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    Iranian Nuclear "Success"

    TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran's president announced Monday that his country has begun production of nuclear fuel on an "industrial level."

    "Iran has succeeded in development to attain production at an industrial level," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a speech at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran.

    The announcement came on the first anniversary of the start of uranium enrichment at the plant.

    President Bush contends Iran is using its program to develop nuclear weapons.

    Leaders of European nations have expressed similar alarm.

    "We are very concerned," said White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe. "We call on the Iranian regime to comply with its obligations to the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) and U.N. Security Council."

    Monday, Ahmadinejad said, "With great pride, I announce that as of today, our dear country, Iran, is among the countries of the world that produces the industrial level of nuclear fuel."

    Iran: Nuke program 'irreversible'
    Iran's leader vowed it will be used for energy "and for the expansion of peace and stability," adding that the goal of "progress" for Iran is "irreversible."

    Ahmadinejad's speech came on what Iran called its National Nuclear Feast, designed to send a message to the world that the nation will not halt its nuclear activities despite calls for it to do so from many Western governments, particularly the United States, and sanctions imposed by the U.N. Security Council.

    The IAEA -- the U.N. nuclear watchdog -- has said it cannot confirm that Iran's nuclear activities are for peaceful purposes. IAEA officials say Iran has failed to cooperate with inspectors.

    U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack called Monday's events "another signal Iran is in defiance of the international community."

    He added that it shows the international community has been right in levying sanctions.

    McCormack called it a "missed opportunity" for Iran, arguing Iranian leaders should have announced they were suspending their uranium enrichment program in response to the international concerns.

    No one disputes Iran's right to a peaceful nuclear energy program, he said, and added, "There is a negotiation alternative."

    But Ahmadinejad said Monday there has been "no evidence of violation in our activities."

    "Despite the cooperation of our country and its transparency, despite the fact that our measures are legal, we have witnessed controversy created by some powers who benefit from the nuclear fuel cycle themselves," he said.

    He committed much of his speech to slamming the "enemies" of Iran, who he said don't want to see it make "progress."

    "They have even resorted to the Security Council and tried to turn it into a tool to prevent the nuclear development of the Islamic Republic of Iran."

    Before Ahmadinejad spoke, Vice President Gholamreza Aghazadeh said, "We have gathered, thanking Almighty God for the introduction of the uranium enrichment program to the industrial phase, and once again we thank almighty God for allowing us to attain industrial enrichment plans."

    Iran gave no indication it intends to capitulate to international demands.

    At schools throughout the country, bells were rung Monday in celebration, and children chanted slogans, such as: "Nuclear energy is an inalienable right of the Iranian nation" and "No country has the right to deprive Iran of its indisputable right."

    "The Iranian nation is in need of nuclear fuel cycle," state-run news agency IRNA said.

    At the United Nations in New York, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon held out hope for a resolution to the dispute.

    "I sincerely hope that even at this time when (the) Iranian government is undergoing Security Council sanctions, that it could engage in dialogue with the international community," he said.

    "This is very important for any country to fully comply with the Security Council resolutions. I urge (the) Iranian government to do so."
    Intersting... Is this just another step towards WWIII? Thoughts and opnions?

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    Isn't this their 4th claim though?
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    How far are we going to let him go? Does anyone remember Germany circa lets say 1939??

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    Quote Originally Posted by T-Bird76
    How far are we going to let him go? Does anyone remember Germany circa lets say 1939??
    I agree Tommy but I have beleived for some time that Iran should be turned into a glow in the dark sandbox with a few dust hills where Terhan currently stands. These people are out of control. If you read the reports of how they treated the Brit sailors it tell more.
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    [quote=hiss srq]
    Quote Originally Posted by "T-Bird76":0fc90
    How far are we going to let him go? Does anyone remember Germany circa lets say 1939??
    I agree Tommy but I have believed for some time that Iran should be turned into a glow in the dark sandbox with a few dust hills where Terhan currently stands. These people are out of control. If you read the reports of how they treated the Brit sailors it tell more.[/quote:0fc90]

    Ryan the people of Iran don't like what's going on either, no sense in killing them. The leadership needs to be taken out. Iran was once a flourishing center of capital in the Arab world it could be again.

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    They're Persian, not really Arab.

    AS Tommy indicated, many Iranians are not the problem. Iran was one of the places in the Middle East where there was genuine sympathy for the US on 911 - in stark contrast to some other areas of the region.

    Sorry to say, while I think the Iranian people and the world were better served with the Mullahs at bay there was the inconvenient truth as Al Gore might say, that the Shah ruled by Death Squads and was installed by forces of the West.

    Jimmy Carter re-installed our embassy a couple days after the revolution - a few days before the Revolution stating Iran was a rock of stability in a sea of turmoil (or similar), demonstrating decisively just how niave he was.

    Then the Soviets overtook Afghanistan.

    Then Reagan supported the fundamentalists to get rid of the Soviets...

    And so it goes...
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