http://community.nytimes.com/comments/www.nytimes.com/2010/02/12/world/middleeast/12iran.html
My NYTimes Comment #11.
EthicalDemocracy
New York City
February 11th, 2010
9:41 am
A Discriminatory International Nuclear Order
The international nuclear order cannot and must not discriminate against sovereign nation-states.
That order is now discriminatory, largely because that order has been hijacked by the US, via the UN In-Security Council.
Q. Is the US in fact saying that Israel can (it does!) have nuclear weapons, but Iran cannot?
Q. Does the US as bully-in-chief get to make the rules, or must the US comply with rules arrived at through consensus by intergovernmental agencies?
The US is on the wrong side of history on this and many other geopolitical issues.
What is the US global charter? The US charter is dominance and manipulation, instead of cooperation and compliance. (China, on its way to global economic and strategic dominance appears to be determined to make the same disastrous mistakes as the US).
Am I arguing for equal opportunity destruction? Obviously not. But I am arguing that the NATO powers, headed by the sanction-happy US, cannot prevent or impede scientific development of any sovereign nation-state, including Iran.
In Iran's case, it must be remembered that the US and UK (aka British Petroleum, BP) acted in tandem in 1953 to topple the popularly elected Mossadegh government, that was elected by Iranians, primarily because it favored State control of Iran's petroleum resources.
The US-CIA/UK installed the Shah (under whom Iran was coerced into signing the NPT) to do their bidding and the Shah was finally ousted by the Ayatollahs. That is the manipulated trajectory of Iran's recent history, in which the US blatantly intervened in the internal affairs of Iran, with disastrous long-term consequences.
When will the US learn? Not anytime soon.
Iran has every right to acquire nuclear capability.
Iran appears to have already acquired that capability.
Iran is now obligated to comply with international nuclear safety standards.
Unlike the US, Iran can attempt to develop its nuclear capability -- responsibly.
Chithra KarunaKaran
Ethical Democracy As Lived Practice
http://EthicalDemocracy.blogspot.com
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NYT copright:
By ALAN COWELL and MICHAEL SLACKMAN
Iran’s Leader Shifts Spotlight From Protests to Nuclear Step
Published: February 11, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/12/world/middleeast/12iran.html
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Who Nuked Innocent Civilians?
My NYTimes Comment #55.
http://community.nytimes.com/comments/www.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/world/middleeast/02nuke.html?sort=oldest&offset=3
EthicalDemocracy
New York City
October 1st, 2009
6:58 pm
EthicalDemocracy
New York City
October 1st, 2009
5:23 pm
\"Iran Agrees to More Nuclear Talks With U.S. and Allies\"
It's commendable that Iran is trying to defuse the heated and aggressive response by the sanctions-crazy US.
Hey let's not lose sight of the fact that BOTH Israel and the US have their nuclear stockpiles. So of course Iran must have nukes too.
Why not?
I totally agree with India's position: The International Nuclear Order cannot be discriminatory. That statement recognizes Iran's quandary and is implicit support for Iran. India has steadfastly refused to become a signatory of NPT, while maintaining an impeccable non-proliferation record.
I didn't see that extremely well-reasoned position reported in the NYTimes or any US mainstream newspaper. .
What Iran needs to figure out now is how to strategically withdraw from the NPT, without the US going totally nuts and invading Iran, OR sending in the CIA to destabilize Iran as the US did with the popularly elected Mossadegh government in the early '50s
Chithra KarunaKaran
Ethical Democracy As Lived Practice
http://EthicalDemocracy.blogspot.com
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NYTimes copyright
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/world/middleeast/02nuke.htmlIran Agrees to More Nuclear Talks With U.S. and AlliesBack to Article »
By STEVEN ERLANGER and MARK LANDLER
The talks in Geneva on Thursday included the highest-level bilateral discussions between the United States and Iran in many years.
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My NYT Comment #18.
http://community.nytimes.com/comments/www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/world/middleeast/27nuke.html?sort=oldest
EthicalDemocracy
New York City
September 27th, 2009
11:19 am
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EthicalDemocracy
New York City
September 27th, 2009
10:20 am
U.S. to Demand Inspection of New Iran Plant ‘Within Weeks’
How about:
U.S. to Demand Inspection of ISRAEL Nuclear Plant[S] ‘Within Weeks’
Now that would be eminently newsworthy. That's the only \"roadmap\" that makes sense to me.
Addl notes: the US wd not dare to mess with India coz we are the world's largest democracy and we simply wont let you. We are not a signatory to the NPT. We did not make that mistake.
And the US is not calling for inspection of Pakistan's nukes, coz Pak will not let you either, Pak is also not a signatory to NPT. SmartPak, despite subjugation by the US since the 1950's.
Unfortunately Iran signed on to NPT in 1970 under duress while US was blatantly interfering in Iran's domestic political affairs. Now Iran has to time its strategic withdrawal from NPT.
So long as US and Israel have nukes, Iran must have them too.
Let us never forget that the US is the ONLY country in the world that has actually used nukes against innocent civilians.
I like to base my opinions on hard evidence. Show me new evidence and I'll readily modify my opinion.
Chithra KarunaKaran
Ethical Democracy As Lived Practice
http://EthicalDemocracy.blogspot.com
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NYTimes copyright
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/world/middleeast/27nuke.html
U.S. to Demand Inspection of New Iran Plant ‘Within Weeks’
By DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROAD
The Obama administration plans to tell Iran this week that it must soon open a newly revealed nuclear enrichment site to international inspectors, according to senior officials.
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http://community.nytimes.com/comments/www.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/world/middleeast/02nuke.html?sort=oldest&offset=3
EthicalDemocracy
New York City
October 1st, 2009
6:58 pm
EthicalDemocracy
New York City
October 1st, 2009
5:23 pm
\"Iran Agrees to More Nuclear Talks With U.S. and Allies\"
It's commendable that Iran is trying to defuse the heated and aggressive response by the sanctions-crazy US.
Hey let's not lose sight of the fact that BOTH Israel and the US have their nuclear stockpiles. So of course Iran must have nukes too.
Why not?
I totally agree with India's position: The International Nuclear Order cannot be discriminatory. That statement recognizes Iran's quandary and is implicit support for Iran. India has steadfastly refused to become a signatory of NPT, while maintaining an impeccable non-proliferation record.
I didn't see that extremely well-reasoned position reported in the NYTimes or any US mainstream newspaper. .
What Iran needs to figure out now is how to strategically withdraw from the NPT, without the US going totally nuts and invading Iran, OR sending in the CIA to destabilize Iran as the US did with the popularly elected Mossadegh government in the early '50s
Chithra KarunaKaran
Ethical Democracy As Lived Practice
http://EthicalDemocracy.blogspot.com
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NYTimes copyright
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/world/middleeast/02nuke.htmlIran Agrees to More Nuclear Talks With U.S. and AlliesBack to Article »
By STEVEN ERLANGER and MARK LANDLER
The talks in Geneva on Thursday included the highest-level bilateral discussions between the United States and Iran in many years.
---------------------------------------------
My NYT Comment #18.
http://community.nytimes.com/comments/www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/world/middleeast/27nuke.html?sort=oldest
EthicalDemocracy
New York City
September 27th, 2009
11:19 am
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EthicalDemocracy
New York City
September 27th, 2009
10:20 am
U.S. to Demand Inspection of New Iran Plant ‘Within Weeks’
How about:
U.S. to Demand Inspection of ISRAEL Nuclear Plant[S] ‘Within Weeks’
Now that would be eminently newsworthy. That's the only \"roadmap\" that makes sense to me.
Addl notes: the US wd not dare to mess with India coz we are the world's largest democracy and we simply wont let you. We are not a signatory to the NPT. We did not make that mistake.
And the US is not calling for inspection of Pakistan's nukes, coz Pak will not let you either, Pak is also not a signatory to NPT. SmartPak, despite subjugation by the US since the 1950's.
Unfortunately Iran signed on to NPT in 1970 under duress while US was blatantly interfering in Iran's domestic political affairs. Now Iran has to time its strategic withdrawal from NPT.
So long as US and Israel have nukes, Iran must have them too.
Let us never forget that the US is the ONLY country in the world that has actually used nukes against innocent civilians.
I like to base my opinions on hard evidence. Show me new evidence and I'll readily modify my opinion.
Chithra KarunaKaran
Ethical Democracy As Lived Practice
http://EthicalDemocracy.blogspot.com
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NYTimes copyright
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/world/middleeast/27nuke.html
U.S. to Demand Inspection of New Iran Plant ‘Within Weeks’
By DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROAD
The Obama administration plans to tell Iran this week that it must soon open a newly revealed nuclear enrichment site to international inspectors, according to senior officials.
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