Though Iran has expressed interest in a draft proposal for third party uranium enrichment, they have also sought additional talks and a handful of clarifications before finalizing the pact. The US appears to be ruling out any additional talks however.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is now demanding that Iran accept the existing draft immediately “as is” and has said that under no circumstances would the US consider any alteration of the deal, which would see 70 percent of Iran’s uranium exported for further enrichment.
The idea of third party enrichment was initially proposed by the Iranian government, and was in principle endorsed by the US and the rest of the P5+1. Iran has expressed reservations about the draft deal which the first two rounds of talks netted, primarily France’s involvement.
Iran is proposing instead to ship the uranium in stages rather than all at once, presumably to limit their risk of loss if what they send isn’t returned. Western officials appear to have only agreed to the pact over their desire to get their hands on Iran’s uranium stockpile however, and Secretary Clinton is drawing a line in the sand today insisting that nothing else will do.
This however is likely to make Iran all the more suspicious over the West’s intentions, and more reluctant to endorse the existing draft without significant alterations.
What a pretty picture, Hillary I with Mohammad VI… In the land famous for fillet of penis, not in the restaurants of course, but in their torture chambers… Hillary I there proclaims that there will be NO change allowed in what Iran will be allowed. Did she fill Mohammad V in how the SHE was able to stifle any investigation of all the fine werk on prisoners penises that had been done for the bush family… Did she tell him how SHE/THEY got Eric Holder to go quiet..?? Mr. Holder seemed well intentioned to me. Se what you think of him, see:
Well, it is said power affects peoples judgments and NOT always for the better….
Make no mistake, there is no diplomacy or nuance with Hillary. It's her way or the highway. She's a thug. A thug as secretary of state in an expensively tailored pant suit is still a thug.
If the Iranians had any nerve, they'd tell this insufferable shrew to go straight to hell. I know I would if I had the opportunity.
the iranians are cautious in their actions but it's very intentioned – they are just trying to buy as much time as possible before the inevitable showdown. It's their way of saying "go to hell" to Clinton, because she'd rather have them say something rash and kill the negotiations so she can get to the bombing.
"Just trying to buy time?" Why do you fall for the Washington spin on this? Did you not read the article where it said, "The idea of third party enrichment was initially proposed by the Iranian government?"
They aren't trying to buy time. They were proposing something serious that would help prove their intention to NOT use their stockpile for a bomb. But that's not good enough for Washington. Washington insists that Iran capitulate completely, allow France to confiscate their existing LEU, and ultimately stop producing LEU entirely. And believe me, based on prior broken contracts where Iran has actually paid the West for something that was never delivered, the Iranian concerns are legitimate.
"so she can get to the bombing. "
She should know. Hubby and herself have amble experience.
Of course, there will be no more talks on third party enrichment or any serious consideration of the counter proposal of the Iranian government. The reason for this hardline is because the talks between the Iranian government and the United States government were not designed to reach a peaceful settlement of the nuclear "threat" posed by the Iranian government. Rather the talks were designed to give a gloss of legitimacy to another war of aggression in the Middle East. Hilliary Clinton and her pals in the war mafia want to murder the innocent men, women, and children of Iran and they will do anything to satisfy their bloodlust.
This is the same sort of "ultimatum" the Serbs faced with the west before the bombs fell. There are never enough concessions for someone who has already made up their mind to engage in the sort of death and destruction they intend for you. You have evil sociopaths at the levers of power.
Somebody should tell Hillary to sit down and shut up!
I did tell that to Hillary the other day, on the State Dept. website. I encourage everyone to flame her. I've been flaming the Whitehouse, the UN WHO, NATO ISAF, the Nobel Committee, the EC. I call them all Nazis and I'm sure this upsets them. Then they do more outlandish things. At this point, I think the path to the future is to make them go insane to the point of obviousness to the masses who one by one will realize that they want us all dead.
In running a hegemony acting arrogantly is at time intentional. (read Churchill’s Memoirs)
It seems Hillary wants the failure of any negotiation with Iran. Obama might have a different curve of thought.
If so, why isn’t he stopping her? Is he weak?
No. He isn't "weak" he's in agreement so therefor no questions asked.
beware the ides if march
Beware the ideas of the witch…….. After sleeping on this one, I've changed my mind…….. I think that her awkward squawk may play to divide the Quartet plus 1…. Who would want to be seen taking her position..???
Actually it will be interesting to see how Hillary's intransigence plays out in the end…. Will all of Europe and the Russians go along with..her abrupt abrogation of THEIR diplomatic perrogatives..?? I am betting the answer is NO… because really it's bargaining 101, Didn't the % to be shipped begin at 80%? Now I see 70% as the figure, I had suggested 60%.. to be transferred segmentally thereby reserving some modicum of recourse if the landscape turns hostile.
It is really odd though, how Europe has gone along with all the naked hypocrisy and double standard.
How are these people able to look in the mirror, or talk shop with colleagues…… I suppose the answer is [as always] MONEY & lots of it… No wonder we're broke….