From Reuters:
The foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany meet on Thursday to discuss Iran’s nuclear programme and EU diplomats said the trio would call for Tehran to be hauled before the U.N. Security Council.
The United States said on Wednesday it was “more likely than ever” Iran would be referred to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions and that it would seek to “change Iranian behavior” through diplomatic channels.
If the ministers agree to such a push, it would signify the end of 2-1/2 years of diplomatic efforts by the European Union’s three biggest nations to convince the Islamic republic to abandon its uranium enrichment program, which they suspect it intends to use to produce fuel for atomic weapons.
The meeting begins at 1430 GMT.
One diplomat from the “EU3” said the plan for Thursday’s meeting in Berlin was “cancellation and referral”—meaning ending talks with Iran unless it promises not to begin enriching uranium and referral to the Security Council, which could consider punitive economic sanctions against Tehran.
“Everybody agrees the point of no return has been reached,” the EU3 diplomat said, referring to what he said was an informal consensus reached among the bloc’s 25 member states.
Too bad that “point of no return” thing couldn’t have been reached before a megolamaniacal, virgin-covetous, beatific zealot looking to be spirited to Allah’s cathouse atop the radioctive plume of the first-ever detonated Islamic nuke got his hands on everything he needed to make his dream of a Levant devoid of filthy Jews come true—but hey, beggars can’t be choosers, right?
See also, the Independent.
(h/t Link Mecca)
I eagerly await the stern letters from Kofi. The Iranian government must be shaking in fear!!!!!!
Like JeffS, I expect quaking. And sweat… sweat dripping into those fluffy beards must really itch, yeah?
The conference might even end with a resolution to propose another meeting, at which it would be debated whether or not to send a really stern note, possibly even using the word “unacceptable”. Compared to that, nukes are so lame.
Regards,
Ric
Yes, and considering the new information today regarding the centrifuge machines head start.
Tick, tick, tick
Hmmm…the Chinese and the Russians must be sharpening their No. 2s in anticipation of the global test.
More PROOF that the Jews rule the world by proxy.
Hmmm.
Action by UNSC = America does the dirty work.
It may well be 1863 where Iraq is concerned.
I’m afraid it’s August 1914 in Iran. Where it’s not 800 A.D., of course.
TW = range (how appropriate). “Gunner, turret right, mullah range 800, HEAT!”
We’ll be hearing this phrase over and over again: “…condemn/object in the strongest possible terms…”
They’re not even going to use ‘strong terms’, they’re going to describe what their words are like.
Me, when I think ‘strongest possible terms’, I think of this.
 Dr. Peter Venkmann
Er, wrong link. Doesn’t have the…impact I was wanting. Try <a href-“http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-133.html”>this,</a> instead.
TW: Nth in a ‘series’ of continuing HTML errors.
Dammit.
Why are they springing into action…er, verbage? What strategy is that, anyway? Maybe they’re trying to keep Moscow away from all that oil.
The EU-3 response: (All together now)….
– Britain: “Nukes in Iran…. Oh no you don’t… Bugger if we’ll be dupped into another WMD dustup by those wankers in America…”
– Germany: “We think there should be a national reforendom on better autobauns… barring that we’ll have to wait till after the next elections to decide which schizoid identity we’re set in this time…Oh… and more beer”
– French: “We object to this situation in the most ubsequious terms…. Which of the Mullahs do we surrender too again…. someomne lost the notes…Huh….what….yes I do own a red mercedes….Its on fire…..Merde’”
– Actually in the short term the Mullahs have a lot more to worry about from the Isreali’s than anyone else, including us. Anyone want to take bets on how many heart beats it would take the Isreali’s to bomb the MF’s to Allahs cathouse if they actually even suspect they have the Abomb?… Anyone?…. Bueller?
What has me really worried besides ourselves of course, is where Iraq is located. Right smack in the middle. If Iran decides to nuke Israel, how could is their aim? Will it reach it’s target? For Iraq’s sake, I hope whoever has their finger on the button know’s what the hell their doing. Of course, this leaves Israel. So, no I’m not wishing anything bad on them. Hell, let Iran accidentally hit Syria, Saudi Arabia or Jordon.
Is there any particular reason to think a hit on Iraq would have to be a mistake? I mean, think about it. There’s bad blood between the countries already and a lengthy war. Much more longstanding bad blood between Arabs and Persians, for that matter. And, of course, Iraqis are openly cooperating with the Great Satan, which is the excuse offered by the jihadists for targeting Iraqi civilians.
And Baghdad is a hell of a lot more conveniently located for them then Tel Aviv. Not to mention the Israelis have nukes themselves and the Iraqis don’t.
Granted, they’d have to be crazy to nuke a fellow Muslim state, but then you’d have to be crazy to nuke anybody in the first place.
I said once that to the extent we succeed in Iraq, they become an ally in this war, and to the extent they become our ally, they become a target. In my nightmares, I think that when Wretchard’s “Golden Hour” ends, it will end in Iraq. Not here and not Israel.
I say we just go ahead and sell NATO to the Russians and let them deal with it.
I’ve never been able to shake the idea that this story has some relevance here.
Gotta get back to diggin’ that bombshelter in the backyard now…
Or better yet the UN could vote to rename Iran to “Chechnya South” and let nature take it’s course.
Hmmm. Who sold Iran the guidance system for their missiles?
Be a eal shame if they launched on Israel and ended up obliterating Mecca instead.
Worse yet, it’s be a real shame!
Kin yew beleeve I yoosed too bee a champoinship spelller?
Sweet! I have no doubt in my mind that North Korea will comply with such a program. Whew…that’s a load off my mind!
NPR was simply all over this story this morning—it being prime ‘bat territory when little is these days—sung in tones of sonorous leftist condescention and in between reader letters gasping about Newt Gingrich’s corruption and interviews of former nuke inspectors.
Good to see that the legally blind All Things Considered network is such an international powerhouse of unbiased newz jernulizm.
Just ask the ghost of Edward R. Murrow. The shameless, leeching fuckers.
The UN is playing with the devil this time and the devil ain’t got nothing to lose.
I do hope we get some kind of renewed timetable on his ability to have the bomb, taking into consideration the new information that was discovered yesterday.
Let’s have our Special Ops guys bring down another passenger jet over Iran – preferably with Iran’s President in it this time.
We are ready for this Hitler this time.
-Steve
Volare:
Embargo – wo-o
Persian cargo – wo-o-o
For one (1) year (and it really means a year, Mr. Chirac, oh, you might be in jail by then, sorry). After that?
Barbara Ann:
(you all know this one already).
tw: talk – and then – Chichi!
Much like my consternation at the left on how their mind works in making Chimpy a bigger threat than your friendly neighborhood Al Qaeda shop…
Exactly what is it that leads the Iranian leadership to believe this President is averse to, you know…blowing up their nuclear crap?
Yeah, you can hide things underground, but not everything–and last I checked–those facilities need ‘lectricity…just a thought.
Wishbone,
One other thing about underground facilities. They need air. And air vents.
BRD
They also need humus…and gyros…don’t forget the gyros…or something
Ready? Ready? HACK!
Okay. Using the Iraq Model, only 12 more years to go until someone does something about Iran.
Comforting.
I don’t think we have the luxery of 12 years this time. Iran is preparing for the reemergence of the 12th Imam. Something tells me, 12 years is waaaaaay too long.
There is now a definite possible maybe that there will be some harsh, angry rhetoric directed at Iran. Whew!! Glad to see that some people are beginning to deal with this threat decidedly and authoritativly.
Debka seems to think something has already been done about the Iranian nuclear missile threat:
This article has the dope:The next DEBKA-Net-Weekly digs deep into Iran’s forward step on nuclear armament and its unforeseen misfortune: a plane crash that wiped out the entire Revolutionary Guards elite in charge of the Shehab nuclear-capable missile program
Oh, and BTW, the Pakistanis already have the bomb. And last time I checked they were Muslims. Must have meant the Arab bomb. Maybe all we have to do is move the Arab countries next to India and stop worrying about if they get the bomb.
Why waste a HEAT round when you have these?
You mean Persian, not Arab, Robert.
– Jeff….they could be Mohican Eskimo’s from Newark for all I care…They all neeeeed to be with their 72 year old virgins….
TW: The Mullahs should all do their part and join the other corps….
Robert, just to demonstrate rational pendantry, from the CIA World Fact Book:
TW: It takes all types….although that is getting pretty wearing in some cases.