Tidbits: 1) Iran Nearing Nukes, 2) Syria Pres. of UN Security Council(?!), 3) Pakistani PM Speaks to Indians By Andrew L. Jaffee, August 5, 2003	Home   Search   Forum   Terms

Iran Nearing Nukes: The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday that

After more than a decade of working behind layers of front companies and in hidden laboratories, Iran appears to be in the late stages of developing the capacity to build a nuclear bomb...

...a three-month investigation by The Times — drawing on previously secret reports, international officials, independent experts, Iranian exiles and intelligence sources in Europe and the Middle East — uncovered strong evidence that Iran's commercial program masks a plan to become the world's next nuclear power.

How much proof do people need to believe how much the Iranian Islamist leadership threatens the world? Just do a search of netWMD to see how many articles we've written on Iran's "leadership." Time for regime change in Iran. Discuss.

Syria Pres. of UN Security Council(?!): The Jerusalem Post reported yesterday that

Syria assumed the presidency of the United Nations Security Council yesterday morning for the month of August, marking the second time the terrorist-sponsoring nation has held the prestigious post.

Need any more proof that the U.N. is a danger to the world? Think about it: Syria, the terror sponsor, will be chairing the U.N. Security Council! Discuss.

Pakistani PM Speaks to Indians: The Times of India reported yesterday that

Pakistan Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has said that India would have to make concessions on Kashmir...

In a wide-ranging, live interview jointly broadcast by the BBC's Hindi and Urdu Services, Jamali affirmed that "the core issue is Kashmir" and because "India occupies the larger territory of Kashmir. We have to ask for concessions for the Kashmiris from India."

The interview, billed as the first time the Pakistan prime minister was able to have a direct conversation with listeners in India, also re-stated the unshakeable strategic foundations of Pakistan's Kashmir strategy.

At least India and Pakistan are talking and not using their nuclear arsenals against each other. Click for a history of the two countries. Discuss.