Efforts to Stop Iran from Developing a Nuclear Bomb
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-02-06/efforts-stop-iran-developing-nuclear-bomb
An Iranian protester holds a placard against Israel and International Atomic Energy Organization, IAEA, at the Imam Khomeini airport, on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, waiting for arrival of the agency's delegates, as the others hold posters of Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, a chemistry expert and director of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran, who was killed in a bomb attack in Tehran earlier this month.
(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
The U.S. has long pursued what some call "diplomatic coercion" to persuade Iran to halt its nuclear program. Economic sanctions and international isolation are centerpieces of that strategy. Now there's talk that an Israeli airstrike targeting Iran's nuclear facilities could be imminent. The U.S. has urged Israel not to attack. President Obama reiterated yesterday that diplomacy remains the preferred solution. Analysts fear Israel's threat will unite the Iranian people and work against the regime change in Tehran that many desire. Diane and her guests will talk about the likelihood of an Israeli attack and the possible consequences.
Guests
Karim Sadjadpour
associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Robin Wright
journalist, joint fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson International Center; and author of "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World."
Aaron David Miller
a public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center and former adviser to Republican and Democratic secretaries of State; author of the forthcoming book "Can America Have Another Great President?"
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Jokr8790_ No kibble will come out when you push the button. (see page one)
I am mystified that no one is questioning why we have such an obsession with the "Arab Spring", given these so called dictatorships have been flourishing for decades. It seems to escape everyone's notice that the need to bring "democracy" to these areas ALWAYS coincides with the presence of natural resources in these areas that can be exploited by Corporate America. If we end up in a war with Iran this will, no doubt, be the actual reasons. The concerns in Syria and Pakistan are just strategic plans to isolate Iran.
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Monte Haun mchaun@hotmail.com
Those "Iranian protesters" holding placards against Israel and International Atomic Energy Organization, IAEA, at the Imam Khomeini airport, on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, waiting for arrival of the agency's delegates are members of the Bassij which was created by the mullah mafia and is composed of a bunch of paid thugs who do the dirty work for the mullah mafia. The mullahs want the bomb and they will use it against Israel because religious psychopathology runs very deep inside the mullah mafia. The majority of Iranians are sick and tired of the mullah mafia, but there are paid lobbyists in the West such as Hillary Mann Leverett and her husband who try to give legitimacy to the mullah mafia. The mullah mafia is willing to sacrifice half of the population of Iran in order to destroy Israel, that is how sick the mullah mafia is. The civilized world must never allow a bloody and corrupt mafia to have the nukes. Support the good and innocent people of Iran not the mullah mafia.
Diane:
Karim Sadjadpour Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Robin Wright the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson International Center.
Aaron David Miller the Woodrow Wilson International Center.
Peace, Peace, PEACE????
This Hour was total lunacy from start, (Syria), to finish, (Iran/ Israel).
The only remotely saving grace for You (Diane) was that you stayed pretty much out of it.
Monte Haun mchaun@hotmail.com
Amazing to think that Karim Sadjadpour could so freely quote one of the individuals David "axis of evil"Frum who helped lie the Us into Iraq without Diane or one of the other guest challenging Karim's willingness to quote "axis of evil" Frum about Iran. Frum is part of the Iraq lying team and has been pushing for a military confrontation with Iran for years now. Why quote a proven wrong warmonger? Telling
Aaron David Miller was more moderate than I thought he would be. This morning on Washington Jounral they quoted a poll that said it was either 48 or 49% of the American public would support an attack on Iran. Sounds like those who pushed the disaster in Iraq and have been supporting and pushing a military strike on Iran for a solid 10 years are going to wait until the Diane Rehm show and other MSM outlets keep allowing unsubstantiated and inllammatory claims to be repeated about Iran to tip the support for an attack on Iran to over 50% .
Clearly the fact that the Rehm Team has yet to have experts like Hillary and Flynt Leverett on their program or former weapons inspector Robert Kelly confirms they will allow their program to help tip those scales for support for an attack
Maybe the Leveretts don't move in the same circles as Diane Rehm.
If we could only see that long list of guests Diane is not allowed to invite over we could find a competent person not yet on that list who could inform American citizens of the Iranofacts. It's clear now that the Leveretts are untouchable. Diane is Lebanese, so it seems like she should take a stronger interest in the well-being of people in the Middle East. Mysterious isn't it?
Maybe even covert.
Wondering if the Rehm show has had their funding threatened or something. Why in the hell would they choose not to have the former Bush administration officials Flynt and Hillary Mann Leverett on to discuss this critical issue. Who is blocking such a rational decision. Do they or do they not want to educate the public based on facts? Chris Hayes Sunday Up program is worth the listen. Chris Hayes had Amy Goodman on today as one his round table participants. Quite a bit said about the Israel Iran situation. Amy of course was fact based. Ann Marie Slaughter not so much. Eli Lake really not so much
Forgot to mention that Chris Hayes actually came out and said that Iran has the right to enrich uranium. He nor his guest today did not mention that Iran has signed the NPt and Israel continues to refuse to sign. That there is no verifiable evidence to validate that Iran is enriching beyond what they are legally able.
Eli Lake went way out of the truth zone by saying that no other nations are concerned about Israel having nuclear, biological and chemical weapons that go uninspected. That is total bull. All one needs to do is go to the IAEA’s website and read letters from leaders of nations in that neighborhood to the IAEA’s heads that state that Israel’s uninspected/undeclared nuclear, biological and chemical weapons have been and continue to be a threat to peace in the middle east. That they have been a persistent threat. Eli Lake is full of it.
Anne Marie Slaughter did her very best to make it appear that US and Israel’s national security are one and the same. Worth it to watch the UP segment on Iran and Israel
Amy Goodman as is almost always the case was fact based and reasonable
Pancake do you mean in the circles where folks base their comments and knowledge about the situation on facts? Diane has allowed many unsubstantiated claims about Iran to be repeated on numorous programs over the last 10 years. Why oh why would she and her team not have the very experienced and very knowledgable about Iran on her program? Why?
Last week on Friday Chris Matthews (have been begging over there)had Dr Zbig on to talk about the situation with Iran. Also Richard Engel. Engel was more fair than I expected. Engel even said that Israel has nukes. Matthews quickly said “we know that” and of course did not get into the absurdities and double standards. Dr. Zbig was as brilliant and sensible as usual. Addressing the dangerous and potential cost to the US if Israel does this. And how ultimately an attack on Iran by Israel is extremely dangerous for Israel.
When Dr. Zbig talked about what could be done through negotiations he failed to bring up that Iran has the right to enrich uranium under the NPT. Going back to listen again because although Chris Matthews did a fair job on this and celebrate that he had Dr. Zbig on I think he opened the segment by referring to Iran’s
“nuclear weapons program” as if they have a “nuclear weapons program”. Going over to listen again. It is a must listen if folks are interested in how the MSM is opening up a bit on reporting about this issue more accurately.
Now if only Chris Matthews ,Diane Rehm and the rest of the host on MSM outlets would have experts Flynt and Hillary Mann Leverett on their programs to discuss Iran and help educate the public instead of after an attack. Not like we are asking them to have some way out lefties on their program. How much more credentialed can you get than the Leveretts?
Hillary Mann Leverett and her husband are paid lobbysts and work for the mullah mafia of Iran.
jim's question "Why do we have the blind love for Israel?" is one I have had in mind for some time. Here is just one example of how/why our politicians act as if Israel can do no wrong. It's about the $$$$$
Casino magnate, Sheldon Adelson has poured millions into Newt Gingrich's campaign and is now considering backing Mitt Romney if Gingrich backs out. Mr. Adelson has expressed an ardent loyalty to Israel and he has the means to buy influence in the U.S. to support his beliefs.
From an NBC report....Newt Gingrich’s leading backer, Sheldon Adelson, speaking in Israel in 2010, said:
"I am not Israeli, the uniform that I wore in the military unfortunately was not an Israeli uniform, it was an American uniform, although my wife was in the IDF, and one of my daughters was in the IDF, and my two little boys — our two little boys one of whom will be bar mitzvahed tomorrow… hopefully he’ll come back [to Israel], his hobby is shooting and he’ll come back and be a sniper for the IDF."
“All we care about is being good Zionists, being good citizens of Israel, because even though I am not Israeli born, Israel is in my heart,” he said toward the end of his talk.
Video of this speech at:
http://warincontext.org/2012/02/06/israel-firster-sheldon-adelson-regret...
Our State Department is not gonna allow immigrants or the children of immigrants to return to the "old country" and serve in their military, or even go overseas to fight in a conflict (like the Lincoln Brigade in The Spanish Civil War)
without being labeled a terrorist or losing their citizenship privileges. But it's OK and dandy if you join Israel's IDF (like Rahm Emmanuel's brother), and you can come back to the USA and run for office, be a defense contractor or get a cabinet position. Isn't that weird? I once considered training as a doctor in Cuba so I could serve people here, but that was forbidden. If you go to Israel to promote peace you might be shot or run over by a tank or bulldozer.
Humanist: It might be a really good time for you to share a link or reference regarding the Leveretts' lobbying for Iran. Without substantiation, and in this confrontational climate, your actions are the modern equivalent of Redbaiting. And considering all the Jared Loughners running around the USA with firearms, you may be endangering the lives of perfectly respectable innocent people. But maybe you understand all that and are an unashamed provocateur.
Joyce: Is it OK for a fervent Zionist to operate casinos and be involved in the underworld activity that might imply?
I believe that Bibi and Obama reached an agreement last year. If Obama stops Iran's bomb program, Bibi will stop settlement activities outside of Jerusalem and the settlement blocs. That is, stop in 94% of the West Bank. However, if Obama cannot keep his promise of putting an end to the Iranian bomb threat, then the deal is off. Bibi has been facing tremendous political flak for stopping settlement activity outside of Greater Jerusalem.
When asked by Diane “How do we know absolutely [Karim] that Iran is developing nuclear weapons?”
Karim Sadjadpour says, “Well we don’t know absolutely that they’re developing nuclear weapons, but I think the real discussion is whether Iran is merely in pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability and are content with remaining a so-called screwdriver turn away or whether they actually want to go for the bomb itself." It sounds to me like he is being redundant and evading the question. Then he goes on to talk about speculation from “nuclear physicists”. I’d like to know who he talked to and get those people on the show. A few words from some nuclear physicists seems too much of a hunch to go to war on.
From what I can gather in this interview and many other things I've heard in the media, it sounds like the fact is we don’t know whether Iran is developing nuclear weapons. Everything else is speculation. This whole thing reminds me too much of the WMDs that were supposedly in Iraq. I hope we as a country have learned our lesson and won’t so readily believe everything our government tries to feed us and go into war so easily. Talking and compromising, coming to a peaceful decision from the outset is much more effective than waiting till after a war to do so.
I very much dislike violence and do not advocate it at all. It is very simple, ask them.