Rice says Iran in "open defiance"

[leftchick]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&u=/nm/20060215/ts_nm/nuclear_iran_rice_dc_3

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - By resuming uranium enrichment for nuclear fuel, Iran is in "open defiance" of the international community, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday.


Rice told the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Bush administration has been examining the "full range of sanctions on Iran" and is also considering additional sanctions the United States could impose on its own, although international action would be more effective.

"They have now crossed a point where they are in open defiance" of the international community, she said.

Appearing before lawmakers, Rice gave no details. The United States has had broad sanctions on Iran since that country's 1979 Islamic revolution.

[bloom]

1. I was wondering if they are concerned that Iran could make

depleted uranium weapons like we do. That seems like about it to me.


Other countries need to have sanctions against us. That's what.

[fasttense]

2. Well, sort of, when you've got Communist China and Russia on your side

is it really open defiance of the international community or just open defiance of the US? So where exactly are Iran's WMD?

[underpants]

3. Tell a friend

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x417860

[Theres-a]

10. Yes

There's alot more going on....

[freefall]

11. Thanks so much for posting this link. I had missed that posting and I it

is critical that we understand what is going on. The administration is using another WMD scare to get us softened up to the idea of attacking Iran.

Peace

freefall

[liberal N proud]

4. As we step up the rhetoric toward war

Throw some more gas on the flames.

[endarkenment]

5. "open defiance" of the international community - forked tongue talk

Note that she doesn't claim that Iran is in violation of any actual treaty obligations. They are instead 'in open defiance' of some ambiguous 'international community'.

She is a snake.

[saigon68]

13. snake ?

Most snakes would slither away, if confronted by this expression

[endarkenment]

16. Please post a warning next time.

[saigon68]

17. Yes Indeed I shall

LOL

:-) :-)

[ugarte]

6. Yes, they are tweaking our noses and farting in our general direction

The white father must punish them like willful children.

[Mr.Green93]

7. Blah Blah Blah, nobody is listening Condi

You represent a disgraced lame duck impotent administration. The world awaits a Democratic President and Congress.

[ET Awful]

8. Hey Condi - The US is in open defiance of the international community

Ever heard of Guantanamo?

[LynnTheDem]

9. No Iran is not. Rice just lying lying lying again.

READ the damn NPT someday, Rice.

Iran has the LEGAL RIGHT to persue research and nuclear power. Ya don't like that, but it is, ih fact, a FACT.

Get over it.

[daleo]

12. It is their right under the NPT to enrich uranium

They aren't in defiance of anything but PNAC.

[HereSince1628]

14. Condi wants to run a football team...the Washington Saber Rattlers?

When asked about the unusual pattern she invisions for the players jerseys, she said the striped jerseys are a matter of presenting a bold image. She went on to say that no one should try to interpret the the yellow streak down the midde of the back as meaningful, because as she points out they also have a yellow belly.

[rodeodance]

15. i am feeling this is going the way of Iraq.

[MadMaddie]

24. Yea I agree .....there are a couple of differences...

Iran will invade Iraq and destroy our overworked troops...
We have no real military force here in the states...
If we attack Iran Russia and China may become involved....Could that lead to foreign military boots on US soil....

And the list goes on...

They act like they are playing a childs game with no consequences....

We have to get these people out of power before they destroy this country!!

[kenny blankenship]

18. The United States is in open defiance of the UN Charter, & the Geneva

Conventions.
Remember Von Ribbentrop, Condi, if your history lessons went back that far.

[RaleighNCDUer]

19. Never mind the fact that what they are doing is entirely within the

bounds set by the non-proliferation treaty.

[stepnw1f]

20. She Is Doing Everything Possible to Start WWIII

Crazy people.

[WinkyDink]

21. Well, she should know about "in open defiance

of the international community."
She PERSONIFIES IT!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrPrax]

22. Ah Shut Up...Scumbag

A nuclear energy program is very very common--ask Rumsfeld since he has help sell a few

Hardly defiant, unless your racist.

(edited to remove ref to Rice as a bitch--it's sexist and I am bad)

[Cha]

23. Ya mean like bush is in

open DEFIANCE against the American People when he continues to wiretap us..is that what ya mean Chucky rice?

[heidler1]

25. If * would just step up to the mike and call them "EVIL" every day.

Maybe God would help. sarcasm

[MasonJar]

26. Must be following the Bush playbook.