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BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2012-01-27 08:06
Iran is ready to revive talks with the West but tougher sanctions will not force it to give in to demands over its nuclear programme, its president says.
On Monday, the EU banned new oil contracts with Iran, saying it was not confident Tehran's nuclear plans were "exclusively peaceful".
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said it was evident that "those who resort to coercion are opposed to talks".
Tehran insists its nuclear programme is for energy purposes.
Negotiations between Iran and the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany ended in a stalemate in January 2011.
President Ahmadinejad is the highest-ranking Iranian official since then to offer to resume talks.
In a speech made in Kerman, southeastern Iran, and broadcast on state television, he accused the West of trying to ruin negotiations in order to put increased pressure on Iran.
"It is the West that needs Iran and the Iranian nation will not lose from the sanctions," the president said.
"It is you who come up with excuses each time and issue resolutions on the verge of talks so that negotiations collapse,'' he said.
"Why should we shun talks? Why and how should a party that has logic and is right shun talks? It is evident that those who resort to coercion are opposed to talks and always bring pretexts and blame us instead."
BBC correspondent Kasra Naji says Tehran has failed to clarify exactly what kind of talks it is prepared to enter into.
In the last two rounds of meetings, in Turkey and Geneva, Iranian officials were happy to talk about anything except the West's concerns about its nuclear programme, our correspondent added.
EU sanctions
EU foreign ministers formally adopted the sanctions against Iran at a meeting in Brussels.
In a joint statement, UK Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Iran had "failed to restore international confidence in the exclusively peaceful nature of its nuclear programme".
The EU said the sanctions prohibit the import, purchase and transport of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products as well as related finance and insurance. All existing contracts will have to be phased out by 1 July.
Investment as well as the export of key equipment and technology for Iran's petrochemical sector is also banned.
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said the purpose of the sanctions was "to put pressure on Iran to come back to the negotiating table".
Iran branded the embargo "unfair" and "doomed to fail", but it was welcomed by US President Barack Obama, who said it showed international unity against the "serious threat" posed by Iran's nuclear programme.
The EU currently buys about 20% of Iran's oil exports.
IAEA Iran visit
Earlier this week, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN's nuclear watchdog confirmed it would send a team to Iran between 29 and 31 January "to resolve all outstanding substantive issues".
In a report last November the IAEA said it had information suggesting Iran had carried out tests "relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device".
Iran sells most of its oil to countries in Asia. The EU and the United States are now working to persuade Asian countries to reduce their purchases from Iran as well.
But Beijing has criticised the European Union for its ban. China - a big importer of Iranian crude oil - has long opposed unilateral sanctions targeting Iran's energy sector. It says the nuclear dispute should be resolved through dialogue.
On Thursday, China's official Xinhua News Agency quoted its foreign ministry as saying: "To blindly pressure and impose sanctions on Iran are not constructive approaches."
Iran has already threatened to retaliate to the sanctions against it by blocking the Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the Gulf, through which 20% of the world's oil exports pass.
The US has said it will keep the trade route open, raising the possibility of a confrontation.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16746683
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Hazeri wrote on 2012-01-27 10:21
Still waiting for those WMD's from Irak~
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Lan wrote on 2012-01-27 10:22
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Still waiting for those WMD's from Irak~
There was a guy who said that Iraq had weapons of mass destructions, he said this because he wanted something done about Hussain, he lied and because of him so many lives were lost :D
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Kingofrunes wrote on 2012-01-27 15:34
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Still waiting for those WMD's from Irak~
That's over and done with and is outside of the scope of Iran. Iran's threat is real and proven by not just the US but by every other country in the world. This threat is not fake and not something we should take lightly.
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Hazeri wrote on 2012-01-27 18:10
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That's over and done with and is outside of the scope of Iran. Iran's threat is real and proven by not just the US but by every other country in the world. This threat is not fake and not something we should take lightly.
So you blazed an entire country, killed thousands, and illegally occupied the territory for years, all based on the assumption (That by the time you guys considered very real, mind you) of the existence of WMD's.
And now you're sharpening your claws getting ready for attacking Iran based again, on "Very real" threats of WMD's? You know what's very real? The unemployment rate. Know what else is real? A huge economic crisis worldwide which severely affects your country.
So how about you guys stop playing world police for a decade or 2 and focus on your bloody country? Oh, and stop exporting weapons to mine, please, ****'s already crazy without your government trying to run social experiments with the lives of 50,000 and counting
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Kingofrunes wrote on 2012-01-27 18:28
So you aren't American then. Well I'm not going to waste time arguing with you. I've always perceived Iran as a threat and don't want another country with nukes to worry about thanks.
As it is Obama already has a plan to change the Military strategy AND focus on the problems at home.
We can do both mind you. A lot of countries, especially developing ones. Rely on the US for foreign aid. We are a superpower and will continue to be one as far as I can tell in the near/far future. Unless something really drastic happens.
We've pulled out of Iraq and it's over and done with. The Al Quida is no longer a threat and the Tailiban's influence is waning. At least we've accomplished that much in the war against terrorism.
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Hazeri wrote on 2012-01-27 18:51
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So you aren't American then. Well I'm not going to waste time arguing with you. I've always perceived Iran as a threat and don't want another country with nukes to worry about thanks.
As it is Obama already has a plan to change the Military strategy AND focus on the problems at home.
We can do both mind you. A lot of countries, especially developing ones. Rely on the US for foreign aid. We are a superpower and will continue to be one as far as I can tell in the near/far future. Unless something really drastic happens.
We've pulled out of Iraq and it's over and done with. The Al Quida is no longer a threat and the Tailiban's influence is waning. At least we've accomplished that much in the war against terrorism.
Born and raised in the southern part of the North american continent my good friend, also a concerned inhabitant of this blue rock. That's the thing, you guys are always considering everyone a threat, and that's when it stops being an american thing, and more a world thing. You see, I like living,, I enjoy my life, as ****ty as it's become, and you guys with your war mongering kinda put my life, and everyone else's at risk.
As it is, Obama can say beetlejuice 3 times, that doesn't mean a certain ghost will show up. And that really drastic thing is already happening, it's called social awareness, and more and more of your folks are waking up and realizing something's wrong with your country. Take it from a guy who lives near you and whose country went down the ****ter, yours looks like it's falling apart~
You and your paranoia are dooming us all, mate.
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Kingofrunes wrote on 2012-01-27 18:57
I'll just say this then. We can't play the game of isolationism. We tried that after WWI. Ignored everything going on in Europe and Germany and look what happened...WWII. Had we not focused so much on ourselves and taken more of an active role to stop the Allie's harsh actions against Germany we might have prevented a World War from breaking out. That's how I see it anyways.
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Hazeri wrote on 2012-01-27 19:02
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I'll just say this then. We can't play the game of isolationism. We tried that after WWI. Ignored everything going on in Europe and Germany and look what happened...WWII. Had we not focused so much on ourselves and taken more of an active role to stop the Allie's harsh actions against Germany we might have prevented a World War from breaking out. That's how I see it anyways.
No, no. I'm not saying you should isolate yourselves. I'm just saying that your country should stop playing world police, that's it.
There is no war in Iran except the one a certain extremist religious country is trying to drag you (and everyone) in, and you should really stop dancing to their tune.
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Cynic wrote on 2012-01-27 19:04
The fact remains that America is just another country who forces it's way into places it doesn't belong. WW2 happened because of Hitler, not because America decided to mind it's own damn business for once. Even with America being nosey; WW2 still would've happened. In-fact, the only difference it would have made is that America would have started causing more drama sooner.
Just because you think we have a 'right' as a superpower doesn't mean you can leroy jenkins into every god-damn country and act like you own the place because 'ohhh we're trying to help you'. Did they ever ask for our help? No? Then don't use 'helping' as a BS excuse when all they wanted was more oil, land and influence over the world.
America has such a warped superiority and hero complex. It's not even funny anymore.
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Kingofrunes wrote on 2012-01-27 19:26
Well like I said, I'm not going to argue with you both or any other who disagrees with our behavior towards Iran. I will say this, don't just put all the blame on the US. Europe is also putting pressure on Iran with their sanctions.
If it was just the US, fine. However, you have a good chunk of Europe also putting sanctions on Iran and being the forefront of it at that. So instead of picking on just the US, how about you pick at Europe's actions while you're at it.
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Kaeporo wrote on 2012-01-27 19:32
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The fact remains that America is just another country who forces it's way into places it doesn't belong. WW2 happened because of Hitler, not because America decided to mind it's own damn business for once. Even with America being nosey; WW2 still would've happened. In-fact, the only difference it would have made is that America would have started causing more drama sooner.
Just because you think we have a 'right' as a superpower doesn't mean you can leroy jenkins into every god-damn country and act like you own the place because 'ohhh we're trying to help you'. Did they ever ask for our help? No? Then don't use 'helping' as a BS excuse when all they wanted was more oil, land and influence over the world.
America has such a warped superiority and hero complex. It's not even funny anymore.
It's disheartening to say the least. I fear that the next major conflict will portray Americans as the "greater evil" in the eyes of our current allies.
Your challenged "superiority complex" largely applies to the ignorant and foolish, which unfortunately represents the general population of every society. I'm reminded of a Facebook post I read about a week ago while talking to a friend of mine. The update essentially concluded that the reason why America is in its current situation is because of the seperation of Church and State. They said that we need to reconnect with God.
There were at least a thousand "likes" on that update. Sheeple will believe anything.
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Cynic wrote on 2012-01-27 19:36
It doesn't matter if the people of America itself disagree with the government; as long as those in power continue to use America's supposed 'help' to screw with the affairs if countries that it has no business in, it will be a villain. When I say America; I don't mean the people. I mean America itself.
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Kingofrunes wrote on 2012-01-27 19:46
What's your thoughts on Libyia then? Should we have left them be and let innocent Americans get killed in the violence and abuse by the tyrannical Libyan regime?
There's some matters we should take of and others we should stay out of. When American lives are at stake, of course we're going to get involved.
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Hazeri wrote on 2012-01-27 19:55
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What's your thoughts on Libyia then? Should we have left them be and let innocent Americans get killed in the violence and abuse by the tyrannical Libyan regime?
There's some matters we should take of and others we should stay out of. When American lives are at stake, of course we're going to get involved.
Just do me a favour and try not to help mexico, place is already hell as it is.
Oh and please, tell your government to stop giving away weapons like they're candy to the bad guys.