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October 24, 2006
US: Mohammed ElBaradei Rails Against Nuclear Sanctions
This, dear readers, is the man in charge of stopping nuclear proliferation at the U.N. With a cop like him, who needs criminals? Sanctions on North Korea, Iran could backfire: ElBaradei
WASHINGTON, OCT 24: New UN sanctions imposed on North Korea and under consideration for Iran could empower hardliners in both countries, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency warned on Monday.
Do you mean to tell me Kim Jon Il and the Ayatollahs are not hardliners as it is?
Mohammed ElBaradei, executive director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said he remained unconvinced Iran was developing nuclear weapons and "absolutely" believed a nuclear deal with Pyongyang was still possible. "Once you start applying penalties, it brings hardliners in the driver's seat," he told an audience at Georgetown University, where he received an award.He questioned whether sanctions in general could work, but said if they were applied they must be done in a "measured way to induce a change of behavior" and coupled simultaneously with efforts to engage the two states in dialogue. "In all these issues, dialogue is indispensable," he said.[...]
I agree that sanctions will not work; warfare against Iran and a nuclear Japan to bring pressure on China is the way to go.
Posted by Ruy Diaz at October 24, 2006 3:24 PM
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And what award would that be, perhaps, "Mr. Disinformation?" Baghdad Bob has nothing on El Baradei and if the issues involved weren't so serious, this clown's pronouncements would be hilarious.
But in fact, these are life and death issues, perhaps for quite a few people and to have this schmuck in charge of anything in this area is extraordinarily dangerous, particularly since many people still believe that anything said by a UN official is Gospel and beyond reproach.
Posted by: GaryK ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.westernresistance.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at October 24, 2006 4:34 PM
Sanctions = Backfire
No Sanctions = Fire Back
Posted by: TheOmegaMan at October 25, 2006 12:41 PM
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