The religious dictatorship in Iran has hated our collective U.S. guts since they took power in 1979. The current nuclear crisis is nothing more than a continuation of whatever they can do to irritate the U.S. It should by now be apparent that the regime in Iran plays by its own rules. Remember the U.S. embassy hostages?

Iran’s aspiration to emerge as a nuclear weapons power will perpetually complicate strategic equations in the Middle East, more so if Israel decides to pre-empt a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Do remember, in accordance to “Begin doctrine” put forward by ex Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Israeli Defence Force-Air Force (IDF-AF) F-16s destroyed the Iraqi plutonium-producing Osiraq research reactor in a daring air raid on June 7, 1981 to “block any attempt by adversaries to acquire nuclear weapons”. Top cover was provided by the IDF-AF F-15s.

The present IDF-AF strike platform combination of “next-generation” F-15I Ra’am (Thunder) and F-16I Soufa (Storm) (based on current Block 50/52 production aircraft developed on the basis of the F-16ES “Enhanced Strategic” long-range interdictor F-16 proposal) enhances Israel's deterrent strategy by further strengthening the potential threat to carry out retaliatory strikes throughout the Middle East thanks to Conformal Fuel Tanks (CFT). Air-to-Air Refuelling (AAR) acts as further enhancer.

Sayan.

Why some nations which are not developed to the today's average human developement index are inclined to develop their own nuclear weapons instead of spending this wealth on improving the living standard of their citizens. Is it they have a fear of invasion from a super power with nuclear weapons,or they want to be a threat to their enemy states which do don't posses a nuclear weapon. This is the fear among some peace loving nations,it may leads to a world nuclear weapon manufacturing race. When the global warming is threatening climate weather calamities, and peace to all the countries. Let all nations who poses nuclear war heads and those who are trying to make one, to destroy all such move and try and reduce the green gas emissions from each countries and save the environment for future generations.

I think that Iran isn't qualified for Nuclear technology , Nor Arab states or Muslim world , cuz all of them ruled by tyrannical regimes.
How can you give such a horrible weapon to an irresponsible bandits!?

Iran is country run by the mad Mulla and no way be allowed to acquire Nuclear technology. In fact what Ahmednijad the President is waltzing and each time he is cornered, he comes with a different proposition to divide world opinion and its leaders.

Iran is quietly building the nuclear weapon and since the West was unable to detect the second nuclear plant, what are the chances that it will succeed in detecting the nuclear arsenal built up.

The world should tell Iran and his President enough is enough- act or face the consequences-with time being of the essence not unlimited time as has been the case now. Please please please do not trust Iran and its mad mullas.

Pls read a transcript of a discussion in which
Princeton Professor Bernard Lewis
arguably the West foremost expert on Islam and the Middle East says:

Link to the transcript:
http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/prof-bernard-lewis-warns-of-iranian-leaders-apocalyptic-mindset/

Following a cut and paste
*APOCALYPTIC MINDSET OF THE IRANIAN EADERSHIP
*THE FINAL BATTLE HAS ALREDY BEGUN
*THE END OF TIME HAS COME
*The good can go enjoy the delights of paradise and the wicked,
MEANING ALL OF US, CAN GO TO ETERN

Hi Hala,
I commented yesterday on Becky Anderson's "Connector of the Day" interview with Gary Kasparov.Today,Matthew Chance has reported on the issue which I raised -namely:

Is Russia a Wolf in Sheep's clothing ( given the number of prominent journalists etc. who have been killed there and given the number of rulings against Russia by Europen Court for Human Rights ) and is their so-called democracy a "mirage"to appease the west ?

Even Gary Kasparov has been arrested several times and one just wonders if Russia has any semblance of freedom of speech /democracy!!