http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/08/01/1776 Every day the Prime Minister's Spokesman meets a small coterie of political journalists known as 'the lobby' for a topical chat, or 'briefing'. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:10:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/08/01/1776#comment-3408 webmaster Mon, 08 Aug 2005 19:26:24 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/08/01/1776#comment-3408 Iran is quintessential Islamic republic, heralding around the world the symbol of Islamic greatness. But what is great about Iran and the symbol, well let's take a look at the achievements with some questions; 1)what has come in the last five hundred years from that part of the world; a-Renaissance, no that's Italy. b-Illuminism, you remember when we decided that religion was a good spiritual commodity if kept out of politics and in the churches, suddenly the human mind was liberated by that process and Free to create.No was not out of Islam but Britain. c- Industrial revolution, a practical revolution , the beginning of great improvement to people lives.Sorry again not Islam but Britain d-After that everything else , from train to automobiles, from electricity to radio, to phones, to anything in medicine and science , to airplanes to computers, all is not from Iran or Islam, but the West. Not producing but living at the expense of a host organism,is called in nature parasite that is the rest of the world. Why the rest of the world should allow a parasite to get atomic bombs to force all of us to become like them? Following their stand on the issue the only answer is to destroy those facilities. One final thought , the west will find an alternative to oil and then they will be able to go back to their origin not by choice but by destiny; and if you don't like it don't use any of the above! Iran is quintessential Islamic republic, heralding around the world the symbol of Islamic greatness.
But what is great about Iran and the symbol, well
let’s take a look at the achievements with some questions;
1)what has come in the last five hundred years from that part of the world;
a-Renaissance, no that’s Italy.
b-Illuminism, you remember when we decided that religion was a good spiritual commodity if kept out of politics and in the churches, suddenly the human mind was liberated by that process and Free to create.No was not out of Islam but Britain.
c- Industrial revolution, a practical revolution , the beginning of great improvement to people lives.Sorry again not Islam but Britain
d-After that everything else , from train to automobiles, from electricity to radio, to phones, to anything in medicine and science , to airplanes to computers, all is not from Iran or Islam, but the West. Not producing but living at the expense of a host organism,is called in nature parasite that is the rest of the world.
Why the rest of the world should allow a parasite to get atomic bombs to force all of us to become like them?
Following their stand on the issue the only answer is to destroy those facilities. One final thought , the west will find an alternative to oil and then they will be able to go back to their origin not by choice but by destiny; and if you don’t like it don’t use any of the above!

]]> http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/08/01/1776#comment-3404 Michael McCarthy Fri, 05 Aug 2005 11:11:44 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/08/01/1776#comment-3404 The usual hypocrisy by the British government. If the Iranians take "unilateral steps which might contravene the Paris agreement", they will simply be modelling their behaviour on Britain's unilateral decision to contravene the UN Charter by invading Iraq. It ill behoves the UK to preach to other states about the sanctity of international obligations they have entered into. In a world where the US and its allies consider themselves free to attack any country they choose, irrespective of the international agreements they have signed up to, the Iranians would be very unwise to forgo nuclear weapons and trust to guarantees underwritten by the USA and the UK. The usual hypocrisy by the British government. If the Iranians take "unilateral steps which might contravene the Paris agreement", they will simply be modelling their behaviour on Britain’s unilateral decision to contravene the UN Charter by invading Iraq. It ill behoves the UK to preach to other states about the sanctity of international obligations they have entered into. In a world where the US and its allies consider themselves free to attack any country they choose, irrespective of the international agreements they have signed up to, the Iranians would be very unwise to forgo nuclear weapons and trust to guarantees underwritten by the USA and the UK.

]]> http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/08/01/1776#comment-3403 Michael McCarthy Fri, 05 Aug 2005 10:50:12 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/08/01/1776#comment-3403 What a pussyfooting question. The one to ask was, why shouldn't the Iranians acquire nuclear weapons to deter their enemies (USA, Israel etc.) from attacking them, given that the UK claims to need to possess nuclear weapons for precisely the same reason? What a pussyfooting question. The one to ask was, why shouldn’t the Iranians acquire nuclear weapons to deter their enemies (USA, Israel etc.) from attacking them, given that the UK claims to need to possess nuclear weapons for precisely the same reason?

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