Iran accuses Washington of using nuclear issue as an excuse to topple

[cal04]

Iran accuses Washington of using nuclear issue as an excuse to topple government
West's compromise deal labelled 'a sermon'
· US accused of 'wanting to set fire to the region'

The US is determined to topple Iran's Islamic government whether or not the crisis over the country's nuclear activities is resolved, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, said yesterday.

US enmity towards Iran was entrenched, Mr Larijani told the Guardian. "The nuclear issue is just a pretext. If it was not the nuclear matter, they would have come up with something else."

The compromise package offered by the west on Iran's nuclear activities amounted to a "sermon", he said, rejecting outright President George Bush's demands this week that Iran suspend all uranium enrichment.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,1804120,00.html

[Up2Late]

1. See here's the problem, they understand *, but they give * way too much...

...credit for being the "mastermind," Check this quote:

"If they want to put this prerequisite, why are we negotiating at all? Mr Bush is like a mathematician. When the equation becomes very difficult to work out, he likes to wipe it out altogether ... the pressure they are putting on us is reason enough for us to be suspicious." Mr Larijani's remarks represented his most negative assessment since the west's package was presented on June 6, suggesting a quick resolution was unlikely. Diplomats say Iran has been given a de facto deadline of the G8 summit in St Petersburg in mid-July for a formal response....

<http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,1804120,00.html?gusrc=rss>

Mathematician? More like bad math student.

[HuffleClaw]

2. "...they would have come up with something else."

of course they would have found something, perhaps a sudden concern for the civil rights of iranians, or their 'terrorist-connections'. something. good for them. now what will bush do? his bluff has been called and he doesn't have anything that nearly approaches the 'concensus' he's been claiming to have on the issue.

[Up2Late]

5. Time to switch focus to N Korean missiles

The switch is on already I think.

[joe_shmoe]

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[shadowknows69]

4. Bingo!

We have a winner. Keep spouting off about blowing up Israel and you'll get your regime change party. It's a mad cowboy you're dealing with.