Pure and simple, those who oppose the treaty are traitors.

Kyl and McConnell:

TAKE A FRIGGIN FLYIN LEAP!

I am in agreement with Mr. Conason’s views regarding possible explanations for Republican intransigence on the issue of nuclear disarmament. He mentions pure political positioning, regardless of the consequences for national security, and also simple diplomatic ineptitude: both reasons completely believable, taking into consideration the profound ignorance and utter mendacity of our current crop of statesmen, from either end of the corporate slop trough. I posit one other possibility: the belief of much of the Republican base in the Apocalypse, enshrined in the incoherent and unutterably evil pseudo-religion of Christian fundamentalism. They care not of holocaust, nuclear, social, or environmental, because they believe themselves to be stewards of the Earth until the return of their deity. Exterminate the brutes.

Imam ghoft een rezhim-e ishghalgar-e qods bayad az safheh-ye ruzgar mahv shavad.

The most infamous quote, “Israel must be wiped off the map”, is the most glaringly wrong. In his October 2005 speech, Mr. Ahmadinejad never used the word “map” or the term “wiped off”. According to Farsi-language experts like Juan Cole and even right-wing services like MEMRI, what he actually said was “this regime that is occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the page of time.”

We want our $22,036 back and out of these messes.

http://www.prosefights.org/nmlegal/prccrd/prccrd.htm#rivera3

Albert Gore willing, of course.

We are into microcontrollers.

http://www.prosefights.org/scriptpollute/scada/russ.htm

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Well, joe, you really know something the rest of
us don’t? Iran is once again producing nuclear
weapons or making them? It is bad enough to
have to sift through so much dribble being
considered esoteric state secrets but to keep
putting Iran as a member of the nuclear warhead
society is wasting copy space. Better to make that
north korea and izrael who are known to possess
nuclear weapons, not to mention our own
esoteric fucking country run by the worst of the
worse people a god, if any such one existed,
could create.

«... Iran, North Korea and any other rogue regime ...» Mr Conason seems to have conveniently chosen to ignore the fact that the greatest rogue regime of them all is the United States, which alas already possesses nuclear weapons and is ever ready to proclaim its willingness to use them - «all options on the table» - in itself a war crime, according to the Nürnberg criteria…

Henri

Iran, like the US, has a serious future electricity problem.

The US, we learned within the past six months, imports 93% of the uranium it consumes while, incidently, exporting coal BTUs to China and India.

http://www.prosefights.org/nmlegal/prccrd/schott/schott.htm#leer.

“There is no referral to times past when America egged on Saddam Hussein to invade Iran,” was addressed today.

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/terrorism-security/2010/1129/Iran-nuclear-scientists-targeted-in-Tehran-blasts

Bill Payne 37 minutes ago

We filed a criminal complaint affidavit again Zibgniew Brzezinski in New Mexico 97 cv 266 for his role in inciting Saddam Hussein to attack Iran in 1980.

We are trying to enlist help of admiral william h payne [google name] to help get these unfortunate peacefully setted.

Sad to see more violence used against Iran.

Strange words, Rogue States. The words, in thia statement, could mean anything, except in the context being used by Joe Conason.
What he really means are States that get up America’s nose!
There is no referral to times past when America egged on Saddam Hussein to invade Iran, or the earlier subtle support of the Shah up to his overthrow in the late 70’s, leading to the Theocratic tyranny that now pervades the Iran of the present day.
America’s overall interference has ultimately lead to a World that is extraondinarily dangerous to most of its inhabitants, and it really needs to understand this fact and act on it in a positive way.
The Middle East, where most of the unrest now comes from, could be calmed by positive action from America, starting with Palestine and the unreasonable behaviour of the Israeli settlers; do this and the rest will, slowly and naturally, fall into place. As far as Europe goes, instead of slavishly following the US down the wrong road, could make a real difference, by acting independently and positively, in helping to bring about peace in the Middle East, in our lifetimes.
The alternative just does not bear thinking about.
One single reason that these Countries may be considering nuclear weapons is purely to defend themselves against American agression…..........just check out the history books, you could even make a start from the end of the second World war, that is if you can find any of these books as they are probably hidden under all those years of accumulated dust.

Interesting read.
The reason India possesses nuclear weapons is - the USA. During the 1971 war with Pakistan and the liberation of Bangladesh by Indian forces, Mr.Richard Nixon sent the Seventh Fleet into the Bay of Bengal and threatened to nuke India. This prompted the Indian Government and its people to support a nuclear program.

And prior to this episode, Nehru had asked Mr. J.F.Kennedy to help India with aircraft during the Chinese invasion in 1962. This request was turned down by JFK.

Get the picture. India will never give up its nuclear program, START or Stop, thanks to the USA.

Interesting read.
The reason India has nuclear weapons is because Mr.Richard Nixon sent the Seventh Fleet into the Bay of Bengal during the liberation of Bangladesh and threatened India (1971). Thanks to the big Dick the Indian Government decided to manufacture their own weapons.
And previous to this episode, when Nehru asked for advanced airplanes during the Chinese invasion in 1962, Mr.J.F.Kennedy refused to help.
So whether the Talks START or Stop India is never going to give up its armaments because of precisely the past actions of the USA.
Get the picture.

As long as Russia and the U.S. do not agree to cut back and eventually eliminate their nuclear weapons, Iran and North Korea (and whereall else?) will keep trying, and Israel, Pakistan, India and China will have no reason to stop stocking up. U.S. and Russia are the primary engines of this nightmare.

Here’s another thought: Let’s presume for argument’s sake that the GOP senators are genuine in their beliefs (a huge stretch when hypocrites like Kyl rail against earmarks and then clips himself a $200 mill one).

Let’s just say they TRULY believe that crap they spew, that Obama is like having Hitler in charge.  Then, from their POV, even if it risks external national security, ANYTHING to get rid of Obama is justified.

And I don’t doubt that they think that. The current crop of Republicans have such a warped, twisted and downright psycho view of American traditions, law, values and the Constitution that it’s conceivable that, to them, ANY challenge to their world view is treasonous.

Look, every policy they’ve put in, every Supreme Court justice they’ve praised, has all been to protect corporations from government interference, from lawsuits by employees and customers, from taxes, and from labor unions.  It’s clear they want the corporations to rule America with a free hand, no controls or editing functions, and that they’ll each get their piece of the pie.

As they block unemployment insurance, tax breaks for ordinary citizens, sane personal bankruptcy laws, and seek to end Social Security and Medicare, it is clear that they seek to render the citizen powerless and defenseless.