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To: NickSE who wrote (97345)	5/3/2003 12:23:34 PM
From: NickSE	Respond to of 281500

Wasn't Iran's nuclear program supposed to be transparent and peaceful? -ng Germany foiled nuke detonator export to Iran abc.net.au German customs last year blocked the export to Iran of 44 detonators that would have been well-suited for building nuclear bombs, according to a report in the weekly Focus. The report says two Iranian brothers attempted to export the detonators manufactured by the German firm Behlke and purchased by two German intermediaries, Eva-Marie H. and Harald H. The buyers had indicated they were bound for a domestic customer. "If the delivery had been successful, Germany's foreign relations would have been threatened, even more so if they were used in Iran," said an internal German foreign ministry document quoted by Focus.

To: NickSE who wrote (97345)	5/3/2003 1:14:07 PM
From: BigBull	Respond to of 281500

I wonder what the "Axis of Weasels" would look like with a CDU Chancellor and a strong ruling majority in Germany? With Schroeder's popularity hovering in the "20's"(that's got to be Weimar territory), this is a distinct possibility. Think. The possibilities are endless. :o} My bet is the CDU takes over for a while (next election cycle?) and begins to make many of the hard choices Germany needs to make about it's future - most particularly in reigning in union power, developing a credible military force, addressing demographic implosion, and reforming the worst excesses of the Social Welfare programs. The latest polls indicate that Germans are at rock bottom with the Social Democrats. Fed up to the gills. Anti US sentiment will not overcome this. Obviously. :o}