Iran And Some Facts

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"Another bit of information left out of the current administrations speeches is that Iran’s spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has issued a fatwa forbidding nuclear weapons. Wikipedia describes a Fatwa as “a religious opinion on Islamic law issued by an Islamic scholar. In Sunni Islam any fatwa is non-binding, whereas in Shia Islam it could be, depending on the status of the scholar.” Iran is predominately Shiite. Bill Weinberg, in his story “Iran issues anti-nuke fatwa,” includes a portion of the statement Iran presented to the IAEA on the anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing. “The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has issued the Fatwa that the production, stockpiling and use of nuclear weapons are forbidden under Islam and that the Islamic Republic of Iran shall never acquire these weapons."

Et:

"Iran’s spiritual leader issued a similar fatwa against chemical weapons during the Iran/Iraq war, and although Iraq used chemical weapons, Iran did not. Ali Khamenei says that Iran is committed to The Non-Proliferation Treaty, which Iran signed in 1968."

And from Part 2:

"In an article by AP writer John Miller on July 27th called “Companies race to open new uranium enrichment facilities in U.S.,” Miller writes, “Two U.S. companies, General Electric and United States Enrichment Corp., or USEC, along with their European rivals, Urenco and Areva, are pushing billions worth of new U.S. enrichment plants or technology so they do not miss the new uranium boom.” He goes on to say that, “Opponents including the Union of Concerned Scientists fear that investment sends the wrong message to countries like Iran, which is under international pressure to halt its own uranium enrichment efforts. The scientists' group argues that it is unclear the United States really needs new facilities, when it could just import nuclear fuel from elsewhere.” Miller says that the U.S. currently imports most of its enriched uranium, some of which comes from Russia in a program called “Megatons for Megawatts.” In this program, “warheads are converted in Russia to nuclear fuel and then shipped to the United States.” But this deal ends in 2013, so new uranium processing plants will be shooting up all across America to fill the new demand. (The U.S. could of course dismantle its own nuclear weapons and use that fuel, which the taxpayers have already paid for, but we all know that won’t happen.) He says, “As enrichment fever grows, however, the Union of Concerned Scientists in Washington is watching with unease, because it believes this activity undermines U.S. credibility with Iran.” He quotes Edwin Lyman, a senior scientist with the group, as saying,” The U.S. has said Iran doesn't need nuclear power because of its oil and natural gas reserves. Iran turns around and says, 'We want to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, just like you do.' There's this kind of double-talk.”"

Et:

"The report next asks, “What controls are there on uranium enrichment?” The report answers, “Nations which are signatories to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty have the "inalienable right" to make nuclear fuel for peaceful purposes, through enriching uranium or separating plutonium.” Iran has signed this treaty. The report further states, “However, there are three states - India, Israel and Pakistan - which are known to possess nuclear weapons but have never joined the treaty.” So the U.S. pushes for a deal with India, who already has weapons, and supports Israel, who is hiding their’s, but fights to deny Iran the right to make its own fuel. It’s is also interesting to note that the countries pushing for sanctions, The United States, China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany, are all on the above list of countries already producing enriched uranium on a commercial level. "

"The Nuclear Showdown: Part 2- The Battle Over Enrichment"


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