Monday, August 01, 2005
Next Bloodbaths
Sudan Leader Killed In Accident
above is from the ny times.
the vice president of sudan died when his helicopter supposedly crashed yesterday in bad weather. look for sudan to be a tinderbox (excluding darfur which already suffers everyday).
the vice president represented the southern faction of sudan but was consistent in his viewpoint that there should only be one sudan and that it should not be broken up. his soldiers who sit in their camps have never widely believed this and they are certain to think that his death was no mere accident.
if the u.n. and others dont step in TODAY they will be too late.
OUR IRANIAN NEIGHBORS LOVE OF URANIUM
on a 'happier' daily note, it looks like all the negotiating that the euros did with iran regarding their nuclear program have come to fruit now.
iran announced yesterday they are going ahead with their program and in good measure just proved that the two past years talking to the euros bought them nothing but time to continue their research in achieving 'the bomb'. france and germany who spearheaded 'the talks' are now left red faced and will soon be asking for 'help'
- from whom they will get it is anybodys guess.
my warmest congratulations to the euros who believed they would honestly make a difference with the iranians their current leadership.
aaaaaaaah yes, another member of the nuclear club about to join. we should all be quite happy.
the question that begs is how do you really stop a country from attaining nuclear capability? there appears to be no answer on paper except outright sabotage or military operations such as when israel eliminated iraq's nuclear facility in the early 80's.
talking seems to only buy the other side time as is the case with the north koreans and now the iranians. same goes for pakistan and india.
once a country has a nuclear arsenal one does not simply change the outlook of the 'offending' country which knows that it must be taken seriously.
it is not only about creating a deterence against your 'enemies' but it is a mechanism which creates profound respect in even the most vocal of your critics.
if iran achieves the nuclear capability it re-shuffles the middle east card table clearly.
dialogue is created overnight among protaganists that would not have paid attention to each other the day before.
iran cannot be faulted for wanting to build a nuclear arsenal, it is the rest of us that need to decide how to react. everyday that goes by is another day closer to a new reality.
above is from the ny times.
the vice president of sudan died when his helicopter supposedly crashed yesterday in bad weather. look for sudan to be a tinderbox (excluding darfur which already suffers everyday).
the vice president represented the southern faction of sudan but was consistent in his viewpoint that there should only be one sudan and that it should not be broken up. his soldiers who sit in their camps have never widely believed this and they are certain to think that his death was no mere accident.
if the u.n. and others dont step in TODAY they will be too late.
OUR IRANIAN NEIGHBORS LOVE OF URANIUM
on a 'happier' daily note, it looks like all the negotiating that the euros did with iran regarding their nuclear program have come to fruit now.
iran announced yesterday they are going ahead with their program and in good measure just proved that the two past years talking to the euros bought them nothing but time to continue their research in achieving 'the bomb'. france and germany who spearheaded 'the talks' are now left red faced and will soon be asking for 'help'
- from whom they will get it is anybodys guess.
my warmest congratulations to the euros who believed they would honestly make a difference with the iranians their current leadership.
aaaaaaaah yes, another member of the nuclear club about to join. we should all be quite happy.
the question that begs is how do you really stop a country from attaining nuclear capability? there appears to be no answer on paper except outright sabotage or military operations such as when israel eliminated iraq's nuclear facility in the early 80's.
talking seems to only buy the other side time as is the case with the north koreans and now the iranians. same goes for pakistan and india.
once a country has a nuclear arsenal one does not simply change the outlook of the 'offending' country which knows that it must be taken seriously.
it is not only about creating a deterence against your 'enemies' but it is a mechanism which creates profound respect in even the most vocal of your critics.
if iran achieves the nuclear capability it re-shuffles the middle east card table clearly.
dialogue is created overnight among protaganists that would not have paid attention to each other the day before.
iran cannot be faulted for wanting to build a nuclear arsenal, it is the rest of us that need to decide how to react. everyday that goes by is another day closer to a new reality.
// posted by Zevchi @ 10:18 AM 
