LOGO: Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines. A Progressive Journal of News and Opinion. Editor, Robert Scheer. Publisher, Zuade Kaufman.
2010 Webby Award Winner for Best Political Blog
 
May 26, 2012
Log in / Register

 Choose a size
Text Size

Trending:     gay marriage     barack obama     ndaa     robert scheer     chris hedges
Most Read

TED: 'A Money-Soaked Orgy of Self-Congratulatory Futurism'

Truthdiggers of the Week: 400,000 Canadians Launching the ‘Maple Spring’

Russia and Exxon Mobil Sign Arctic Oil Deal

I Can't Hear Myself Think

A Rare Admission That Money Trumps Everything Else

Most Comments
Most Emailed

Reports
Why Bain Questions Matter
OSHA Struggles When Tower Climbers Die

Ear to the Ground

A/V Booth

Arts & Culture
Better Than We Found It
The Good-Natured Dictator

Digs
Financial Meltdown 101

Truthdig Bazaar more items

 
Ear to the Ground

Russia Stops Missile Sale to Iran

Email this item Email    Print this item Print   

Posted on Jun 11, 2010
Iranian protesters
AP / Vahid Salemi

Sanctions, shmanctions: Iranians chant slogans at a pro-government gathering in Tehran after Friday prayers. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dismissed the new sanctions aimed at punishing his country for failing to halt part of its nuclear program, calling the latest U.N. resolution “a worthless paper.”

The powers that be in Tehran felt the sting of recently imposed U.N. sanctions Friday when Russia decided to halt the planned sale of air defense missiles to Iran as part of the international response to its controversial nuclear program. Meanwhile, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused President Barack Obama of “bullying” other nations into going along with the U.S. agenda.  —KA

The Washington Post:

The sanctions ban the sale of eight categories of conventional weapons, including “missiles and missile systems,” but a loophole in the language of the resolution suggested that defensive ground-to-air missile systems such as the S-300 were not covered by the ban. On Thursday, the day after the U.N. Security Council vote, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman indicated that the $800 million sale was still on and would not be affected by the sanctions.

But on Friday, the Kremlin contradicted that suggestion. “S-300s fall under these sanctions,” a Kremlin official was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying. “Therefore, these type of weapons cannot be supplied to Iran.” The statement was amplified by news reports out of France, where Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met Friday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, that Putin had told Sarkozy that Russia would “freeze the delivery of the S-300 missiles.”

Read more

 

More Below the Ad

Advertisement


New and Improved Comments

We are launching a major overhaul of our comments section.

In addition to more robust spam filtering and moderation, new features include the ability to rate other comments, sort how they are displayed and respond directly via e-mail or in a thread.

Unfortunately, commenters will lose their existing Truthdig identities. It's a pain, we know, but on the plus side you will now be able to log in with a plethora of options, including Google, Twitter, Facebook and Disqus accounts.

Before launching this system we spent months in discussion with our top commenters. We listened to the feedback and we hope you like what we've come up with.

Please direct any problems or concerns to us via our contact page.

Peter Knopfler's avatar

By Peter Knopfler, June 13, 2010 at 5:25 am Link to this comment

Hello again, part of OUR problem is we do not know who to trust not even ourselves. The many false flags and friendly fire,no camp fire. The american as the Russian and Iranian is shrouded in govenmental secrecy, whether itbe The NSA of America, the KGB of Rissia or the Supreme leader of Iran, one common denominator is that they all wish to keep the general public uninformed or propoganda now named perception management, the TRUTH has no seat at the table and makes a stand behind closed doors or under a BURKA the veil might change, but the cover up of truth is everywhere and always, therefore the question comes screaming WHO TO BELEIVE, and why. All this confusion keeps the Masses from Uniting and changing for the betterment of ALL and not just for a very few. The South Africa watched,the country spend MILLIONS of dollars to prepare for a round ball entertainment and that the same Cokacola sponsor is the same as Their cardboard shacks advertising Cokacola yes they supply poison to the body and the packaging serves as walls of a dirty little shack. Corporate dictatorship becomes more obvious, because of no choice Dirty water or coke in a bottle. The Games are only good for media and security systems, many teams brought their own bodyguards-police and some brought their own food!Africans Now know thathe white man`s money is always there JUST NOT FOR THEM!Nothing is for free not even basic human rights, We are born into a tribe, that knows little and therefore the words from the RABBI echoe in my Mind-body, “FORGIVE THEM FATHER FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO” the Oil spill in the gulf is another example of great ignorance we ignore those who live off the land!

Report this
Ouroborus's avatar

By Ouroborus, June 13, 2010 at 4:39 am Link to this comment

FRTothus, June 13 at 1:02 am

+1 I’m with you.

PK is a little to woo-woo for me.

Report this

By FRTothus, June 12, 2010 at 8:02 pm Link to this comment

The cradle of civilization is not allowed to defend
itself.  The West has never been an honest broker,
never bargains in good faith, and cannot be trusted. It
is the US that ought to have sanctions imposed, though
a US president who enforces our signed-but-ignored
treaty law would suffice.

Report this
Peter Knopfler's avatar

By Peter Knopfler, June 12, 2010 at 5:44 pm Link to this comment

Structure my posts, what hell is that all about, I`m not writing a book, paper etc, everything I say is right off the top of my head spontaneous unstructured creative self expression you sound like a unemployed teacher-preacher, stay on topic, think outside the box of structure, Freedom. The example I gave of Iran was not factual but a possibility, I don`t have inside information on how Iran pays their bills, if you ha or have, you would be doing something else other than truth did .com or didn`t.Mine was a possible senario, http://WWW.RT.com Russia they have their own perception of The SUPREME OR not so supreme, Iam sure he goes to the bathroom as we all do, Supreme What_ Who to beleive, Well the Russians do not beleive in a life hereafter, kill and go to paradise, Like THE SUPREME, I will go with the Russians,Koran encourages Muslims lieing to infidels to get advantage Who to believe The One who swears by Koran and its ok to lie or the Russians who might be lieing, Who to beleive, Maybe you have some inside scoop on the Supreme, or maybe just a pooper scooper.

Report this

By Jean gerard, June 12, 2010 at 11:51 am Link to this comment
(Unregistered commenter)

Dare we hope that this is part of a joint effort by Russia and the US to further curb
the spread of the danger of nuclear war?

Dare we presume that this effort is directly related to Israel’s increasingly
irrational (even suicidal)  belligerence?

Dare we pray (to our Higher Power of choice) that the human race may yet be
saved from falling off the nuclear cliff?

Report this
race_to_the_bottom's avatar

By race_to_the_bottom, June 12, 2010 at 9:47 am Link to this comment

Peter Knopfler, you should structure your posts more carefully.

Report this

By Cee, June 11, 2010 at 6:22 pm Link to this comment
(Unregistered commenter)

Mr Knopfler you are grossly misinformed. where do you exactly get this kind of information? from the media? Russia has always witheld the sale of the S300’s to Iran for political maneuverability. Russia has falsely used non payment of the missile system as reason. Iran has complied with all payments necessary for the system and Russia has not yet delivered. As I state, many people think the Iranians need Russia for cover - they dont! and the Russians will pay greatly for its dishonest way of honoring the contract. For Iran has much more options for its Natural Gas that Russia is desperate to get its hands on. Dont think for a minute that Iran is a lame duck here….stay tune for news coming out of Iran in the next few weeks IF the news to witheld the S300’s are not delivered to Iran.

Report this
Peter Knopfler's avatar

By Peter Knopfler, June 11, 2010 at 4:29 pm Link to this comment

Russia stops missle sales Yes of coarse three reasons.3 years ago the Iran stopped paying their bills on time Russia says Hey this how much and you said this much per year. Iran laughed and said you`ll get paid!For Russia more than 2.3 billion and not getting paid is no fun.Having this investment bombed by anyone is no fun, So USA behind closed doors said 2.3 billion expect to make 23 billion in 15 years, So USA, says, what if I give you the money NOW 23 billion and no 15 years, Russia what is the catch ?  Money delivered when instalations are bombed. You Russia look the other way counting your billions. If we don`t have to bomb you got your money in 15 years. ...And that is how its done cover the investment because in the end money is more important than the people of IRAN. This is foreign policy, extort when you can, pay up only when necessary or when you get caught.Nothing is what it seems. World cup huge distraction spies roaming every where, football a great cover.

Report this
Newsletter

Get Truthdig in your inbox


 
 
 
Join the Liberal Blog Advertising Network
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A Progressive Journal of News and Opinion. Editor, Robert Scheer. Publisher, Zuade Kaufman.
Copyright © 2012 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved.