writings of the founding fathers, the words of lincoln, the admissions of wilson, the words of kennedy....

Please, i`m asking you as simply another person who has to live their life on this planet too. They`re stealing you blind as well, I cannot understand your support for this poison. :confused:
 
Azrael23 said:
How dare you try and rationalise the proposed deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. You think Iran will go down easy? They beat Iraq well enough, The Iraqis with their $40bn of US funding, I might add.
They can sink US ships, they can incite terror attacks (which will see all our rights disappear, the govt will love it), they could even invade Iraq, supported by the local population don`t forget.

Do you have any idea of the consequences? Your such an idiot. These are peoples lives, entire nations your playing around your head. Jesus.

Are you aware it was your own government who gave them the means to start a nuclear power programme? :rolleyes:

You need to realise the nature of govt. Look at history, it is the history of war and tyranny! Where do we find ourselves YET AGAIN? In times of escalating tyranny and approaching war.... This cycle will never end unless we REMEMBER HISTORY. Do you know anything about the constitution, the war of independence, the writings of the founding fathers, the words of lincoln, the admissions of wilson, the words of kennedy....

Please, i`m asking you as simply another person who has to live their life on this planet too. They`re stealing you blind as well, I cannot understand your support for this poison. :confused:

Even though countries like Pakistan, India and Israel have a nuclear weapon doesn't mean the world should just sit back as Iran acquires the bomb. Iran gets a nuclear weapon and her best friend Syria will want one. The proud state of Egypt would feel left out an so would Saudi Arabia. Close your eyes and whamo! every country in the ME has the bomb!

All these countries will probably have nuclear weapons some day, but I believe its better to hold them off as long as possible. They are all unstable dictatorships with governing systems from the 19th century. Who know where the bombs could end up one day...

And in the real world countries need to back up their economic sanctions with the threat of military actions, otherwise you take a powerful threat off the table.
 
The accusation that Iran is developing a nuclear BOMB is still nothing more than speculation.
 
mears said:
Even though countries like Pakistan, India and Israel have a nuclear weapon doesn't mean the world should just sit back as Iran acquires the bomb. Iran gets a nuclear weapon and her best friend Syria will want one. The proud state of Egypt would feel left out an so would Saudi Arabia. Close your eyes and whamo! every country in the ME has the bomb!

All these countries will probably have nuclear weapons some day, but I believe its better to hold them off as long as possible. They are all unstable dictatorships with governing systems from the 19th century. Who know where the bombs could end up one day...
Pakistan is a military dictatorship which has the bomb and it doesn't seem to bother you much, it is much more likely to use it as well. The bomb issue is just a smokescreen to enable USUK to destabilise a country in the middle east because it has a lot of oil which the oil companies can't get to, same as Iraq it's thieving pure and simple.
 
sleaterkinney said:
Pakistan is a military dictatorship which has the bomb and it doesn't seem to bother you much, it is much more likely to use it as well. The bomb issue is just a smokescreen to enable USUK to destabilise a country in the middle east because it has a lot of oil which the oil companies can't get to, same as Iraq it's thieving pure and simple.

Yeah but the pakistanis helped them carry out 9/11 so they can be "trusted" :rolleyes:
 
sleaterkinney said:
Pakistan is a military dictatorship which has the bomb and it doesn't seem to bother you much, it is much more likely to use it as well. The bomb issue is just a smokescreen to enable USUK to destabilise a country in the middle east because it has a lot of oil which the oil companies can't get to, same as Iraq it's thieving pure and simple.

I think the big worry is that the nuclear weapons would fall into islamic fundamentalist hands in Pakistan. Its an unstable country and musharraf has escaped a couple of assasination attempts in Pakistan. And if he was in fact killed who would take over?

The US and EU are not far apart on Iran. Do the research. European intelligence agencies have enabled the CIA to conduct secret interrogation camps in Europe. European governments know what is at stake in Iraq and Iran, especially when Europe has problems assimilating their Muslim immigrants.

Even Russia knows whats at stake. No one wants a nuclear armed Middle East.
 
It is enevidable ya know, We MUST gain control and administrate the Middle East, if not the entire World will be diminished, or lost.
So ya wanna another Dark age? doesnt that sound nice for your grandkids?
Since so few around here can think big enough, again,
Iraq was a battle, Afganistan was a battle, Iran will be a battle sooner or later.
Iran does not have a nuclear bomb, ya know how we Know this? because they havent used it.
Syria is the same way.
so, do you think Yemen would Not set off a nuke if they had one?
all the "bodnage" aside when ya start useing the word "nuclear" all the bull shaaaaving cream stops.
Iran is preparing to build nuclar weapons, do you believe thay would Not if they could?
the other Nuclear power in the region may act with out warning and Nuke Iranian nuclear reactor assets at any moment, That means now.
So, iraq we got approx 3000 dead, ya wanna trade that for 300 million?
I think it is enevidable.
They will not stop.
and we (the western world) will have to kill most of them.
kinda simple isnt it.

dont cha just hate that!

see Oil means very little compared to nuclear annaliation.
it would only take one device set off in one city to bring great changes to the US and the entire world.
after all this is over what will you tell your children? that you supported stopping the war back when it was a trifle thing?
or that your support of the enemy helped spurr on this whole thing?
See, You may not think that they are your enemy but they think that way.
They would kill All of us with Happy abandon.
dont think so?
move to Terahn and live there for a year.....
 
Rentonite said:
It is enevidable ya know, We MUST gain control and administrate the Middle East, if not the entire World will be diminished, or lost.
So ya wanna another Dark age?

Thomas Barnett arrives.

maybe if we (uk and US) didnt have an arse of an economy the need for war would dissappear.

but i dont understand why Iran would want to kill the populations, cause then who would they sell the oil to?
 
mears said:
I think the big worry is that the nuclear weapons would fall into islamic fundamentalist hands in Pakistan.
Indeed.

mears said:
No one wants a nuclear armed Middle East.
I agree with you there.

Which is, btw, why I found the US's accusations against France and Russia that they were opposing action against Iraq on economic grounds so ridiculous.

I'm sure we'll get those same rubbish arguments again, this time regarding trade links with Iran.
 
mears said:
I think the big worry is that the nuclear weapons would fall into islamic fundamentalist hands in Pakistan. Its an unstable country and musharraf has escaped a couple of assasination attempts in Pakistan. And if he was in fact killed who would take over?
Another fundamentalist Muslim intelligence operative much like Musharaf himself, one supposes.
The US and EU are not far apart on Iran. Do the research. European intelligence agencies have enabled the CIA to conduct secret interrogation camps in Europe. European governments know what is at stake in Iraq and Iran, especially when Europe has problems assimilating their Muslim immigrants.

Even Russia knows whats at stake. No one wants a nuclear armed Middle East.
Except that there already is one if you're not stupid enough to ignore Israel.
 
Brasil have announced they are enriching uranium.

"The U.N. nuclear watchdog is negotiating with the Brazilian government to ensure that a new uranium enrichment facility due to begin operating next year is properly safeguarded, the agency said on Friday. Several Western diplomats told Reuters on condition of anonymity that Brazil was not considered a problem state

Iran -- the guardian reported in august 2005 that The main European powers last night pressured the UN nuclear authority into ordering Iran to freeze its nuclear activities.

When investigating why this has come about we find that the whole 'concern' comes from the fact that Iran cannot prove that between 1995-2002 it didnt persue the p2 program.

This is the basis for the recent 'concern', proving something they havent done.​

Past 'concerns' were raised by CIA Director James Woolsey in 1993 stating that the U.S. is concerned about Iran’s nuclear potential, even though Iran is still 8 to 10 years away from being able to produce its own nuclear weapons.

U.S. intelligence chief James Woolsey says that Iran is developing chemical, biological and nuclear weapons with the assistance of the PRC and Russia.



The Iran concern has nothing to do with Nukes, it is a long term plan being carried out by US interests to control Iran. The problem will go back even futher to Mohammed Mossadegh, the Shah and when he was kicked out in 1979 after Martial Law was declared.
US concerns in Iran are coming back round. Nothing short of Bush and cronies impeachment will stop Iran being invaded unfortunately the interests behind Bush and cronies will remain to emerge again.
 
zArk said:
Nothing short of Bush and cronies impeachment will stop Iran being invaded unfortunately the interests behind Bush and cronies will remain to emerge again.
Senators Richard Luger and Chuck Hegel (senior republicans) seem pretty determined to stop it.
 
John Bolton [FT 9th June]
“It would be a mistake to think these negotiations are a first step towards some kind of grand bargain [involving US recognition],” he said. “We are only addressing the nuclear issue and stopping their pursuit of nuclear weapons.”

“Our experience has been that when there is a dramatic change in the life of a country, that’s the most likely point at which they give up nuclear weapons.”

Mr Bolton also voiced doubts that International Atomic Energy Agency inspections would be able to prove that Iran’s programme was purely peaceful,

http://209.157.64.201/focus/f-news/1646671/posts

The IAEA cannot prove Irans programme is purely peaceful because access to A Q Khan is being denied by Pakistan.

plus with the recent comments of Mark Malloch Brown, Bolton is threatening to pull the plug on financing the UN. A pretty powerful tool, more so than Veto power.

[Bolton] said that sanctions against Iran if it declined the offer were “a step in the process”. But he also conceded that he could not predict whether the Security Council would back such a measure.

A move which has no legal foothold and a move which the UN may have to consider if it wishes to continue functioning in light of the US's economic power.
 
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