Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (182874)	3/4/2006 9:15:44 AM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

I think that it may turn out the Russians are playing a useful role in their negotiatons with both iran and hamas regardless of how things ultimatley turn out. They read hamas the riot act yesterday, although treating them with respect. They asked them to follow the IRA road although acknowledging the fact that this wouldnt happen overnight. For its part Hamas asked for return to 67 borders and right of return before they would talk peace with israel. They also said the truce would continue and its interesting to me that Israel is avoiding Hamas targets as it continues its war on al aqsa and islamic jihad. I guess one could say that hamas might not mind losing more of its fatah based internal opposition. Regarding iran, i see no progress on that front by the russians. But if russia is irans only friend these days, if and when the russians start playing hardball with them, the iranians will certainly know what isolation means. For hamas the question is whether running a state supercedes this blood war with israel. And for iran its whether nukes trump the future of their country. We shall see.

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (182874)	3/4/2006 11:34:41 AM
From: neolib	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Does the NPT contain any provisions for military action against States party to the NPT who want to withdraw?

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (182874)	3/4/2006 12:54:00 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

"They can legally tell everyone to "p*ss up a rope" since they are not a signator of the NPT." And we could tell them, no more billions in aid each year for YOU, until you SIGN the NPT and open up to inspections. We pressure other countries that aren't signatories of the NPT, but we ignore Israel. It's wrong, and nothing you say makes it right. It's blatantly hypocritical, but that seems to SOP for the chimpistration and their neocon supporters and idiot "Soldier of Fortune" mercenaries.